France national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
|---|---|
| Association | Fédération Française de Football (FFF) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Didier Deschamps |
| Captain | Hugo Lloris |
| Most caps | Lilian Thuram (142) |
| Top scorer | Thierry Henry (51) |
| Home stadium | Stade de France |
| FIFA code | FRA |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 2  (27 May 2021)[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 10–0 Azerbaijan  (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) | |
| 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) |
The France national football team is the national football team of France. They won the FIFA World Cup 2 times (1998, 2018), and the UEFA European Football Championship twice (1984, 2000). The teams current coach is Didier Deschamps, who took over from Laurent Blanc.
Most appearances[change | change source]
- As of 10 October 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 | 134 | 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 | 100 | 41 |
| 10 | Laurent Blanc | 1989–2000 | 97 | 16 |
| Bixente Lizarazu | 1992–2004 | 97 | 2 |
Top scorers[change | change source]
- As of 10 October 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 | Michel Platini | 1976–1987 | 41 | 72 | 0.57 |
| 4 | Antoine Griezmann | 2014–present | 41 | 100 | 0.41 |
| 5 | David Trezeguet | 1998–2008 | 34 | 71 | 0.48 |
| 6 | Karim Benzema | 2007–present | 33 | 92 | 0.36 |
| 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[change | change source]
France celebrating their victory of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
- 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 | 0 | 3 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olympic football tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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