France National Football Team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA.

France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930. In the 1980s, led by midfielder and captain Michel Platini, the team reached semi-finals at both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, and won the 1984 European Championship.

France then reached an even higher status in international football by being especially successful at the end of the 1990s and in the 2000s; they won the World Cup as the host nation in 1998, and the European Football Championship two years later, while also placing second at the 2006 World Cup tournament. Midfielder Zinédine Zidane was particularly instrumental in achieving those honours.

France and Argentina are the only national teams which have won the three most important men's titles organized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic Tournament.



Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record
1930 - Round 1
1934 - Round 1
1938 - Quarterfinals
1950 - Did not qualify
1954 - Round 1
1958 - Third place
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Round 1
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Round 1
1982 - Fourth place
1986 - Third place
1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Champions
2002 - Round 1
2006 - Final
2010 - Qualification

UEFA European Championship record
1960 - Semifinals
1964 - Did not qualify
1968 - Did not qualify
1972 - Did not qualify
1976 - Did not qualify
1980 - Did not qualify
1984 - Champions
1988 - Did not qualify
1992 - Round 1
1996 - Semifinals
2000 - Champions
2004 - Quarterfinals
2008 - Round 1

Confederations Cup record
1997 - Did not qualify
1999 - Withdrew
2001 - Champions
2003 - Champions
2005 - Did not qualify
2009 - Did not qualify