France national football team

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France
Nickname(s)	Les Bleus (The Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors)
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	Thierry Henry (51)
Home Stadium	Stade de France
FIFA code	FRA
FIFA ranking	21
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (May 2001 – May 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking	27 (September 2010)
Elo ranking	12
Highest Elo ranking	1 (most recently July 2007)
Lowest Elo ranking	44 (May 1928 February 1930)
First international	Belgium 3–3 France
Biggest win	France 10–0 Azerbaijan
Biggest defeat	Denmark 17–1 France
World Cup appearances	13 (First in 1930)
Best result	Winners, 1998
European Championship appearances	8 (First in 1960)
Best result	Winners, 1984 and 2000

The France national football team is the national association football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF).

History

Main article: History of the France national football team

FIFA World Cup history

Main article: France FIFA World Cup history

UEFA European Football Championship

Main article: France UEFA European Football Championship history

Friendly matches 2013-14

Main article: France friendly match history

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the friendly match vs. Netherlands on 5 March 2014.

Caps and goals as of 5 March 2014, after friendly match against the Netherlands.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hugo Lloris (captain)	26 December 1986 (1986-12-26)	55	0	Tottenham Hotspur
16	1GK	Steve Mandanda	28 March 1985 (1985-03-28)	16	0	Marseille
23	1GK	Stéphane Ruffier	27 September 1986 (1986-09-27)	1	0	Saint-Étienne
2	2DF	Mathieu Debuchy	28 July 1985 (1985-07-28)	19	2	Newcastle United
3	2DF	Patrice Evra	15 May 1981 (1981-05-15)	55	0	Manchester United
4	2DF	Raphaël Varane	25 April 1993 (1993-04-25)	5	0	Real Madrid
5	2DF	Mamadou Sakho	13 February 1990 (1990-02-13)	16	2	Liverpool
15	2DF	Bacary Sagna	14 February 1983 (1983-02-14)	39	0	Arsenal
21	2DF	Laurent Koscielny	10 September 1985 (1985-09-10)	15	0	Arsenal
22	2DF	Eliaquim Mangala	13 February 1991 (1991-02-13)	2	0	Porto
24	2DF	Lucas Digne	20 July 1993 (1993-07-20)	1	0	Paris Saint-Germain
6	3MF	Yohan Cabaye	14 January 1986 (1986-01-14)	27	2	Paris Saint-Germain
7	3MF	Franck Ribéry	7 April 1983 (1983-04-07)	81	16	Bayern Munich
8	3MF	Mathieu Valbuena	28 September 1984 (1984-09-28)	31	5	Marseille
11	3MF	Antoine Griezmann	21 March 1991 (1991-03-21)	1	0	Real Sociedad
12	3MF	Josuha Guilavogui	19 September 1990 (1990-09-19)	5	0	Saint-Étienne
14	3MF	Blaise Matuidi	9 April 1987 (1987-04-09)	20	1	Paris Saint-Germain
17	3MF	Dimitri Payet	29 March 1987 (1987-03-29)	7	0	Marseille
18	3MF	Moussa Sissoko	16 August 1989 (1989-08-16)	14	0	Newcastle United
19	3MF	Paul Pogba	15 March 1993 (1993-03-15)	8	1	Juventus
9	4FW	Olivier Giroud	30 September 1986 (1986-09-30)	27	5	Arsenal
10	4FW	Karim Benzema	19 December 1987 (1987-12-19)	65	19	Real Madrid
20	4FW	Loïc Rémy	2 January 1987 (1987-01-02)	22	4	Newcastle United

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for France squad within the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Mickaël Landreau 14 May 1979 (1979-05-14) 11 0 Bastia v. Ukraine, 19 November 2013 DF Éric Abidal 11 September 1979 (1979-09-11) 67 0 Monaco v. Ukraine, 19 November 2013 DF Gaël Clichy 26 July 1985 (1985-07-26) 20 0 Manchester City v. Ukraine, 19 November 2013 DF Rod Fanni 6 December 1981 (1981-12-06) 5 0 Marseille v. Finland, 15 October 2013 DF Kurt Zouma 27 October 1994 (1994-10-27) 0 0 Saint-Étienne v. Finland, 15 October 2013 DF Adil Rami 27 December 1985 (1985-12-27) 26 1 Milan v. Belarus, 10 September 2013 DF Jérémy Mathieu 29 October 1983 (1983-10-29) 2 0 Valencia v. Brazil, 9 June 2013 DF Benoît Trémoulinas 28 December 1985 (1985-12-28) 2 0 Saint-Étienne v. Brazil, 9 June 2013 DF Christophe Jallet 31 October 1983 (1983-10-31) 5 1 Paris Saint-Germain v. Spain, 26 March 2013 DF Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa 15 May 1989 (1989-05-15) 3 0 Newcastle United v. Spain, 26 March 2013 MF Rio Mavuba 8 March 1984 (1984-03-08) 9 0 Lille v. Netherlands, 5 March 2014 INJ MF Clément Grenier 7 January 1991 (1991-01-07) 3 0 Lyon v. Netherlands, 5 March 2014 INJ MF Samir Nasri 26 June 1987 (1987-06-26) 41 5 Manchester City v. Ukraine, 19 November 2013 MF Étienne Capoue 11 July 1988 (1988-07-11) 7 1 Tottenham Hotspur v. Belarus, 10 September 2013 MF Maxime Gonalons 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10) 6 0 Lyon v. Belarus, 10 September 2013 MF Geoffrey Kondogbia 15 February 1993 (1993-02-15) 1 0 Monaco v. Belarus, 10 September 2013 MF Yoann Gourcuff 11 July 1986 (1986-07-11) 31 4 Lyon v. Brazil, 9 June 2013 MF Jérémy Ménez 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 24 2 Paris Saint-Germain v. Uruguay, 5 June 2013 FW André-Pierre Gignac 5 December 1985 (1985-12-05) 17 4 Marseille v. Belarus, 10 September 2013 FW Bafétimbi Gomis 6 August 1985 (1985-08-06) 12 3 Lyon v. Brazil, 9 June 2013 FW Alexandre Lacazette 28 May 1991 (1991-05-28) 2 0 Lyon v. Brazil, 9 June 2013 Notes INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury Current coaching staff Alumni Former players Main article: List of France international players Managers Main article: List of France international managers Honours This is a list of honours for the senior France national team FIFA World Cup Winners (1): 1998 Finalist (1): 2006 UEFA European Championship Winners (2): 1984, 2000 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (2): 2001, 2003 Olympic football tournament Gold Medal (1): 1984 Silver Medal (1): 1900 Minor titles Évence Coppée Trophy Winners (1): 1904 (shared with Belgium) Artemio Franchi Trophy Winners (1): 1985 Kirin Cup Winners (1): 1994 King Hassan II Cup Winners (1): 1998, 2000 Tournoi de France Winners (1): 1988 Nelson Mandela Inauguration Challenge Cup Winners (1): 2000 Nasazzi's Baton Winners (7): 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 2001 External links and references France French competitions French Coaches French players French Stadiums