the tour de france cycling race in july is one of the best-known sporting events. it is a three-week race of around 3,500 km that covers most of france and ends in the centre of paris, on the "avenue des champs-elysées". football is another popular sport in france. the french team won the fifa world cup in 1998 and 2018. they also won the uefa european football championship in 1984 and 2000. france also hosts the 24 hours of le mans car race. france also hosted the rugby world cup in 2007 and finished fourth.