6 champions who bombed the following year

France – 2002

Senegal’s Papa Bouba Diop scored the only goal of the game against France.

After the delight of winning the nation’s first World Cup in 1998 on home soil, the French domination of international football continued as they added the UEFA Euro 2000 title.

Heading into the 2002 World Cup, most people expected France to make a strong defence of their title.

However, a shock defeat to Senegal in their opening game sent France into a downward spiral.

They failed to qualify from the group stage after achieving just one point and failing to score a goal.

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