General |
France | |
Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors) |
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Association | Fédération Française de Football (FFF) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Didier Deschamps |
Asst coach | Guy Stéphan |
Captain | Hugo Lloris |
Most caps | Lilian Thuram (142) |
Top scorer | Olivier Giroud (52) |
Home Stadium | Stade de France |
FIFA code | FRA |
FIFA ranking | 3 (31 March 2022) |
Highest FIFA ranking | 1 (May 2001 – May 2002, August – September 2018) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 26 (September 2010) |
Elo ranking | 2 1 (31 March 2022) |
Highest Elo ranking | 1 (most recently 11 October 2018) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 40 (March – July 1930) |
First international | Belgium 3–3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) |
Biggest win | France 10–0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) |
Biggest defeat | Denmark 17–1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) |
World Cup appearances | 16 (First in 1930) |
Best result | Winners, 1998, 2018 |
European Championship appearances | 10 (First in 1960) |
Best result | Winners, 1984 and 2000 |
UEFA Nations League Finals appearances | 1 (First in 2021) |
Best result | Winners, 2021 |
The France national football team is the national association football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF), the governing body for football in France. The team's colours are blue, white and red, and the coq gaulois its symbol. France are colloquially known as Les Bleus:(The Blues). France play home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, and the manager is Didier Deschamps.
They have won two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships, an Olympic tournament, two FIFA Confederations Cups and one UEFA Nations League title. France experienced much of its success in four major eras: in the 1950s, 1980s, late 1990s/early 2000s, and late 2010s respectively, which resulted in numerous major honours.
History[]
- Main article: History of the France national football team
2018 FIFA World Cup[]
- Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup
In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, France topped their group with 23 points; winning 7 wins, drawing 2 and losing once, although their two draws were against considerably weaker nations, drawing 0–0 with Belarus in their opening match and against Luxembourg, failing to secure a win against the latter since 1914, nearly 103 years. Their only defeat of the qualifying phase was against Sweden; losing 2–1 in the last few minutes following an error from goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. France secured qualification to the World Cup finals with a 2–1 win over Belarus.
France were drawn in Group C along with Australia, Denmark, and Peru. France started the World Cup with a win in the match against Australia. They eventually won the group with a single-goal win against Peru and a goalless draw in the last match against Denmark.
In the knockout stage, France would face Group D runners-up Argentina. The match was ended in a 4–3 victory for France on two goals scored by Kylian Mbappé, who also won a penalty in the opening minutes. In the quarter-finals, France defeated Uruguay 2–0. The team advanced to a semi-final match against Belgium in St. Petersburg, which ended in a 1–0 win for the French with a corner kick headed into the goal by defender Samuel Umtiti. On 15 July, France beat Croatia in the final with result 4–2 to win the World Cup for the second time.
Competitive records[]
FIFA World Cup[]
FIFA World Cup finals record | Qualifications record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Squad | — | |||||||
1934 | Round of 16 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1934 | |
1938 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 1938 | ||||||
1950 | Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1950 | |||||||||
1954 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1954 | |
1958 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1958 | |
1962 | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1962 | |||||||||
1966 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1966 | |
1970 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1970 | |||||||||
1974 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1974 | ||||||||||
1978 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1978 | |
1982 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1982 | |
1986 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1986 | |
1990 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1990 | |||||||||
1994 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1994 | ||||||||||
1998 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 1998 | ||||||
2002 | Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | 2002 | ||||||
2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2006 | |
2010 | Group stage | 29th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2010 | |
2014 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2014 | |
2018 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2018 | |
2022 | Qualified | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2022 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 16/22 | 2 Titles | 65 | 33 | 13* | 19 | 120 | 77 | N/A | 119 | 70 | 26 | 23 | 234 | 91 | Total |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.
UEFA European Football Championship[]
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | |
1964 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||
1968 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||
1976 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
1980 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||
1984 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
1988 | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
1992 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
1996 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
2000 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |
2004 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
2008 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | |
2012 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
2020 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | |
2024 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 10/16 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 50 | 110 | 65 | 27 | 18 | 227 | 90 |
UEFA Nations League[]
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season** | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
2018–19 | A | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6th | |
2020–21 | A | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1st | |
2022–23 | A | 1 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 title |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.
