About 900 inhabitants counts Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. In the middle of Forest Romania de Rambouillet, a forest of around 50 kilometers southwest of Paris, the small place is with great importance. Most houses are on the main road, the last bus stops at half nine. Thierry Henry and Dylan Mbappé spent a considerable part of their teenage time here. Here, in the middle of the forest, the national team is often prepared for international matches, here the team also opened their quarters during the European Championship — and many are well known the place before their first nomination. In 1988, the French Football Association in Clairefontaine installed the Center National Du Football (CNF), a performance center for which it is envied throughout Europe. What the DFB is planning with its end of 2021 academy, there has been in France for over 30 years. Without Clairefontaine, so many say in France, it would certainly not have given the World Cup title in 1998. And maybe the 2018 may not...