- Ireland have played France 16 times overall
- Ireland have won 4, drawn 5, lost 7
- The first ever meeting between the teams was in May 1937
- The most recent match was the Last-16 game in EURO 2016 in Lyon where France won 2-1 after Robbie Brady netted a penalty
- France are currently 7th in the FIFA World Rankings
- France in Group 1 in League A of the UEFA Nations League alongside Germany and Netherlands
- Didier Deschamps has been manager since 2012 and boasts a 62% win ratio
- After our game tonight, France play Italy on June 1 and then United States on June 9 – all on home soil - while Ireland face USA on June 2 in the Aviva Stadium
- France will take on Australia, Peru and Denmark in their 2018 FIFA World Cup group in Russia
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Introduction:
Stat attack ahead of this evening's clash between France and the Republic of Ireland in Paris.