France national football team

The France national football team (French: Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football and is controlled by the French Football Federation, also known as FFF, or in French: Fédération française de football. The team's colours are blue, white and red, and the coq gaulois its symbol. France are colloquially known as Les Bleus (The Blues). They are the reigning world champions, having won the most recent World Cup final in 2018.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see France women's national football team.

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
AssociationFédération Française de Football (FFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDidier Deschamps
CaptainHugo Lloris
Most capsLilian Thuram (142)
Top scorerThierry Henry (51)
Home stadiumStade de France
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 2 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest1 (May 2001 – May 2002, August – September 2018)
Lowest26 (September 2010)
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
Appearances15 (first in 1930)
Best resultChampions (1998, 2018)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1960)
Best resultChampions (1984, 2000)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2001)
Best resultChampions (2001, 2003)

France plays their home matches at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, and their manager is Didier Deschamps. They have won two FIFA World Cups, two UEFA European Championships, two FIFA Confederations Cups and one Olympic tournament. France experienced much of its success in four major eras: in the 1950s, 1980s, late 1990s/early 2000s, and mid/late 2010s, respectively, which resulted in numerous major honours. France was one of the four European teams that participated in the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and, although having been eliminated in the qualification stage six times, is one of only three teams that have entered every World Cup qualifying cycle.[2]

In 1958, the team, led by Raymond Kopa and Just Fontaine, finished in third place at the FIFA World Cup. In 1984, France, led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini, won UEFA Euro 1984 and Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics. However, France only began to reach its prime from the 1990s onward, with the establishment of INF Clairefontaine. Under the captaincy of Didier Deschamps and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, France won the FIFA World Cup in 1998. Two years later, the team triumphed at UEFA Euro 2000. France won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001 and 2003, and reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup final, which it lost 5–3 on penalties to Italy. The team also reached the final of UEFA Euro 2016, where they lost 1–0 to Portugal in extra time. France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final match on 15 July 2018. This was the second time they had won the tournament after winning it on home soil in 1998.

France was the first national team to win the three most important men's titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament after victory in the Confederations Cup in 2001. The now-defunct Confederations Cup started in 1992. Prior to this, Uruguay and Italy had won both the Olympic tournament and the World Cup in the 1920s and 1930s. England and Germany had also won both tournaments; albeit England competes as Great Britain in the Olympics and East Germany won the Olympic tournament in 1976. Since 2001, Argentina (after the 2004 Olympics) and Brazil (after the 2016 Olympics) are the other two national teams that have won these three titles. They have also won their respective continental championship (Copa América for Argentina and Brazil, and UEFA European Championship for France).[3][4]

History
Main article: History of the France national football team
France national team at 1920 Summer Olympics

The France national football team was created in 1904 around the time of FIFA's foundation on 21 May 1904 and contested its first official international match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium in Brussels, which ended in a 3–3 draw.[5] The following year, on 12 February 1905, France contested their first-ever home match against Switzerland. The match was played at the Parc des Princes in front of 500 supporters. France won the match 1–0 with the only goal coming from Gaston Cyprès. Due to disagreements between FIFA and the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), the country's sports union, France struggled to establish an identity. On 9 May 1908, the French Interfederal Committee (CFI), a rival organization to the USFSA, ruled that FIFA would now be responsible for the club's appearances in forthcoming Olympic Games and not the USFSA. In 1919, the CFI transformed themselves into the French Football Federation (FFF). In 1921, the USFSA finally merged with the FFF.

In July 1930, France appeared in the inaugural FIFA World Cup, held in Uruguay. In their first-ever World Cup match, France defeated Mexico 4–1 at the Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo. Lucien Laurent became notable in the match as he scored not only France's first World Cup goal, but the first goal in World Cup history. Conversely, France also became the first team to not score in a match after losing 1–0 to fellow group stage opponents Argentina. Another loss to Chile resulted in the team bowing out in the group stage. The following year saw the first selection of a black player to the national team. Raoul Diagne, who was of Senegalese descent, earned his first cap on 15 February in a 2–1 defeat to Czechoslovakia. Diagne later played with the team at the 1938 World Cup, alongside Larbi Benbarek, who was one of the first players of North African origin to play for the national team. At the 1934 World Cup, France suffered elimination in the opening round, losing 3–2 to Austria. On the team's return to Paris, they were greeted as heroes by a crowd of over 4,000 supporters. France hosted the 1938 World Cup and reached the quarter-finals, losing 3–1 to defending champions Italy.

