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France contesting a match against Portugal at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The list shown below shows the France national football team all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, FIFA Confederations Cup, and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. [nb 1]

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. The team played its first official match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium. France and Belgium have since contested 75 official matches against each other, the most all-time between each team. Aside from Belgium, France have contested matches against almost 90 other national teams. Of the 90 teams, France have not lost to 40 of them having earned a perfect winning percentage against 26 of the teams. France have also not beaten two teams; the Ireland national team from 1882 to 1950 and Senegal. France have contested these two teams only once.

Competition records

For single-match results of the national team, see French football single-season articles.

FIFA World Cup record

Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 3
Italy 1934 First round 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3
France 1938 Quarter-finals 6th 2 1 0 1 4 4
Brazil 1950 did not qualify
Switzerland 1954 Group stage 11th 2 1 0 1 3 3
Sweden 1958 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 23 15
Chile 1962 did not qualify
England 1966 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Mexico 1970 did not qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 5 5
Spain 1982 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 16 12
Mexico 1986 Third place 3rd 7 4 2 1 12 6
Italy 1990 did not qualify
United States 1994
France 1998 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 15 2
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 0 3
Germany 2006 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 3 0 9 3
South Africa 2010 Group stage 29th 3 0 1 2 1 4
Brazil 2014 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 1 1 10 3
Russia 2018 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 6
Qatar 2022 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 16 8
Total 16/22 2 Titles 73 39 14 20 136 85

UEFA European Championship record

Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
France 1960 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 4 7
Spain 1964 did not qualify
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 4
West Germany 1988 did not qualify
Sweden 1992 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
England 1996 Semi-finals Joint 3rd 5 2 3 0 5 2
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 7
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 7 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5
France 2016 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 13 5
Europe 2020 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 7 6
Total 10/16 2 Titles 43 21 12 10 69 50

UEFA Nations League record

UEFA Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG GP Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
2018–19 A 1 2nd 4 2 1 1 4 4 Same position 6th Portugal 2019 did not qualify
2020–21 A 3 1st 6 5 1 0 12 5 Same position 1st Italy 2021 1st 2 2 0 0 5 3 Squad
2022–23 A 1 3rd 6 1 2 3 5 7 Same position 12th Netherlands 2023 did not qualify
Total 16 8 4 4 21 16 1st Total 2 2 0 0 5 3 —
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.
**Red border indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil

FIFA Confederations Cup record

Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Withdrew
South Korea Japan 2001 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 12 2
France 2003 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 12 3
Germany 2005 did not qualify
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total 2/10 2 Titles 10 9 0 1 24 5

Head-to-head record

Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)

Updated as after France vs. Chile on 26 March 2024.

