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| Federation founded: 1919 |
| FIFA member since: 1904 |
| Confederation: UEFA |
| Colours: Blue with white and red |
| Nicknames: Les Bleus (The blues), Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours) |
| World Cups qualified for: 15 (of 21) |
| Best results: Champions 1998, 2018 |
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 WORLD CUP RANKING
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| P 66
|
W 34
|
D 13
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L 19
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GF 120
|
GA 77
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Pts 115
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France
is 5th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
|
| Champions |
1998, 2018 |
| Finalists |
2006 |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
1958, 1982, 1986 |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
1930, 1938, 2014 |
| Biggest win |
7-3 vs Paraguay 1958 |
| Biggest loss |
2-5 vs Brazil 1958 |
| Most wins in a row |
5 |
| Most losses in a row |
4 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
8 |
| Longest run without win |
5 |
| Longest run qualifying |
6 (1998 - ) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
2 |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
2 wins, 2 losses |
| FRA vs Europe |
W17 - D7 - L11 |
| FRA vs South America |
W7 - D4 - L5 |
| FRA vs Asia |
W3 - D1 - L0 |
| FRA vs Africa |
W3 - D0 - L2 |
| FRA vs N/C America |
W4 - D1 - L1 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Fabien Barthez |
17 |
1998-06 |
| Thierry Henry |
17 |
1998-10 |
| Lilian Thuram |
16 |
1998-06 |
| Maxime Bossis |
15 |
1978-86 |
| Hugo Lloris |
14 |
2010-18 |
| Michel Platini |
14 |
1978-86 |
| Manuel Amoros |
12 |
1982-86 |
| Alain Giresse |
12 |
1982-86 |
| Olivier Giroud |
12 |
2014-18 |
| Antoine Griezmann |
12 |
2014-18 |
| Jean Tigana |
12 |
1982-86 |
| David Trezeguet |
12 |
1998-06 |
| Raphael Varane |
12 |
2014-18 |
| Patrick Vieira |
12 |
1998-06 |
| Zinedine Zidane |
12 |
1998-06 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Just Fontaine |
13 |
1958 |
| Thierry Henry |
6 |
1998-10 |
| Michel Platini |
5 |
1978-86 |
| Zinedine Zidane |
5 |
1998-06 |
| Antoine Griezmann |
4 |
2014-18 |
| Raymond Kopa |
4 |
1954-58 |
| Kylian Mbappé |
4 |
2018 |
| Dominique Rocheteau |
4 |
1978-86 |
| Karim Benzema |
3 |
2014 |
| Bernard Genghini |
3 |
1982-86 |
| Alain Giresse |
3 |
1982-86 |
| Jean Nicolas |
3 |
1934-38 |
| Roger Piantoni |
3 |
1958 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1930 1R Mexico W 4-1
1R Argentina L 0-1
1R Chile L 0-1
1934 1R Austria [aet] L 2-3
1938 1R Belgium W 3-1
QF Italy L 1-3
1954 1R Yugoslavia L 0-1
1R Mexico W 3-2
1958 1R Paraguay W 7-3
1R Yugoslavia L 2-3
1R Scotland W 2-1
QF Northern Ireland W 4-0
SF Brazil L 2-5
3/4 West Germany W 6-3
1966 1R Mexico D 1-1
1R Uruguay L 1-2
1R England L 0-2
1978 1R Italy L 1-2
1R Argentina L 1-2
1R Hungary W 3-1
1982 1R England L 1-3
1R Kuwait W 4-1
1R Czechoslovakia D 1-1
2Ph Austria W 1-0
2Ph Northern Ireland W 4-1
SF West Germany [4-5 ap] D 3-3
3/4 Poland L 2-3
1986 1R Canada W 1-0
1R Soviet Union D 1-1
1R Hungary W 3-0
2R Italy W 2-0
QF Brazil [4-3 ap] D 1-1
SF West Germany L 0-2
3/4 Belgium [aet] W 4-2
1998 1R South Africa W 3-0
1R Saudi Arabia W 4-0
1R Denmark W 2-1
2R Paraguay [gg] W 1-0
QF Italy [4-3 ap] D 0-0
SF Croatia W 2-1
F Brazil W 3-0
2002 1R Senegal L 0-1
1R Uruguay D 0-0
1R Denmark L 0-2
2006 1R Switzerland D 0-0
1R South Korea D 1-1
1R Togo W 2-0
2R Spain W 3-1
QF Brazil W 1-0
SF Portugal W 1-0
F Italy [3-5 ap] D 1-1
2010 1R Uruguay D 0-0
1R Mexico L 0-2
1R South Africa L 1-2
2014 1R Honduras W 3-0
1R Switzerland W 5-2
1R Ecuador D 0-0
2R Nigeria W 2-0
QF Germany L 0-1
2018 1R Australia W 2-1
1R Peru W 1-0
1R Denmark D 0-0
2R Argentina W 4-3
QF Uruguay W 2-0
SF Belgium W 1-0
F Croatia W 4-2
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