The 1950s saw France handed its first Golden Generation composed of players such as Just Fontaine, Raymond Kopa, Jean Vincent, Robert Jonquet, Maryan Wisnieski, Thadée Cisowski, and Armand Penverne. At the 1958 World Cup, France reached the semi-finals losing to Brazil. In the third place match, France defeated West Germany 6–3 with Fontaine recording four goals, which brought his goal tally in the competition to 13, a World Cup record. The record still stands today. France hosted the inaugural UEFA European Football Championship in 1960 and, for the second straight international tournament, reached the semi-finals. In the round, France faced Yugoslavia and were shocked 5–4 despite being up 4–2 heading into the 75th minute. In the third-place match, France were defeated 2–0 by the Czechoslovakians.

The 1960s and 70s saw France decline significantly playing under several managers and failing to qualify for numerous international tournaments. On 25 April 1964, Henri Guérin was officially installed as the team's first manager. Under Guérin, France failed to qualify for the 1962 World Cup and the 1964 European Nations' Cup. The team did return to major international play following qualification for the 1966 World Cup. The team lost in the group stage portion of the tournament. Guérin was fired following the World Cup. He was replaced by José Arribas and Jean Snella, who worked as caretaker managers in dual roles. The two only lasted four matches and were replaced by former international Just Fontaine, who only lasted two. Louis Dugauguez succeeded Fontaine and, following his early struggles in qualification for the 1970 World Cup, was fired and replaced by Georges Boulogne, who could not get the team to the competition. Boulogne was later fired following his failure to qualify for the 1974 World Cup and was replaced by the Romanian Ștefan Kovács, who became the only international manager to ever manage the national team. Kovács also turned out to be a disappointment failing to qualify for the 1974 World Cup and UEFA Euro 1976. After two years in charge, he was sacked and replaced with Michel Hidalgo.

Michel Platini captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.

Under Hidalgo, France flourished, mainly due to the accolades of great players like defenders Marius Trésor and Maxime Bossis, striker Dominique Rocheteau and midfielder Michel Platini, who, alongside Jean Tigana, Alain Giresse and Luis Fernández formed the "carré magique" ("Magic Square"), which would haunt opposing defenses beginning at the 1982 World Cup, where France reached the semi-finals losing on penalties to rivals West Germany. The semi-final match-up is considered one of the greatest matches in World Cup history and was marred with controversy.[6] France earned their first major international honor two years later, winning Euro 1984, which they hosted. Under the leadership of Platini, who scored a tournament-high nine goals, France defeated Spain 2–0 in the final. Platini and Bruno Bellone scored the goals. Following the Euro triumph, Hidalgo departed the team and was replaced by former international Henri Michel. France later completed the hat-trick when they won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament and, a year later, defeated Uruguay 2–0 to win the Artemio Franchi Trophy, an early precursor to the FIFA Confederations Cup. Dominique Rocheteau and José Touré scored the goals. In a span of a year, France were holders of three of the four major international trophies. At the 1986 World Cup, France were favorites to win the competition, and, for the second consecutive World Cup, reached the semi-finals where they faced West Germany. Again, however, they lost. A 4–2 victory over Belgium gave France third place.

In 1988, the FFF opened the Clairefontaine National Football Institute. Its opening ceremony was attended by then-President of France, François Mitterrand. Five months after Clairefontaine's opening, manager Henri Michel was fired and was replaced by Michel Platini, who failed to get the team to the 1990 World Cup. Platini did lead the team to Euro 1992 and, despite going on a 19-match unbeaten streak prior to the competition, suffered elimination in the group stage. A week after the completion of the tournament, Platini stepped down as manager and was replaced by his assistant Gérard Houllier. Under Houllier, France and its supporters experienced a heartbreaking meltdown after having qualification to the 1994 World Cup all but secured with two matches to go, which were against last place Israel and Bulgaria. In the match against Israel, France were upset 3–2 and, in the Bulgaria match, suffered an astronomical 2–1 defeat. The subsequent blame and public outcry to the firing of Houllier and departure of several players from the national team fold. His assistant Aimé Jacquet was given his post.

France starting line-up against Brazil at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final, a match they won 3–0.

Under Jacquet, the national team experienced its triumphant years. The squad composed of veterans that failed to reach the 1994 FIFA World Cup were joined by influential youngsters, such as Zinedine Zidane. The team started off well reaching the semi-finals of Euro 1996, where they lost 6–5 on penalties to the Czech Republic. In the team's next major tournament at the 1998 World Cup at home, Jacquet led France to glory defeating Brazil 3–0 in the final at the Stade de France in Paris. Jacquet stepped down after the country's World Cup triumph and was succeeded by assistant Roger Lemerre who guided them through Euro 2000. Led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zidane, France defeated Italy 2–1 in the final. David Trezeguet scored the golden goal in extra time. The victory gave the team the distinction of being the first national team to hold both the World Cup and Euro titles since West Germany did so in 1974, and it was also the first time that a reigning World Cup winner went on to capture the Euro. Following the result, the France national team was inserted to the number one spot in the FIFA World Rankings.

