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This article provides details of international football games played by the France national football team from 2020 to present. [1] [2] [3] The team reached the UEFA Nations League Finals for the first time. Later, they finished as top of Group F often described as Group of death in Euro 2020. [4] Les Bleus won their World Cup group and defeated Poland, heavyweights England and underdogs Morocco to advance to the final for the second consecutive tournament. [5] However, after a 3–3 tie and a penalty shootout loss to Argentina, they were unable to successfully defend their championship title. [6]

Results

Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

2020

8 June 2020 Friendly France Cancelled   Croatia Nice, France
21:00  UTC+2 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
5 September 2020 Nations League Sweden  0–1 France Solna, Sweden
20:45  UTC+2 Report
  • Mbappé 41'
Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak ( Poland)
8 September 2020 Nations League France 4–2   Croatia Saint-Denis, France
20:45  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan ( Romania)
7 October 2020 Friendly France 7–1   Ukraine Saint-Denis, France
21:10  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andris Treimanis ( Latvia)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 March 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. [9]
11 October 2020 Nations League France 0–0   Portugal Saint-Denis, France
20:45  UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 1,000 [10]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ( Spain)
14 October 2020 Nations League Croatia  1–2 France Zagreb, Croatia
20:45  UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 6,266 [11]
Referee: Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands)
11 November 2020 Friendly France 0–2   Finland Saint-Denis, France
21:10  UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov ( Bulgaria)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 31 March 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. [12]
14 November 2020 Nations League Portugal  0–1 France Lisbon, Portugal
19:45  UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Referee: Tobias Stieler ( Germany)
17 November 2020 Nations League France 4–2   Sweden Saint-Denis, France
20:45  UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0 [note 2]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov ( Belarus)

2021

24 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France 1–1   Ukraine Saint-Denis, France
20:45  UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Referee: Tobias Stieler ( Germany)
28 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Kazakhstan  0–2 France Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
19:00  UTC+6 Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov ( Belarus)
31 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–1 France Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45  UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Grbavica
Referee: Daniele Orsato ( Italy)
2 June 2021 Friendly France 3–0   Wales Nice, France
21:05  UTC+2 Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Luís Godinho ( Portugal)
8 June 2021 Friendly France 3–0   Bulgaria Saint-Denis, France
21:10  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos ( Greece)
15 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F France 1–0   Germany Munich, Germany
21:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ( Spain)
19 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F Hungary  1–1 France Budapest, Hungary
15:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 55,998
Referee: Michael Oliver ( England)
23 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F Portugal  2–2 France Budapest, Hungary
21:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 54,886
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz ( Spain)
28 June 2021 Euro 2020 R16 France 3–3 ( a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
   Switzerland Bucharest, Romania
22:00  UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 22,642
Referee: Fernando Rapallini ( Argentina)
Penalties
1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France 1–1   Bosnia and Herzegovina Strasbourg, France
20:45  UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 21,754
Referee: Sandro Schärer ( Switzerland)
4 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Ukraine  1–1 France Kyiv, Ukraine
21:45  UTC+3 Report
Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Slavko Vinčić ( Slovenia)
7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France 2–0   Finland Lyon, France
20:45  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Referee: Deniz Aytekin ( Germany)
7 October 2021 Nations League SF Belgium  2–3 France Turin, Italy
20:45  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 12,409
Referee: Daniel Siebert ( Germany)
10 October 2021 Nations League Final Spain  1–2 France Milan, Italy
20:45  UTC+2 Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 31,511
Referee: Anthony Taylor ( England)
13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France 8–0   Kazakhstan Paris, France
20:45  UTC+1
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,551
Referee: Glenn Nyberg ( Sweden)
16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Finland  0–2 France Helsinki, Finland
21:45  UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Marco Guida ( Italy)

2022

25 March 2022 Friendly France 2–1   Ivory Coast Marseille, France
21:15  UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Vítor Ferreira ( Portugal)
29 March 2022 Friendly France 5–0   South Africa Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
21:15  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Referee: Sandro Schärer ( Switzerland)
3 June 2022 Nations League France 1–2   Denmark Saint-Denis, France
20:45  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 75,833
Referee: Felix Zwayer ( Germany)
6 June 2022 Nations League Croatia  1–1 France Split, Croatia
20:45  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marco Guida ( Italy)
10 June 2022 Nations League Austria  1–1 France Vienna, Austria
20:45  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 44,800
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos ( Greece)
13 June 2022 Nations League France 0–1   Croatia Saint-Denis, France
20:45  UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 77,410
Referee: Orel Grinfeld ( Israel)
22 September 2022 Nations League France 2–0   Austria Saint-Denis, France
20:45  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 70,188
Referee: Andreas Ekberg ( Sweden)
25 September 2022 Nations League Denmark  2–0 France Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Parken Stadium
Referee: István Kovács ( Romania)
22 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D France 4–1   Australia Al Wakrah, Qatar
22:00  UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Referee: Victor Gomes ( South Africa)
26 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D France 2–1   Denmark Doha, Qatar
19:00  UTC+3
Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 42,860
Referee: Szymon Marciniak ( Poland)
30 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D Tunisia  1–0 France Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00  UTC+3
Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 43,627
Referee: Matthew Conger ( New Zealand)
4 December 2022 2022 World Cup R16 France 3–1   Poland Doha, Qatar
18:00  UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 40,989
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela ( Venezuela)
10 December 2022 2022 World Cup QF England  1–2 France Al Khor, Qatar
22:00  UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,895
Referee: Wilton Sampaio ( Brazil)
14 December 2022 2022 World Cup SF France 2–0   Morocco Al Khor, Qatar
22:00  UTC+3 Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,294
Referee: César Arturo Ramos ( Mexico)
18 December 2022 2022 World Cup F Argentina  3–3 ( a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
France Lusail, Qatar
18:00  UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium
Attendance: 88,966
Referee: Szymon Marciniak ( Poland)
Penalties
Note: Argentina won on penalty kicks 4–2

