France national football team
national association football team representing France
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 | |
| Current | 3  1 (22 December 2022)[1] |
| Highest | 1 (May 2001 – May 2002, August – September 2018) |
| Lowest | 26 (September 2010) |
| First international | |
 Belgium 3–3 France  (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) | |
| Biggest win | |
 France 14–0 Gibraltar  (Nice, France; 18 November 2023) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Denmark 17–1 France (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 |
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