Zinedine Zidane captaining France at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

France failed to maintain that pace in subsequent tournaments. Although, the team won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, France suffered a first round elimination at the 2002 World Cup. One of the greatest shocks in World Cup history saw France condemned to a 1–0 defeat to debutantes Senegal in the opening game of the tournament. France became the second nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the World Cup crown, the first one being Brazil in 1966. After the 2010, 2014, and 2018 World Cups, Italy, Spain, and Germany were also added to this list.[7] After France finished bottom of the group, Lemerre was dismissed and was replaced by Jacques Santini. A full strength team started out strongly at Euro 2004, but they were upset in the quarter-finals by the eventual winners Greece. Santini resigned as coach and Raymond Domenech was picked as his replacement. France struggled in the early qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup. This prompted Domenech to persuade several past members out of international retirement to help the national team qualify, which they accomplished following a convincing 4–0 win over Cyprus on the final day of qualifying. In the 2006 World Cup final stages, France finished undefeated in the group stage portion and advanced all the way to the final defeating the likes of Spain, Brazil and Portugal en route. France played Italy in the final and, in part down to controversial disruptions in extra time that lead to captain Zinedine Zidane being sent off, failed to find a winning goal, Italy winning 5–3 on penalties to be crowned World Cup champions.

The French team in front of fans in 2006.

France started its qualifying round for Euro 2008 strong and qualified for the tournament, despite two defeats to Scotland. France bowed out during the group stage portion of the tournament after having been placed in the group of death (which included Netherlands and Italy).[8][9] Just like the team's previous World Cup qualifying campaign, the 2010 campaign got off to a disappointing start with France suffering disastrous losses and earning uninspired victories. France eventually finished second in the group and earned a spot in the UEFA play-offs against the Republic of Ireland for a place in South Africa. In the first leg, France defeated the Irish 1–0 and in the second leg procured a 1–1 draw, via controversial circumstances, to qualify for the World Cup.[10]

In the 2010 World Cup final stages, the team continued to perform under expectations and were eliminated in the group stage, while the negative publicity the national team received during the competition led to further repercussions back in France. Midway through the competition, striker Nicolas Anelka was dismissed from the national team after reportedly having a dispute, in which obscenities were passed, with team manager Raymond Domenech during half-time of the team's loss to Mexico.[11][12] The resulting disagreement over Anelka's expulsion between the players, the coaching staff and FFF officials resulted in the players boycotting training before their third game.[13][14][15] In response to the training boycott, Sports Minister Roselyne Bachelot lectured the players and "reduced France's disgraced World Cup stars to tears with an emotional speech on the eve of their final group A match".[16] France then lost their final game 2–1 to the hosts South Africa and failed to advance. The day after the team's elimination, it was reported by numerous media outlets that then President of France Nicolas Sarkozy would meet with team captain Thierry Henry to discuss the issues associated with the team's meltdown at the World Cup, at Henry's request.[17] Following the completion of the World Cup tournament, Federation President Jean-Pierre Escalettes resigned from his position.

Domenech, whose contract already expired, was succeeded as head coach by former international Laurent Blanc. On 23 July 2010, at the request of Blanc, the FFF suspended all 23 players in the World Cup squad for the team's friendly match against Norway after the World Cup.[18] On 6 August, five players who were deemed to have played a major role in the training boycott were disciplined for their roles.[19][20]

After captaining France intermittently since 2010, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has been the French captain permanently since February 2012.

At Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, France reached the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by eventual champions Spain.[21][22] Following the tournament, coach Laurent Blanc resigned and was succeeded by Didier Deschamps, who captained France to glory in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.[23][24] His team qualified for the 2014 World Cup by beating Ukraine in the playoffs, and Deschamps then extended his contract until Euro 2016.[25] Missing star midfielder Franck Ribéry through injury,[26] France lost to eventual champions Germany in the quarter-finals courtesy of an early goal by Mats Hummels.[27] Paul Pogba was awarded the Best Young Player award during the tournament.[28]