2023

24 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France 4–0   Netherlands Saint-Denis, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 77,328
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ( Italy)
27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Republic of Ireland  0–1 France Dublin, Republic of Ireland
20:45  Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 50,219
Referee: Artur Soares Dias ( Portugal)
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Gibraltar  0–3 France Faro/ Loulé, Portugal
20:45 Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskiy ( Ukraine)
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France 1–0   Greece Saint-Denis, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz ( Spain)
7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France 2–0   Republic of Ireland Paris, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,995
Referee: Urs Schnyder ( Switzerland)
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Friendly Germany  2–1   France Dortmund, Germany
21:00
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Referee: Anthony Taylor ( England)
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Netherlands  1–2   France Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 51,310
Referee: Felix Zwayer ( Germany)
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) Friendly France  4–1   Scotland Lille, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Referee: Tobias Stieler ( Germany)
18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France 14–0   Gibraltar Nice, France
20:45
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: John Brooks ( England)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Greece  2–2   France Athens, Greece
21:45 Report Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
Attendance: 24,820
Referee: Daniel Siebert ( Germany)

2024

23 March 2024 Friendly France  0–2   Germany Lyon, France
21:05  UTC+1
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 59,100
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ( Spain)
26 March 2024 Friendly France  3–2   Chile Marseille, France
21:00  UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor ( England)
5 June 2024 Friendly France  v   Luxembourg Metz, France
21:00  UTC+2 Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
9 June 2024 Friendly France  v   Canada Bordeaux, France
21:15  UTC+2 Stadium: Malmut Atlantique
17 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D Austria  v   France Düsseldorf, Germany
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2) Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
21 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D Netherlands  v   France Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST ( UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
25 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D France  v   Poland Dortmund, Germany
18:00 CEST ( UTC+2) Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2024–25 Nations League France  v   Italy France
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) 2024–25 Nations League France  v   Belgium France
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) 2024–25 Nations League Israel  v   France TBD [note 3]
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
14 October 2024 (2024-10-14) 2024–25 Nations League Belgium  v   France Belgium
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
14 November 2024 (2024-11-14) 2024–25 Nations League France  v   Israel France
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
17 November 2024 (2024-11-17) 2024–25 Nations League Italy  v   France Italy
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD

Head to head records

As of match played 26 March 2023
Head to head records
Opponent P W D L GF GA W% D% L%
  Argentina 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 100 0
  Australia 1 1 0 0 4 1 100 0 0
  Austria 2 1 1 0 3 1 50 50 0
  Belgium 1 1 0 0 3 2 100 0 0
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 2 1 50 50 0
  Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 3 0 100 0 0
  Chile 1 1 0 0 3 2 100 0 0
  Croatia 4 2 1 1 7 5 50 25 25
  Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 5 33.33 0 66.67
  England 1 1 0 0 2 1 100 0 0
  Finland 3 2 0 1 4 2 66.67 0 33.33
  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 33.33 0 66.67
  Gibraltar 2 2 0 0 17 0 100 0 0
  Greece 2 1 1 0 3 2 50 50 0
  Hungary 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 100 0
  Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 2 1 100 0 0
  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 10 0 100 0 0
  Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 0 100 0 0
  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 6 1 100 0 0
  Poland 1 1 0 0 3 1 100 0 0
  Portugal 3 1 2 0 3 2 33.33 66.67 0
  Republic of Ireland 2 2 0 0 3 0 100 0 0
  Scotland 1 1 0 0 4 1 100 0 0
  Spain 1 1 0 0 2 1 100 0 0
  South Africa 1 1 0 0 5 0 100 0 0
  Sweden 2 2 0 0 5 2 100 0 0
   Switzerland 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 100 0
  Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 100
  Ukraine 3 1 2 0 9 3 33.33 66.67 0
  Wales 1 1 0 0 3 0 100 0 0
Totals 51 33 11 7 120 46 64.71 21.57 13.73

Notes

  1. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors. [7] [8]
  2. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. [13]

References

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  4. ^ "France are in 'group of death' at Euros, says Ben Yedder". Reuters. 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "France beat Morocco 2-0 to set up World Cup final against Argentina: Result reaction and analysis". 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ Messi-led Argentina defeats France on penalties to cap thrilling men's World Cup final CBC Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2023
  7. ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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