Top 30 French Premier League players

1. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 

2. Éric Cantona (Leeds, Man United) 

3. Patrick Vieira (Arsenal, Man City) 

4. Claude Makélélé (Chelsea) 

5. David Ginola (Newcastle, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Everton) 

6. Robert Pirès (Arsenal, Aston Villa) 

7. N'Golo Kanté (Leicester, Chelsea) 

8. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal, Chelsea) 

9. Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal, Chelsea) 

10. Marcel Desailly (Chelsea) 

11. Patrice Evra (Man United) 

12. Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Bolton, Chelsea, WBA) 

13. Paul Pogba (Man United) 

14. Samir Nasri (Arsenal, Man City, West Ham) 

15. William Gallas (Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham) 

16. Bacary Sagna (Arsenal, Man City) 

17. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) 

18. Florent Malouda (Chelsea) 

19. Laurent Blanc (Man United) 

20. Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle, Crystal Palace) 

21. Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal) 

22. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) 

23. Gaël Clichy (Arsenal, Man City) 

24. Youri Djorkaeff (Bolton, Blackburn) 

25. Louis Saha (Newcastle, Fulham, Man United, Everton, Sunderland) 

26. Fabien Barthez (Man United) 

27. Anthony Martial (Man United) 

28. Dimitri Payet (West Ham) 

29. Didier Six (Aston Villa) 

30. Olivier Dacourt (Everton, Leeds, Fulham) 

Euro 1996's best players

 

France average ratings in Euros and World Cups, 1998-2022

 Ratings: Kicker. Minimum nine rated appearances.

7,53 Kylian Mbappé (16)
7,40 Zinédine Zidane (20)*
7,27 Antoine Griezmann (26)
7,21 Paul Pogba (21)
7,20 Emmanuel Petit (10)
7,15 Laurent Koscielny (10)
7,14 Hugo Lloris (35)
7,08 Fabien Barthez (28)
7,00 N'Golo Kanté (14)
6,98 Patrick Vieira (20)
6,97 Marcel Desailly (17)
6,95 Didier Deschamps (10)
6,93 Karim Benzema, Blaise Matuidi (15)
6,90 Raphael Varane (21)
6,89 Lilian Thuram (27)
6,83 Adrien Rabiot (9)
6,82 Thierry Henry (25)
6,76 Franck Ribéry (16)
6,67 Samuel Umtiti (9)
6,62 Olivier Giroud (20), Patrice Evra (16), Youri Djorkaeff (12)
6,61 Claude Makélélé (14)
6,62 Bixente Lizarazu (16)
6,50 William Gallas (17), Sylvain Wiltord (9)
6,41 Bacary Sagna (11)
6,36 David Trezeguet (14)
6,35 Willy Sagnol (10)
6,15 Éric Abidal (10)
6,10 Benjamin Pavard (10)
6,06 Ousmane Dembélé (9)
6,04 Florent Malouda (13)

*) Zidane's average was 7,53 until his last match, where he was sent off vs Italy.

France ratings in the 1998 World Cup

 

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - Kicker - El Mundo Deportivo - La Stampa - La Repubblica.

7,23 Lilian Thuram
7,00 Zinédine Zidane
6,96 Emmanuel Petit
6,74 Marcel Desailly
6,70 Frank Leboeuf
6,68 Didier Deschamps
6,64 Fabien Barthez
6,45 Bixente Lizarazu, Laurent Blanc
6,37 Alain Boghossian
6,28 Youri Djorkaeff, Thierry Henry
6,25 Christophe Dugarry
6,04 Bernard Diomède
5,97 Christian Karembeu
5,93 David Trezeguet
5,85 Robert Pires
5,38 Stéphane Guivarc'h

Memory Lane: 1998 World Cup (L'Équipe ratings)

 

At least five rated appearances.

7,17 Thuram (France)
7,07 Desailly (France)
6,92 Petit (France)
6,60 B. Laudrup (Denmark)
6,40 Ortega & Verón (Argentina), Bergkamp (Holland)
6,36 Rivaldo (Brazil)
6,33 Davids (Holland)
6,30 Henry (France)

The final, France 3, Brazil 0.
France: Barthez 8 — Desailly 7,5, Lizarazu 7, Thuram 8, Lebœuf 7 — Deschamps 7,5, Djorkaeff 7 (74' Vieira), Zidane 9, Karembeu 6 (56' Boghossian) — Petit 7,5, Guivarc'h 6 (66' Dugarry). = average: 7,32.
Brasilien: Taffarel 5,5 — Cafú 5, Júnior Baiano 4, Aldair 3,5, Roberto Carlos 4,5 — César Sampaio 4,5 (57' Edmundo), Leonardo 4,5 (46' Denílson 6), Dunga 4,5, Rivaldo 5 — Ronaldo 4, Bebeto 4. = average: 4,58.