France automatically qualified as hosts for Euro 2016.[29] Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa were not in the squad.[30][31] France were drawn in Group A of the tournament alongside Romania, Switzerland and Albania.[32] France won their group with wins over Romania and Albania and a goalless draw against Switzerland and were poised to play the Republic of Ireland in the round of sixteen.[33] Ireland took the lead after just two minutes through a controversially awarded penalty, which was converted by Robbie Brady. A brace from Antoine Griezmann, however, helped France to win the match 2–1 and qualify for the quarter-finals, where they beat a resilient Iceland 5–2 to set up a semi-final clash against world champions and tournament co-favourites Germany.[34][35][36] France won the match 2–0, marking their first win over Germany at a major tournament since 1958.[37][38] France, however, were beaten by Portugal 1–0 in the final courtesy of an extra-time goal by Eder. Griezmann was named the Player of the Tournament and was also awarded the Golden Boot in addition to being named in the Team of the Tournament, alongside Dimitri Payet. The defeat meant that France became the second nation to have lost the final on home soil, after Portugal lost the final to Greece in 2004.[39][40][41][42][43]

France starting line-up against Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, a match they won 4–2.

In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, France topped their group with 23 points; winning 7 wins, drawing 2 and losing once,[44] although their two draws were against considerably weaker nations, drawing 0–0 with Belarus in their opening match[45] and against Luxembourg, failing to secure a win against the latter since 1914, nearly 103 years.[46] 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.[47] France secured qualification to the World Cup finals with a 2–1 win over Belarus.[48] They were drawn to play Australia, Peru and Denmark in a group in which they were considered heavy favourites.[49][50] Overall, due to the strength and value of their squad, France were tipped by many as one of the favourites for the title.[51][52][53] France, however, had a somewhat disappointing performance in the group stage, only managing a 2–1 win over Australia and a 1–0 win over Peru, followed by a match against Denmark which finished in a 0–0 draw.[54][55][56][57] France beat Argentina 4–3 in the round of sixteen and then Uruguay 2–0 to qualify for the semi-final stage, where they beat Belgium 1–0 courtesy of a goal from defender Samuel Umtiti.[58][59] On 15 July, France beat Croatia in the final with result 4–2 to win the World Cup for the second time.[60] Didier Deschamps became the third man to win the World Cup as a player and a coach and also became the second man to win the title as a captain and a coach.[61] Kylian Mbappé was awarded the Best Young Player award and Antoine Griezmann was awarded the Bronze Ball and the Silver Boot for their performance during the tournament.[62] Upon scoring in the final, Mbappé became only the second teenager to score in a World Cup Final, the last being Pelé in 1958.

Home stadium
Main articles: Stade de France, Parc des Princes, and INF Clairefontaine

During France's early years, the team's national stadium alternated between the Parc des Princes in Paris and the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes. France also hosted matches at the Stade Pershing, Stade de Paris, and the Stade Buffalo, but to a minimal degree. As the years moved forward, France began hosting matches outside the city of Paris at such venues as the Stade Marcel Saupin in Nantes, the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, the Stade de Gerland in Lyon, and the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg.

Stade de France

Following the renovation of the Parc des Princes in 1972, which gave the stadium the largest capacity in Paris, France moved into the venue permanently. The team still hosted friendly matches and minor FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championship qualification matches at other venues. Twice France have played home matches in a French overseas department – in 2005 against Costa Rica in Fort-de-France (Martinique) and in 2010 against China in Saint Denis (Réunion). Both matches were friendlies.

In 1998, the Stade de France was inaugurated as France's national stadium ahead of the 1998 World Cup. Located in Saint-Denis, a Parisian suburb, the stadium has an all-seater capacity of 81,338. France's first match at the stadium was played on 28 January 1998 against Spain. France won the match 1–0, with Zinedine Zidane scoring the lone goal. Since that match, France has used the stadium for almost every major home game, including the 1998 World Cup final.

Prior to matches, home or away, the national team trains at the INF Clairefontaine academy in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. Clairefontaine is the national association football centre and is among 12 élite academies throughout the country. The centre was inaugurated in 1976 by former FFF president Fernand Sastre and opened in 1988. The center drew media spotlight following its usage as a base camp by the team that won the 1998 World Cup.

In the 20th and 23rd minute of an international friendly on 13 November 2015, against Germany, three groups of terrorists attempted to detonate bomb vests, at three entrances of Stade de France, and two explosions occurred. Play would continue, until the 94th minute, in order to keep the crowd from panicking. Consequently, the stadium was evacuated through the unaffected gates of the stadium away from the players benches. Due to the blocked exits, spectators who could not leave the stadium had to go down to the pitch and wait until it was safer.

