Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris says France's players know the significance of meeting Germany in their World Cup quarterfinal.
Not since 1958 have France emerged victorious, while there are still sore feelings over the infamous 1982 semi-final when West Germany won on penalties but only after France defender Patrick Battiston suffered a broken neck in a challenge by keeper Harald Schumacher that went unpunished.
Lloris said France will be looking to write a new page of history - and that Les Bleus are approaching the match without trepidation but with "sheer enjoyment".
He told a news conference in Rio de Janeiro: "We are not afraid of anything - we know full well that in one match just about anything is possible including for this to be our last one in the World Cup.
"But there is no fear, it's a real pleasure, a sheer joy to play Germany.
"We want to win this match for our friends, our families, for France!
"There is a long history between both nations but as far as we are concerned we live for the present moment, we want to write our own history."
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