They won the FIFA World Cup in 1998, but have never won the Rugby World Cup, though they did lose the final in 1987 and 1999.
1987.
France won the world cup in 1998.
2007 - South Africa2003 - England
The only year is 1998
2007.
In soccer which year did France reach the semi-finals for the first time?
Soccer is the most popular sport in France with 2,320,625 registered players last year (2008). Tennis is the number 2 sport with 1,094,593 registered players. Cycling, is also a hugely popular sport; one of the most popular events is the Tour de France drawing over 5,000,000 viewers a year.
Depends on who you ask, but the split started around 1863 http://www.sportsknowhow.com/rugby/history/rugby-history.shtml http://www.lasr.net/recreationarticles.php?ID=3866
Soccer players in France make $400,000 per year and American soccer players make $300,000 per year.
There was not Rugby League world cup in 2010, next one is 2013.
Soccer in France began when FIFA was formed in May 1904. The first official soccer game was held by The French National team that same year.
New Zealand (the All Blacks) won the World Cup in 1987. The runner-up was France.