Team image

Media coverage

The national team has a broadcasting agreement with TF1 Group, who the Federal Council of the FFF agreed to extend its exclusive broadcasting agreement with the channel. The new deal grants the channel exclusive broadcast rights for the matches of national team, which include friendlies and international games for the next four seasons beginning in August 2010 and ending in June 2014. will also have extended rights, notably on the Internet, and may also broadcast images of the national team in its weekly program, Téléfoot.[63] The FFF will receive €45 million a season, a €10 million decrease from the €55 million they received from the previous agreement reached in 2006.[64]

After France won their second World Cup in 2018, M6 together with TF1 broadcast all international fixtures featuring France respectively until 2022.[65]

Friendlies and Qualifiers
Television channel Period
ORTF 1954–1974
Antenne 2 1975–1984
TF1 1984–2022
M6 2009–2022
TMC (friendly match only) 2018–2022

Finals tournament
FIFA World Cup
Television channel Period
ORTF 1954, 1958, 1966
TF1 1978–1986, 1998–2022
France Télévision 1978-1982 (Antenne 2), 1998
UEFA Euro
Television channel Period
ORTF 1960
TF1 1984, 1996–2021
France Télévision 1996–2004
M6 2008–2021

Kits and crest
France team that played its first international v Belgium in 1904, wearing the white shirt with the rings emblem

The France national team utilizes a three colour system composed of blue, white and red. The team's three colours originate from the national flag of France, known as the tricolore. Nevertheless, the first France shirt (as seen in their first official international match against Belgium in 1904) was white, with the two interlinked rings emblem of USFSA –the body that controlled sport in France by then–[66] on the left.[67]

France normally wear blue shirts, white shorts and red socks at home (similar setup to Japan), while, when on the road, the team utilizes an all-white combination or wear red shirts, blue shorts, and blue socks with the former being the most current. Between 1909–1914, France wore a white shirt with blue stripes, white shorts, and red socks. In a 1978 World Cup match against Hungary in Mar del Plata, both teams arrived at Estadio José María Minella with white kits, so France played in green-and-white striped shirts borrowed from Club Atlético Kimberley.[68]

France's Zinedine Zidane number 10 home shirt, as made by Adidas

Beginning in 1966, France had its shirts made by Le Coq Sportif until 1971. In 1972, France reached an agreement with German sports apparel manufacturer Adidas to be the team's kit provider. Over the next 38 years, the two would maintain a healthy relationship with France winning Euro 1984, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 while wearing Adidas' famous tricolour three stripes. During the 2006 World Cup, France wore an all-white change strip in all four of its knockout matches, including the final.[69] On 22 February 2008, the FFF announced that they were ending their partnership with Adidas and signing with Nike, effective 1 January 2011. The unprecedented deal was valued at €320 million over seven years (1 January 2011 – 9 July 2018), making France's blue shirt the most expensive ever in the history of football.[70][71]

Nike-made France merchandise on display for UEFA Euro 2016

The first France kit worn in a major tournament produced by Nike was the Euro 2012 strip, which was all dark blue and used gold as an accent colour.[72] In February 2013, Nike revealed an all baby blue change strip.

In advance of France's hosting of Euro 2016, Nike unveiled a new, unconventional kit set: blue shirts and shorts with red socks at home, white shirts and shorts and with blue socks away. The away shirt as worn in pre-Euro friendlies and released to the public also featured one blue sleeve and one red sleeve in reference to the "tricolore". However, due to UEFA regulations, France was forced to wear a modified version with the sleeve colours almost desaturated in their Euro 2016 group stage game against Switzerland, which continued to be worn during 2018 World Cup qualifying.[73]

Kit suppliers
Kit supplier Period Notes
Le Coq Sportif 1966–1971
Adidas 1972–2010
Nike 2011–present

Kit deals
Kit supplier Period Contract
announcement		 Contract
duration		 Value Notes
Nike 2011–present
2008-02-22
 2011–2018 (7 years) Total €340.8 million
(€42.6 million per year)[74]
2016-12-08
 2018–2026 (8 years) Total €450 million
(€50 million per year)[75]

Nickname

France is often referred to by the media and supporters as Les Bleus (The Blues), which is the nickname associated with all of France's international sporting teams due to the blue shirts each team incorporates. The team is also referred to as Les Tricolores or L'Equipe Tricolore (The Tri-color Team) due to the team's utilization of the country's national colors: blue, white, and red. During the 1980s, France earned the nickname the "Brazilians of Europe" mainly due to the accolades of the "carré magique" ("Magic Square"), who were anchored by Michel Platini. Led by coach Michel Hidalgo, France exhibited an inspiring, elegant, skillful and technically advanced offensive style of football, which was strikingly similar to their South American counterparts.[76]

Coaching staff
Didier Deschamps, the current coach of the French national football team.
As of August 2019.[77]
Position Name
Head coach Didier Deschamps
Assistant coach Guy Stéphan
Goalkeeper coach Franck Raviot
Trainer Cyril Moine
Doctor Franck Le Gall

Players
For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see List of France international footballers.
See also: List of France national football team captains

