Much has changed in the 12 years since France lifted the European Championship in Rotterdam in 2000. Fortune has not favoured les bleus, and a series of major tournament disappointments bookended the defeat in the World Cup 2006 final. With the old guard ushered out and fresh new manager Laurent Blanc installed, the team has went from strength to strength in qualifying, and the exciting crop of young players including Karim Benzema, Samir Nasri and Jeremy Menez are ready to exorcise the ghosts of World Cup 2010.