The 40 best players in the 1998 World Cup

 

1. Edgar Davids (Hol)
2. Lilian Thuram (Fra)
3. Rivaldo (Bra)
4. Ronaldo (Bra)
5. Marcel Desailly (Fra)
6. Zinédine Zidane (Fra)
7. Dunga (Bra)
8. José Luis Chilavert (Par)
9. Davor Šuker (Cro)
10. Michael Owen (Eng)
11. Dennis Bergkamp (Hol)
12. Frank de Boer (Hol)
13. Ariel Ortega (Arg)
14. Brian Laudrup (Dan)
15. Roberto Carlos (Bra)
16. Fabien Barthez (Fra)
17. Michael Laudrup (Dan)
18. Carlos Gamarra (Par)
19. Cafu (Bra)
20. Emmanuel Petit (Fra)
21. Laurent Blanc (Fra)
22. Jay-Jay Okocha (Nig)
23. Juan Sebastián Verón (Arg)
24. Mehdi Mahdavikia (Irn)
25. Dražen Ladić (Cro)
26. Mustapha Hadji (Mar)
27. Christian Vieri (Ita)
28. Gianluca Pagliuca (Ita)
29. Faryd Mondragón (Col)
30. Sol Campbell (Eng)
31. Bixente Lizarazu (Fra)
32. Luis Hernández (Mex)
33. Thierry Henry (Fra)
34. Didier Deschamps (Fra)
35. Paul Ince (Eng)
36. Peter Schmeichel (Dan)
37. Fabio Cannavaro (Ita)
38. Pedro Sarabia (Par)
39. Marcelo Salas (Chl)
40. Paolo Maldini (Ita)

The 40 best players in the 1998 World Cup

1. Edgar Davids (Hol)
2. Lilian Thuram (Fra)
3. Rivaldo (Bra)
4. Ronaldo (Bra)
5. Marcel Desailly (Fra)
6. Zinédine Zidane (Fra)
7. Dunga (Bra)
8. José Luis Chilavert (Par)
9. Davor Šuker (Cro)
10. Michael Owen (Eng)
11. Dennis Bergkamp (Hol)
12. Frank de Boer (Hol)
13. Ariel Ortega (Arg)
14. B. Laudrup (Dan)
15. Roberto Carlos (Bra)
16. Fabien Barthez (Fra)
17. Michael Laudrup (Dan)
18. Carlos Gamarra (Par)
19. Cafu (Bra)
20. Emmanuel Petit (Fra)
21. Laurent Blanc (Fra)
22. Jay-Jay Okocha (Nig)
23. Juan Sebastián Verón (Arg)
24. Mehdi Mahdavikia (Irn)
25. Dražen Ladić (Cro)
26. Mustapha Hadji (Mar)
27. Christian Vieri (Ita)
28. Gianluca Pagliuca (Ita)
29. Faryd Mondragón (Col)
30. Sol Campbell (Eng)
31. Bixente Lizarazu (Fra)
32. Luis Hernández (Mex)
33. Thierry Henry (Fra)
34. Didier Deschamps (Fra)
35. Paul Ince (Eng)
36. Peter Schmeichel (Dan)
37. Fabio Cannavaro (Ita)
38. Pedro Sarabia (Par)
39. Marcelo Salas (Chl)
40. Paolo Maldini (Ita)

Les notes des Bleus Champions du Monde 1998

Notes: Guerin Sportivo - Kicker - El Mundo Deportivo - La Stampa - La Repubblica.

7,23 Lilian Thuram
7,00 Zinédine Zidane
6,96 Emmanuel Petit
6,74 Marcel Desailly
6,70 Frank Leboeuf
6,68 Didier Deschamps
6,64 Fabien Barthez
6,45 Bixente Lizarazu, Laurent Blanc
6,37 Alain Boghossian
6,28 Youri Djorkaeff, Thierry Henry
6,25 Christophe Dugarry
6,04 Bernard Diomède
5,97 Christian Karembeu
5,93 David Trezeguet
5,85 Robert Pires
5,38 Stéphane Guivarc'h

Average ratings in Euros & World Cups, 2000-2012, part 9/16.

