France national football team

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
AssociationFédération Française de Football (FFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDidier Deschamps
CaptainHugo Lloris
Most capsHugo Lloris (145)
Top scorerOlivier Giroud (56)
Home stadiumStade de France
FIFA codeFRA
FIFA ranking
Current 3 Increase 1 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest1 (May 2001 – May 2002, August – September 2018)
Lowest26 (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
Appearances15 (first in 1930)
Best resultChampions (1998, 2018)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1960)
Best resultChampions (1984, 2000)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2001)
Best resultChampions (2001, 2003)

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.

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. 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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