Read the following passage and answer if the question is true or false.
Passage: The group winners, France, qualified directly for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The group runners-up, Sweden, advanced to the play-offs as one of the best 8 runners-up, where they defeated Italy and thus qualified too.

Question: is france qualified for the world cup 2018?

Is the answer True or False? Respond with only "True" or "False" and no additional text.
True.