6,72 Ribéry (rated 16 times), J. Boateng (9)
6,71 N. de Jong (12)
6,70 Maldini, Desailly, Nuno Gomes, Galásek, Charisteas (10)
6,69 Lampard (13), G. Johnson, Basinas , Lee Eul-Yong (8)
6,68 Figo (19), Lúcio (17), Cocu (14)

France: average ratings in Euros & World Cups 2000-12.

At least 5 rated appearances. Ratings: Kicker.

7,50 Blanc (rated 5 times)
7,25 Zidane (16)
7,07 Lloris (7)
7,03 Vieira (19)
6,97 Barthez (19)
6,90 Petit (5)
6,82 Henry (20)
6,72 Ribéry (16)
6,70 Desailly (10), Evra, Deschamps & Djorkaeff (5)
6,61 Makelele (14)
6,55 Thuram (21), Lizarazu (10)
6,50 Gallas (17), Wiltord (9)
6,35 Sagnol & Trezeguet (10)
6,33 Dugarry (6)
6,30 Toulalan (5)
6,20 Pirès (5)
6,15 Abidal (10)
6,10 A. Diarra (5)
6,04 Malouda (13)
6,00 Benzema (6)
5,70 Silvestre (5)
5,42 Anelka (6)

Memory Lane: 1998 World Cup (L'Équipe)

At least five rated appearances.

7,17 Thuram (France)
7,07 Desailly (France)
6,92 Petit (France)
6,60 B. Laudrup (Denmark)
6,40 Ortega & Verón (Argentina), Bergkamp (Holland)
6,36 Rivaldo (Brazil)
6,33 Davids (Holland)
6,30 Henry (France)

The final, France 3, Brazil 0.
France: Barthez 8 — Desailly 7,5, Lizarazu 7, Thuram 8, Lebœuf 7 — Deschamps 7,5, Djorkaeff 7 (74' Vieira), Zidane 9, Karembeu 6 (56' Boghossian) — Petit 7,5, Guivarc'h 6 (66' Dugarry). = average: 7,32.
Brasilien: Taffarel 5,5 — Cafú 5, Júnior Baiano 4, Aldair 3,5, Roberto Carlos 4,5 — César Sampaio 4,5 (57' Edmundo), Leonardo 4,5 (46' Denílson 6), Dunga 4,5, Rivaldo 5 — Ronaldo 4, Bebeto 4. = average: 4,58.

Memory Lane: 1998 World Cup according to France Football.

30 points: Thuram (France)
28: Desailly (France)
27: Šuker (Croatia), Barthez & Petit (France)
26: Davids (Holland)
25: Dunga & Rivaldo (Brazil), F. de Boer & Stam (Holland)
24: Taffarel (Brazil), Ladic & Jarni (Croatia), Deschamps (France), Cocu (Holland)
23: Cafu, Leonardo, Roberto Carlos & Ronaldo (Brazil), Asanovic & Stanic (Croatia), Van der Sar (Holland)
22: César Sampaio & Júnior Baiano (Brazil), Bilic & Stimac (Croatia), Lizarazu (France), R. de Boer (Holland)
21: Verón (Argentina), Bebeto (Brazil)
20: B. Laudrup (Denmark), Boban & Simic (Croatia), Djorkaeff (France), Overmars (Holland)
19: Batistuta (Argentina), Helveg, Jörgensen & Rieper (Denmark), Bergkamp & Jonk (Holland), Pagliuca (Italy)
18: Bierhoff (Germany), Almeyda (Argentina), Aldair (Brazil), Soldo & Vlaovic (Croatia), Numan (Holland), Schmeichel (Denmark), Chilavert (Paraguay)
17: J. Zanetti (Argentina), Högh & M. Laudrup (Denmark), Zidane (France), F. Cannavaro & Vieri (Italy), Hernández (Mexico)
16: Campbell (England), Roa & Ayala (Argentina), Zamorano (Chile), Colding (Denmark), D. Baggio, Costacurta & Maldini (Italy), Blanco (Mexico), Mihajlovic (Yugoslavia).