France national football team
The France national football team is the national football team of France. They won the FIFA World Cup 2 times (1998, 2018), the UEFA European Football Championship twice (1984, 2000) and the FIFA Confederations Cup twice (2001, 2003). The teams current coach is Didier Deschamps, who took over from Laurent Blanc.
| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
|---|---|
| Association | Fédération Française de Football (FFF) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Didier Deschamps |
| Captain | Hugo Lloris |
| Most caps | Hugo Lloris (145) |
| Top scorer | Olivier Giroud (56) |
| Home stadium | Stade de France |
| FIFA code | FRA |
| FIFA ranking | |
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| Highest | 1 (May 2001 – May 2002, August – September 2018) |
| Lowest | 26 (September 2010) |
| First international | |
 Belgium 3–3 France [[File:{{{flag alias-1794}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]](Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) | |
| Biggest win | |
 France 14–0 Gibraltar  (Nice, France; 18 November 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Denmark 17–1 France [[File:{{{flag alias-1794}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]](London, England; 22 October 1908) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | Champions (1998, 2018) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1960) |
| Best result | Champions (1984, 2000) |
| Confederations Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2001) |
| Best result | Champions (2001, 2003) |
Most appearances
- As of 17 November 2021
Highlighted names show that the player is still active.
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilian Thuram | 1994–2008 | 142 | 2 |
| 2 | Hugo Lloris | 2008–present | 136 | 0 |
| 3 | Thierry Henry | 1997–2010 | 123 | 51 |
| 4 | Marcel Desailly | 1993–2004 | 116 | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Giroud | 2011–present | 110 | 46 |
| 6 | Zinedine Zidane | 1994–2006 | 108 | 31 |
| 7 | Patrick Vieira | 1997–2009 | 107 | 6 |
| 8 | Didier Deschamps | 1989–2000 | 103 | 4 |
| 9 | Antoine Griezmann | 2014–present | 102 | 42 |
| 10 | Laurent Blanc | 1989–2000 | 97 | 16 |
| Bixente Lizarazu | 1992–2004 | 97 | 2 |
Top scorers
- As of 17 November 2021
Highlighted names show that the player is still active.
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Henry | 1997–2010 | 51 | 123 | 0.41 |
| 2 | Olivier Giroud | 2011–present | 46 | 110 | 0.42 |
| 3 | Antoine Griezmann | 2014–present | 42 | 102 | 0.41 |
| 4 | Michel Platini | 1976–1987 | 41 | 72 | 0.57 |
| 5 | Karim Benzema | 2007–present | 36 | 94 | 0.38 |
| 6 | David Trezeguet | 1998–2008 | 34 | 71 | 0.48 |
| 7 | Zinedine Zidane | 1994–2006 | 31 | 108 | 0.29 |
| 8 | Just Fontaine | 1953–1960 | 30 | 21 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Papin | 1986–1995 | 30 | 54 | 0.56 |
| 10 | Youri Djorkaeff | 1993–2002 | 28 | 82 | 0.34 |
Honours
- This is a list of honours for the senior France national team
- Winners: 2020–21
| Competition |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| UEFA European Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olympic football tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
France National Football Team Media
France national team that played its first international v Belgium in 1904
- Platini paninicard 1984.jpg
Michel Platini captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.
Zinedine Zidane captaining France at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
The French team in front of fans in 2006.
France vs Netherlands, Stade de France Nations League
USFSA team that represented France at the 1900 Summer Olympics, wearing a white shirt with the rings emblem. That shirt was also worn in the first international v Belgium in 1904
France's Zinedine Zidane number 10 home shirt, as made by Adidas
Nike-made France merchandise on display for UEFA Euro 2016
Didier Deschamps, the current coach of the France national football team.
Hugo Lloris is France's most capped player with 145 appearances.
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