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal difference % Won Confederation
  Albania 9 7 1 1 20 4 +16 77.8% UEFA
  Algeria 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.0% CAF
  Andorra 5 5 0 0 14 0 +14 100.0% UEFA
  Argentina 13 3 4 6 14 18 -4 23.1% CONMEBOL
  Armenia 5 5 0 0 14 2 +12 100.0% UEFA
  Australia 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 66.7% OFC/ AFC
  Austria 25 13 3 9 42 41 +1 52.0% UEFA
  Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 100.0% UEFA
  Belarus 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 50.0% UEFA
  Belgium 75 26 19 30 131 162 -31 34.7% UEFA
  Bolivia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.0% CONMEBOL
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 50.0% UEFA
  Brazil 16 5 4 7 20 27 -7 31.25% CONMEBOL
  Bulgaria 23 11 4 8 41 26 +15 47.8% UEFA
CAF XI 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.0% CAF
  Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 66.7% CAF
  Canada 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.0% CONCACAF
  Chile 6 3 1 2 14 7 +7 50.0% CONMEBOL
  China 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 50.0% AFC
  Colombia 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 75.0% CONMEBOL
CONCACAF XI 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.0% CONCACAF
  Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100.0% CONCACAF
  Croatia 10 6 3 1 20 10 +10 60.0% UEFA
  Cyprus 8 7 1 0 27 2 +25 87.5% UEFA
  Czechoslovakia 20 7 4 9 29 34 -5 35.0% UEFA
  Czech Republic 4 1 2 1 4 5 -1 25.0% UEFA
  Denmark 19 9 2 8 23 42 -19 47.4% UEFA
  East Germany 7 2 2 3 8 7 +1 28.6% UEFA
  Ecuador 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 50.0% CONMEBOL
  Egypt 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.0% CAF
  England 34 11 6 17 45 75 -30 32.3% UEFA
England England Amateurs 8 1 0 7 4 61 -57 12.5% UEFA
  Estonia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.0% UEFA
  Faroe Islands 6 6 0 0 22 0 +22 100.0% UEFA
FIFA XI 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.0% FIFA
  Finland 11 10 0 1 22 5 +17 90.9% UEFA
  Georgia 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 75.0% UEFA
  Germany 19 9 4 6 23 21 +2 47.4% UEFA
  Greece 10 7 2 1 26 9 +17 70.0% UEFA
  Gibraltar 2 2 0 0 17 0 +17 100.0% UEFA
  Honduras 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.0% CONCACAF
  Hungary 23 8 3 12 32 48 -16 34.8% UEFA
  Iceland 15 11 4 0 42 12 +30 73.3% UEFA
  India 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.0% AFC
  Iran 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.0% AFC
  Ireland Amateurs 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0.0% UEFA
  Israel 9 4 4 1 15 6 +9 44.4% UEFA
  Italy 39 11 10 18 56 82 -28 26.3% UEFA
  Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 66.7% CAF
  Jamaica 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.0% CONCACAF
  Japan 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 66.0% AFC
  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 100.0% UEFA
  Kuwait 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.0% AFC
  Latvia 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.0% UEFA
  Lithuania 4 4 0 0 5 0 +5 100.0% UEFA
  Luxembourg 18 16 1 1 71 12 +59 88.9% UEFA
  Malta 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 100.0% UEFA
  Mexico 7 5 1 1 15 6 +9 71.4% CONCACAF
  Moldova 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.0% UEFA
  Morocco 6 4 2 0 14 6 +8 66.7% CAF
  Netherlands 30 15 4 11 53 57 -4 50.0% UEFA
  New Zealand 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.0% OFC
  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50.0% CAF
  Northern Ireland 8 5 3 0 18 4 +14 62.5% UEFA
  Norway 15 7 4 4 22 15 +7 46.7% UEFA
  Paraguay 5 3 2 0 14 4 +10 60.0% CONMEBOL
  Peru 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 50.0% CONMEBOL
  Poland 17 9 5 3 30 17 +13 52.9% UEFA
  Portugal 28 19 3 6 52 31 +21 67.9% UEFA
  Republic of Ireland 19 10 5 4 25 15 +10 52.6% UEFA
  Romania 16 8 5 3 21 16 +5 50.0% UEFA
  Russia 7 4 1 2 15 10 +5 50.0% UEFA
  Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.0% AFC
  Scotland 17 9 0 8 27 16 +11 52.9% UEFA
  Senegal 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0.0% CAF
  Serbia 5 3 2 0 8 4 +4 60.0% UEFA
  Slovakia 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 50.0% UEFA
  Slovenia 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 100.0% UEFA
  South Africa 5 3 1 1 11 3 +8 60.0% CAF
  South Korea 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 66.7% AFC
  Soviet Union 12 2 6 4 13 18 -5 16.7% UEFA
  Spain 36 13 7 16 39 64 -25 36.1% UEFA
  Sweden 23 12 5 6 34 23 +11 52.2% UEFA
   Switzerland 39 16 11 12 70 63 +7 41.0% UEFA
  Togo 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.0% CAF
  Tunisia 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 40.0% CAF
  Turkey 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 66.6% UEFA
  United States 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 75.0% CONCACAF
  Ukraine 12 6 5 1 23 8 +15 50.0% UEFA
  Uruguay 10 3 4 3 7 8 -1 30.0% CONMEBOL
  Wales 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 66.7% UEFA
  West Germany 15 6 4 5 28 29 -1 40.0% UEFA
  Yugoslavia 26 9 7 10 41 39 +2 34.6% UEFA
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal difference % Won Confederation
All 907 457 189 261 1639 1237 +402 50.4% UEFA

Notes

  1. ^ A non-senior, young France team played at 1984 Summer Olympics, which they won. Since 1992 Summer Olympics, only under-23 teams are allowed to compete in the tournament. Thus, France's Summer Olympics matches, since the 1984 Games, will not be counted on this list.

External links

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