They lost at the quarter - final stages of Euro 2012 and to Thursday 's opponents at the same stage of the World Cup in Brazil two years ago .
France and its football players have been through troubled times in recent years .
France lost at the quarter - final stages of Euro 2012 and to Thursday 's opponents at the same stage of the World Cup in Brazil two years ago .
France and its football players have been through troubled times in recent years .