Current squad

The following players were called up for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games against Moldova and Albania on 14 and 17 November 2019.[78]

Caps and goals correct as of: 17 November 2019, after the match against  Albania
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alphonse Areola (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 3 0 Paris Saint-Germain
16 1GK Steve Mandanda (1985-03-28) 28 March 1985 32 0 Marseille
23 1GK Mike Maignan (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 0 0 Lille
2 2DF Benjamin Pavard (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 27 1 Bayern Munich
3 2DF Presnel Kimpembe (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 9 0 Paris Saint-Germain
4 2DF Raphaël Varane (vice-captain) (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 64 5 Real Madrid
5 2DF Clément Lenglet (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 7 1 Barcelona
15 2DF Kurt Zouma (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 5 1 Chelsea
19 2DF Lucas Digne (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 30 0 Everton
21 2DF Léo Dubois (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 4 0 Lyon
22 2DF Benjamin Mendy (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 10 0 Manchester City
6 3MF Tanguy Ndombele (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 6 0 Tottenham Hotspur
12 3MF Corentin Tolisso (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 21 1 Bayern Munich
13 3MF N'Golo Kanté (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 39 1 Chelsea
14 3MF Matteo Guendouzi (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 0 0 Arsenal
17 3MF Moussa Sissoko (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 62 2 Tottenham Hotspur
7 4FW Antoine Griezmann (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 78 30 Barcelona
8 4FW Thomas Lemar (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 22 4 Atlético Madrid
9 4FW Olivier Giroud (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 97 39 Chelsea
10 4FW Kylian Mbappé (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 34 13 Paris Saint-Germain
11 4FW Kingsley Coman (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 22 4 Bayern Munich
18 4FW Nabil Fekir (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 24 2 Betis
20 4FW Wissam Ben Yedder (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 8 2 Monaco

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Hugo Lloris (Captain) (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 114 0 Tottenham Hotspur v.  Iceland, 11 October 2019 INJ
DF Djibril Sidibé (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 18 1 Monaco v.  Turkey, 14 October 2019
DF Lucas Hernandez (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 17 0 Bayern Munich v.  Turkey, 14 October 2019 INJ
DF Samuel Umtiti (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 31 4 Barcelona v.  Andorra, 10 September 2019 INJ
DF Aymeric Laporte (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 0 0 Manchester City v.  Albania, 7 September 2019 INJ
MF Blaise Matuidi (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987 84 9 Inter Miami v.  Moldova, 14 November 2019 INJ
MF Steven Nzonzi (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 14 0 Rennes v.  Andorra, 10 September 2019
MF Paul Pogba (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 69 10 Manchester United v.  Albania, 7 September 2019 INJ
FW Jonathan Ikoné (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 4 1 Lille v.  Turkey, 14 October 2019
FW Alassane Pléa (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 1 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  Turkey, 14 October 2019
Notes

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from international football
SUS Suspended from national team
WTD Withdrew due to other reasons

Player of the Year
Further information: French Player of the Year

Results and fixtures
Further information: 2018–19 in French football and 2019–20 in French football

The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.

2019
7 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group HFrance 4–1 AlbaniaSaint-Denis, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 77,655
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
10 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group HFrance 3–0 AndorraSaint-Denis, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 55,383
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
11 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group HIceland 0–1 FranceReykjavík, Iceland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 9,719
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
14 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group HFrance 1–1 TurkeySaint-Denis, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Giroud  76' Report Ayhan  82' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 72,154
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
14 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group HFrance 2–1 MoldovaSaint-Denis, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Varane  35'
Giroud  79' (pen.)		 Report Rață  9' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 64,367
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
17 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group HAlbania 0–2 FranceTirana, Albania
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Tolisso  9'
Griezmann  30'		 Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 19,228
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

2020
5 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations LeagueSweden v FranceSolna, Sweden
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Friends Arena
8 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations LeagueFrance v CroatiaTBA, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
7 October 2020 Friendlyv
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11 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations LeagueFrance v PortugalTBA, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
14 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations LeagueCroatia v FranceTBA, Croatia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
11 November 2020 Friendlyv
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
14 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations LeaguePortugal v FranceTBA, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
17 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations LeagueFrance v SwedenTBA, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report

2021
15 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Group FFrance v GermanyMunich, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Football Arena Munich
19 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Group FWinner Play-off Path A/D v FranceBudapest, Hungary
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Puskás Aréna
23 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Group FPortugal v FranceBudapest, Hungary
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna

Competitive record
Main article: France national football team all-time record
For single-match results of the national team, see French football single-season articles and the team's results page

FIFA World Cup
Main article: France at the FIFA World Cup

France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 15 FIFA World Cups, tied for sixth-best. The national team is one of eight national teams to have won at least one FIFA World Cup title. The France team won their first World Cup title in 1998. The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final match.

