France national baseball team
- France national baseball team
bgcolor="white"| The French National Baseball team represents the French Federation of Baseball and Softball (Fédération française de baseball et softball) in international competitions, such as the European Baseball Championship or the World Cup of Baseball.
History
The history of the French team began in 1929 with their first official game against Spain. The team made its debut in competition in 1955 when it played in the finals of the second European Baseball Championship, finishing fifth out of five teams. [ [http://www.honkbalsite.com/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1955.html honkbalsite.com - European Championship - 1955] ] .
The French team has qualified for the World Cup finals three times, the first time in 1994. In order to qualify for the finals a playoff game was played against South Africa. Unfortunately, France lost seven games during the competition, and finished in 16th place out of 16 teams [ [http://www.honkbalsite.com/archief/wk_eindstanden/wk_1994.html honkbalsite.com - World Cup - 1994] ] . In 2001, as well as 2003, les Bleus (the nickname of the team) made their way into the World Cup finals. During the 2001 edition the French team finished in 15th place, tied for last with the Philippines national baseball team. They also finished in 15th place in 2003, out of 15 teams. After 3 trips to the World Cup and 21 games, the French team has yet to record a win.
Placings
Baseball World Cup
* 1994 : 16th
* 2001 : 15th
* 2003 : 15th
Intercontinental Cup
* 1991 : 10th
* 1993 : 10th
* 1997 : 7th
European Baseball Championship
References
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