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France men's national association football team

vr.tr.france-men-s-national-association-football-team · thing-q47774

Let an agent describe the France men national football team, its history, honours and records from official sources, and route current squad and results information to the FFF and FIFA.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity What the team is.

What

The team.

What

What.

  1. What is the France men national football team, and how is it organised? definition
  2. Is the question about the men team, the women team or a youth team? boundary

Honours

Honours.

Honours

Honours.

  1. What titles and records does the team hold, with sources? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Current Current information.

Squad

Squad and staff.

Squad

Squad.

  1. Who are the current coach and players, from the FFF? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

Results

Results and fixtures.

Results

Results.

  1. What are the recent results and upcoming fixtures, from official sources? measurement
  2. Which entry fits a specific player? action
History History.

Eras

Eras.

Eras

Eras.

  1. How did the team develop from 1904 through the Platini era to the 1998 and 2018 triumphs? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific era or tournament? action

Tournaments

Tournament history.

Tournaments

Tournaments.

  1. How has France performed at each World Cup and European Championship, with sources? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Culture and society.

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What role does the team play in French culture and debates about identity, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Media

Media and rivalries.

Media

Media.

  1. What are the notable rivalries, and where are matches broadcast? provenance
  2. Is the question about betting, which the model does not handle? boundary

Classifiers Filled

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Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
France at the FIFA World Cup, France at the UEFA European Football Championship

What it is Filled

The national football team representing France in men's international competition, controlled by the French Football Federation, winners of the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and 2018, the UEFA European Championship in 1984 and 2000 and the UEFA Nations League in 2021, and runners-up at the 2006 and 2022 World Cups; the team plays home matches mainly at the Stade de France and is known as Les Bleus.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe the France men national football team, its history, honours and records from official sources, and route current squad and results information to the FFF and FIFA.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Les Bleus
  • Recent tournament dominance
  • Stade de France home
  • FFF governance

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Help manipulate a match, a result or betting on it.
  • Publish players' private data, such as health or family details, beyond official disclosure.
  • Spread racist or other abuse against players or supporters.
  • Present unsourced records or old squads as current.

Only with a human decision

  • Correcting a published result or record after a sanction or appeal.

May

  • Report squads, fixtures, results and honours from the federation's official sources.
  • Keep the men's senior team distinct from the women's and youth teams.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Players of the French team, many from immigrant families, have been targets of racist abuse after defeats.
  • The team carries national identity, and debates about it can turn into debates about who belongs.

Who is affected

  • Players and staff
  • Supporters
  • The national federation

Owners Filled

Steward

The national football federation that selects and enters it.

Master systems

  • Federation registration and results records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1194951 - registry parent class

related

  • national sports team - in registry terms
  • French Football Federation - the FFF
  • FIFA World Cup - and the European Championship
  • Stade de France - as main home venue

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.france-men-s-national-association-football-team
  • Wikidata: Q47774 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47774)
  • FIFA code: FRA

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • World Cup titles: 2 count - 1998, 2018
  • European Championship titles: 2 count - 1984, 2000
  • first match: 1904 year

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • France men national football team
  • Two World Cups, two European Championships, Nations League
  • The women national team and youth teams are separate entries
  • Not a physical object; a team in blue shirts.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • relay honours and records
  • relay history
  • relay current information
  • route results to official data

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stale squad and results
  • Confusing men, women and youth teams
  • Unsourced records

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • FIFA and UEFA competition regulations
  • FFF statutes
  • Anti-doping rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Not applicable; a national sports team.
  • France at the FIFA World Cup
  • France at the UEFA European Championship
  • France in the Nations League and Olympics
  • records, captains and top scorers
  • kits and stadiums

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q47774: France men's national association football team - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: France national football team - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should World Cup and European Championship records be separate entries?
  • How should official records be linked?
  • How should debates about the team and society be recorded?

Machine files

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q47774/spec.json