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No they did not as the world cup was held in 1998.
There was no FIFA World Cup in 1999. The tournament is held every four years, halfway between the Summer Olympic Games. The FIFA World Cup was held in 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010 (and for many years before 1998 as well). The next one will be held in 2014.
France won their first (and as of 2009, their only) World Cup in 1998, when it was held on home soil. They beat Brazil 3-0 in the final.
The ninth FIFA World Cup was held in 1970. The games were held in Mexico. This was the first World Cup to be held in North America.
The 1982 FIFA World Cup was held in Spain.