- **Red border indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil
Results and fixtures[]
2021[]
Friendly 2 June 2021 | France | 3–0 | Wales | Nice, France | |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Mbappé 35' Griezmann 48' Dembélé 79' |
Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal) |
Friendly 8 June 2021 | France | 3–0 | Bulgaria | Saint-Denis, France | |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Griezmann 29' Giroud 83', 90' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de France Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
UEFA Euro 2020 Group F 15 June 2021 | France | 1–0 | Germany | Munich, Germany | |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Hummels 20' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Football Arena Munich Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
UEFA Euro 2020 Group F 19 June 2021 | Hungary | 1–1 | France | Budapest, Hungary | |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Fiola 45+2' | Report | Griezmann 66' | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 55,998 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
UEFA Euro 2020 Group F 23 June 2021 | Portugal | 2–2 | France | Budapest, Hungary | |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ronaldo 31' (pen.), 60' (pen.) | Report | Benzema 45+2' (pen.), 47' | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 54,886 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
UEFA Euro 2020 R16 28 June 2021 | France | 3–3 (4–5 pen)
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Switzerland | Bucharest, Romania | |
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Benzema 57', 59' Pogba 75' |
Report | Seferovic 15', 81' Gavranović 90' |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 22,642 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) | |
Penalties | |||||
Pogba Giroud Thuram Kimpembe Mbappé |
Gavranović Schär Akanji Vargas Mehmedi |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiying Group D 1 September 2021 | France | 1–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Strasbourg, France | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Griezmann 40' | Report | Džeko 36' | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 21,754 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiying Group D 4 September 2021 | Ukraine | 1–1 | France | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Shaparenko 44' | Report | Martial 51' | Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiying Group D 7 September 2021 | France | 2–0 | Finland | Décines-Charpieu, France | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Griezmann 25', 53' | Report | Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 57,057 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
Nations League SF 7 October 2021 | Belgium | 2–3 | France | Turin, Italy | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Carrasco 37' Lukaku 40' |
Report | Benzema 62' Mbappé 69' (pen.) T. Hernandez 90' |
Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 12,409 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
Nations League F 10 October 2021 | Spain | 1–2 | France | Milan, Italy | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Oyarzabal 64' | Report | Benzema 66' Mbappé 80' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 31,511 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiying Group D 13 November 2021 | France | 8–0 | Kazakhstan | Paris, France | |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Mbappé 6', 12', 32', 87' Benzema 55', 59' Rabiot 75' Griezmann 84' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,551 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiying Group D 16 November 2021 | Finland | 0–2 | France | Helsinki, Finland | |
20:45 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Benzema 66' Mbappé 76' |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 31,890 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
2022[]
Friendly 25 March 2022 | France | 2–1 | Ivory Coast | Marseille, France | |
CET (UTC+1) | Giroud 22' Tchouaméni 90+3' |
Report | Pépé 19' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal) |
Friendly 29 March 2022 | France | 5–0 | South Africa | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | |
CEST (UTC+2) | Mbappé 23', 76' (pen.) Giroud 34' Ben Yedder 81' Guendouzi 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
Nations League 3 June 2022 | France | 1–2 | Denmark | Saint-Denis, France | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Benzema 51' | Report | Cornelius 68', 88' | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 75,833 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
Nations League 6 June 2022 | Croatia | 1–1 | France | Split, Croatia | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Kramarić 83' (pen.) | Report | Rabiot 52' | Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
Nations League 10 June 2022 | Austria | v | France | Vienna, Austria | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
Nations League 13 June 2022 | France | v | Croatia | Saint-Denis, France | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de France |
Nations League 22 September 2022 | France | v | Austria | France | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Nations League 25 September 2022 | Denmark | v | France | Denmark | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
2022 FIFA World Cup GS 22 November 2022 | France | v | Australia or Peru | Al Wakrah, Qatar | |
22:00 AST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium |
2022 FIFA World Cup GS 26 November 2022 | France | v | Denmark | Doha, Qatar | |
19:00 AST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Stadium 974 |
2022 FIFA World Cup GS 30 November 2022 | Tunisia | v | France | Al Rayyan, Qatar | |
18:00 AST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Education City Stadium |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following 24 players were called up for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark, Croatia (twice), and Austria on 3, 6, 10, and 13 June 2022, respectively.
Caps and goals as of 6 June 2022, after the match against Croatia.
# | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Hugo Lloris (captain) | 26 December 1986 | 138 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
16 | GK | Mike Maignan | 3 July 1995 | 3 | 0 | Milan | ||
23 | GK | Alphonse Areola | 27 February 1993 | 3 | 0 | West Ham United | ||
2 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 28 March 1996 | 43 | 2 | Bayern Munich | ||
3 | DF | Presnel Kimpembe | 13 August 1995 | 27 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
4 | DF | Ibrahima Konaté | 25 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | ||
5 | DF | Jules Koundé | 12 November 1998 | 10 | 0 | Sevilla | ||
15 | DF | Jonathan Clauss | 25 September 1992 | 4 | 0 | Lens | ||
17 | DF | William Saliba | 24 March 2001 | 4 | 0 | Marseille | ||
18 | DF | Lucas Digne | 20 July 1993 | 45 | 0 | Aston Villa | ||
21 | DF | Lucas Hernandez | 14 February 1996 | 32 | 0 | Bayern Munich | ||
22 | DF | Theo Hernandez | 6 October 1997 | 6 | 1 | Milan | ||
6 | MF | Matteo Guendouzi | 14 April 1999 | 4 | 1 | Marseille | ||
8 | MF | Aurélien Tchouaméni | 27 January 2000 | 10 | 1 | Monaco | ||
12 | MF | Christopher Nkunku | 14 November 1997 | 4 | 0 | RB Leipzig | ||
13 | MF | Boubacar Kamara | 23 November 1999 | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | ||
14 | MF | Adrien Rabiot | 3 April 1995 | 28 | 2 | Juventus | ||
MF | N'Golo Kanté | 29 March 1991 | 53 | 2 | Chelsea | |||
7 | FW | Antoine Griezmann | 21 March 1991 | 106 | 42 | Atlético Madrid | ||
9 | FW | Wissam Ben Yedder | 12 August 1990 | 19 | 3 | Monaco | ||
10 | FW | Kylian Mbappé | 20 December 1998 | 55 | 26 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
11 | FW | Kingsley Coman | 13 June 1996 | 38 | 5 | Bayern Munich | ||
19 | FW | Karim Benzema | 19 December 1987 | 95 | 37 | Real Madrid | ||
20 | FW | Moussa Diaby | 7 July 1999 | 7 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have been called up for France squad within the past 12 months.
COV Withdrew due to COVID-19 Current coaching staff[]
Alumni[]Former players[]
Managers[]
Honours[]
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Minor titles[]Évence Coppée Trophy
Kirin Cup
King Hassan II Cup
Tournoi de France
Nelson Mandela Inauguration Challenge Cup
Nasazzi's Baton
External links[]
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