In 2006, France finished as runners-up losing 5–3 on penalties to Italy. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions in 1958 and 1986 and in fourth place once in 1982. The team's worst results in the competition were first-round eliminations in 2002 and 2010. In 2002, the team suffered an unexpected loss to Senegal and departed the tournament without scoring a goal, while in 2010, a French team torn apart by conflict between the players and staff lost two of three matches and drew the other.[79][80]

In 2014, France advanced to the quarterfinal before losing to the eventual champion, Germany, 1–0.

In 2018, France defeated Croatia 4–2 in the final match and won the World Cup for the second time.[81]

FIFA World Cup finals record Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad GP W D L GF GA
1930Group stage7th310243Squad —
1934Round of 169th100123Squad 1100611934
1938Quarter-finals6th210144Squad Qualified as hosts1938
1950Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew 3021451950
1954Group stage11th210133Squad 44002041954
1958Third place3rd64022315Squad 43101941958
1962Did not qualify 53021041962
1966Group stage13th301225Squad 6501921966
1970Did not qualify 4202641970
1974 4112351974
1978Group stage12th310255Squad 4211741978
1982Fourth place4th73221612Squad 85032081982
1986Third place3rd7421126Squad 85121541986
1990Did not qualify 83321071990
1994 1061317101994
1998Champions1st7610152Squad Qualified as hosts1998
2002Group stage28th301203Squad Qualified as defending champions2002
2006Runners-up2nd743093Squad 105501422006
2010Group stage29th301214Squad 1274120102010
2014Quarter-finals7th5311103Squad 106221882014
2018Champions1st7610146Squad 107211862018
2022To be determined To be determined2022
Total 2 Titles 15/21 66 34 13* 19 120 77 N/A 111 65 23 23 216 88 Total
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Championship
Main article: France at the UEFA European Championship

France is one of the most successful nations at the UEFA European Championship having won two titles in 1984 and 2000. The team is just below Spain and Germany who have won three titles each. France hosted the inaugural competition in 1960 and have appeared in nine UEFA European Championship tournaments, tied for fourth-best. The team won their first title on home soil in 1984 and were led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini. In 2000, the team, led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, won its second title in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 1992 and 2008.

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad GP W D* L GF GA
1960 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 4 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 17 6 1960
1964 Did not qualify621311101964
1968842216121968
197263121081972
19766132761976
198064111371980
1984 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 4 Squad Qualified as hosts 1984
1988 Did not qualify8143471988
1992 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 8 8 0 0 20 6 1992
1996 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 3 0 5 2 Squad 10 5 5 0 22 2 1996
2000 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 7 Squad 10 6 3 1 17 10 2000
2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5 Squad 8 8 0 0 29 2 2004
2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad 12 8 2 2 25 5 2008
2012 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5 Squad 10 6 3 1 15 4 2012
2016 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts 2016
2020 Qualified 10 8 1 1 25 6 2020
Total 2 Titles 10/16 39 20 9 10 62 44 N/A 112 67 27 18 231 91 Total

FIFA Confederations Cup
Main article: France at the FIFA Confederations Cup

France have appeared in two of the eight FIFA Confederations Cups contested and won the competition on both appearances. The team's two titles place in second place only trailing Brazil who have won four. France won their first Confederations Cup in 2001 having appeared in the competition as a result of winning the FIFA World Cup in 1998. The team defeated Japan 1–0 in the final match. In the following Confederations Cup in 2003, France, appearing in the competition as the host country, won the competition beating Cameroon 1–0 after extra time.

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad
1992 Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999 Did not enter[82]
2001 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 12 2 Squad
2003 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 12 3 Squad
2005 Did not qualify
2009
2013
2017
Total 2 Titles 2/10 10 9 0 1 24 5 N/A

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 A 1 4211446th
2020–21 A 3 To be determined
Total 4 2 1 1 4 4 6th

Minor tournaments
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad
1904 Évence Coppée TrophyCo-Winners—101033—
1972 Brazil Independence CupGroup stage8th4310102Squad
1985 Artemio Franchi TrophyWinners—110020—
1988 Tournoi de FranceWinners1st220042—
1990 Kuwait TournamentWinners1st220040—
1994 Kirin CupWinners1st220051—
1997 Tournoi de FranceRound robin3rd302134Squad
1998 Hassan II TrophyWinners1st211032—
2000 Hassan II TrophyWinners1st211073—
2000 Nelson Mandela ChallengeCo-Winners—101000—
Total8 Titles2012714117N/A
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

Honours
France celebrating their victory of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
This is a list of honours for the senior France national team

FIFA World Cup

UEFA European Championship

FIFA Confederations Cup

Olympic football tournament

CompetitionTotal
FIFA World Cup 2125
UEFA European Championship 2103
FIFA Confederations Cup 2002
UEFA Nations League 0000
Olympic football tournament 1102
Total73212

Minor titles

Évence Coppée Trophy

  • Winners: 1904 (shared with Belgium)

Artemio Franchi Trophy (or Intercontinental Cup of Nations)

  • Winners: 1985

Tournoi de France

  • Winners: 1988

Kuwait Tournament

  • Winners: 1990

Kirin Cup

  • Winners: 1994

Hassan II Trophy

  • Winners: 1998, 2000

Nelson Mandela Challenge

Statistics

FIFA Rankings

Last update was on 25 October 2018. Source:[83]

     Worst Ranking       Best Ranking       Worst Mover       Best Mover  

France's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Games
Played		 Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
2201911911 2 03 1
    22018181224 1 69 1
9201711722 6 210 3
72016171331 7 1025 1
    25201510604 7 225 13
72014151041 7 720 1
20201312525 17 425 5
17201214833 13 218 5
15201113760 12 419 3
    18201013526 7 927 12
7200912732 7 212 1
11200814644 7 112 3
7200712732 2 27 3
42006171232 2 48 3
5200511650 2 39 2
2200415771 2 02 0
22003141301 2 13 1
2200213733 1 24 2
1200113913 1 12 0
22000161141 2 13 0
3199911821 2 13 1
    21998181161 2 165 11
619978521 3 717 6
31996141031 3 613 5
819958530 8 820 2
1919949540 13 420 4
1519938512 7 715 7

Most capped players
Main articles: List of France international footballers, List of France national football team captains, and France national football team records and statistics
Lilian Thuram is the most capped player in the history of France with 142 caps.
Hugo Lloris has the most caps among active players with 114.
  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Lilian Thuram 1994–2008 142 2
2 Thierry Henry 1997–2010 123 51
3 Marcel Desailly 1993–2004 116 3
4 Hugo Lloris 2008–present 114 0
5 Zinedine Zidane 1994–2006 108 31
6 Patrick Vieira 1997–2009 107 6
7 Didier Deschamps 1989–2000 103 4
8 Laurent Blanc 1989–2000 97 16
Bixente Lizarazu 1992–2004 97 2
Olivier Giroud 2011–present 97 39

Last updated: 17 November 2019
Source: fff.fr (in French)

Top goalscorers
Main article: List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team
Thierry Henry is the top scorer in the history of France with 51 goals.
Olivier Giroud is the top scorer among active players with 39 goals.
  Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
# Player Career Goals Caps Average
1 Thierry Henry 1997–2010 51 123 0.41
2 Michel Platini 1976–1987 41 72 0.57
3 Olivier Giroud 2011–present 39 97 0.4
4 David Trezeguet 1998–2008 34 71 0.48
5 Zinedine Zidane 1994–2006 31 108 0.29
6 Just Fontaine 1953–1960 30 21 1.43
Jean-Pierre Papin 1986–1995 30 54 0.56
Antoine Griezmann 2014–present 30 78 0.38
9 Youri Djorkaeff 1993–2002 28 82 0.34
10 Karim Benzema 2007–2015 27 81 0.33

Last updated: 17 November 2019
Source: fff.fr (in French)

Managers
Main article: France national football team manager
Manager France career Games Won Drawn Lost Win %
Henri Guérin 1964–1966 15 5 4 6 033.3
José Arribas
Jean Snella		 1966 4 2 0 2 050.0
Just Fontaine 1967 2 0 0 2 000.0
Louis Dugauguez 1967–1968 9 2 3 4 022.2
Georges Boulogne 1969–1973 31 15 5 11 048.4
Ștefan Kovács 1973–1975 15 6 4 5 040.0
Michel Hidalgo 1976–1984 75 41 16 18 054.7
Henri Michel 1984–1988 36 16 12 8 044.4
Michel Platini 1988–1992 29 16 8 5 055.2
Gérard Houllier 1992–1993 12 7 1 4 058.3
Aimé Jacquet 1993–1998 53 34 16 3 064.2
Roger Lemerre 1998–2002 53 34 11 8 064.2
Jacques Santini 2002–2004 28 22 4 2 078.6
Raymond Domenech 2004–2010 79 41 24 14 051.9
Laurent Blanc 2010–2012 27 16 7 4 059.3
Didier Deschamps 2012–present 100 65 18 17 065.0

Last updated: 17 November 2019
Source: fff.fr (in French)

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