France at the FIFA World Cup

Last updated December 09, 2024

This is a record of France's results at the FIFA World Cup. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 16 FIFA World Cups, tied for the sixth most of any country.^[1] The national team is one of eight to have won the FIFA World Cup title and one of only six to have done so more than once.^[2]

The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998.^[3] France had defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final match at the Stade de France.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter-finals. In 2018, France won the World Cup for the second time, defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia.^[8]

In 2006 and 2022, France finished as runners-up, losing on penalties to Italy (5–3) and Argentina (4–2) after ties after 120 minutes. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions, in 1958 and 1986, and in fourth place once, in 1982.^[9]^[10]

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup finals record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Campaign
1930	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	4	3	Squad	Qualified as invitees
1934	Round of 16	9th	1	0	0	1	2	3	Squad	1	1	0	0	6	1	1934
1938	Quarter-finals	6th	2	1	0	1	4	4	Squad	Qualified as hosts						1938
1950	Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew									3	0	2	1	4	5	1950
1954	Group stage	11th	2	1	0	1	3	3	Squad	4	4	0	0	20	4	1954
1958	Third place	3rd	6	4	0	2	23	15	Squad	4	3	1	0	19	4	1958
1962	Did not qualify									5	3	0	2	10	4	1962
1966	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad	6	5	0	1	9	2	1966
1970	Did not qualify									4	2	0	2	6	4	1970
1974	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	3	5	1974
1978	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	5	5	Squad	4	2	1	1	7	4	1978
1982	Fourth place	4th	7	3	2	2	16	12	Squad	8	5	0	3	20	8	1982
1986	Third place	3rd	7	4	2	1	12	6	Squad	8	5	1	2	15	4	1986
1990	Did not qualify									8	3	3	2	10	7	1990
1994	Did not qualify									10	6	1	3	17	10	1994
1998	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	15	2	Squad	Qualified as hosts						1998
2002	Group stage	28th	3	0	1	2	0	3	Squad	Qualified as defending champions						2002
2006	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	3	0	9	3	Squad	10	5	5	0	14	2	2006
2010	Group stage	29th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad	12	7	4	1	20	10	2010
2014	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	1	1	10	3	Squad	10	6	2	2	18	8	2014
2018	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	14	6	Squad	10	7	2	1	18	6	2018
2022	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	16	8	Squad	8	5	3	0	18	3	2022
2026	To be determined									To be determined						2026
2030																2030
2034																2034
Total	2 titles	16/25	73	39	14*	20	136	85	N/A	119	70	26	23	234	91	Total

*Knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out are considered a draw.

**Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

France's World Cup record
First Match	France 4–1 Mexico (15 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay)
Biggest Win	France 7–3 Paraguay (8 June 1958; Norrköping, Sweden)
Biggest Defeat	Brazil 5–2 France (24 June 1958; Solna, Sweden)
Best Result	Champions in 1998 and 2018
Worst Result	Group stage in 1930, 1954, 1966, 1978, 2002 and 2010

By match

Year	Round	Opponents	Score	France scorers
1930	Group 1	Mexico	4–1	Laurent, Langiller, Maschinot (2)
		Argentina	0–1
		Chile	0–1
1934	Round of 16	Austria	2–3 ( a.e.t. )	Nicolas, Verriest
1938	Round of 16	Belgium	3–1	Veinante, Nicolas (2)
1938	Quarter-final	Italy	1–3	Heisserer
1954	Group 1	Yugoslavia	0–1
1954	Group 1	Mexico	3–2	Vincent, Cardenas, Kopa
1958	Group 2	Paraguay	7–3	Fontaine (3), Piantoni, Wisnieski, Kopa, Vincent
		Yugoslavia	2–3	Fontaine (2)
		Scotland	2–1	Kopa, Fontaine
	Quarter-final	Northern Ireland	4–0	Wisnieski, Fontaine (2), Piantoni
	Semi-final	Brazil	2–5	Fontaine, Piantoni
	Third place play-off	West Germany	6–3	Fontaine (4), Kopa, Douis
1966	Group 1	Mexico	1–1	Hausser
		Uruguay	1–2	De Bourgoing
		England	0–2
1978	Group 1	Italy	1–2	Lacombe
		Argentina	1–2	Platini
		Hungary	3–1	Lopez, Berdoll, Rocheteau
1982	Group 4	England	1–3	Soler
		Kuwait	4–1	Genghini, Platini, Six, Bossis
		Czechoslovakia	1–1	Six
	Group B	Austria	1–0	Genghini
	Group B	Northern Ireland	4–1	Giresse (2), Rocheteau (2)
	Semi-final	West Germany	3–3 ( a.e.t. )(4–5 p)	Platini, Tresor, Giresse
	Third place play-off	Poland	2–3	Girard, Couriol
1986	Group C	Canada	1–0	Papin
		Soviet Union	1–1	Fernández
		Hungary	3–0	Stopyra, Tigana, Rocheteau
	Round of 16	Italy	2–0	Platini, Stopyra
	Quarter-final	Brazil	1–1 ( a.e.t. )(4–3 p)	Platini
	Semi-final	West Germany	0–2
	Third place play-off	Belgium	4–2 ( a.e.t. )	Ferreri, Papin, Genghini, Amoros
1998	Group C	South Africa	3–0	Dugarry, Issa (o.g.), Henry
		Saudi Arabia	4–0	Henry (2), Trezeguet, Lizarazu
		Denmark	2–1	Djorkaeff, Petit
	Round of 16	Paraguay	1–0 ( a.s.d.e.t. )	Blanc
	Quarter-final	Italy	0–0 ( a.e.t. )(4–3 p)
	Semi-final	Croatia	2–1	Thuram (2)
	Final	Brazil	3–0	Zidane (2), Petit
2002	Group A	Senegal	0–1
		Uruguay	0–0
		Denmark	0–2
2006	Group G	Switzerland	0–0
		South Korea	1–1	Henry
		Togo	2–0	Vieira, Henry
	Round of 16	Spain	3–1	Ribéry, Vieira, Zidane
	Quarter-final	Brazil	1–0	Henry
	Semi-final	Portugal	1–0	Zidane
	Final	Italy	1–1 ( a.e.t. )(3–5 p)	Zidane
2010	Group A	Uruguay	0–0
		Mexico	0–2
		South Africa	1–2	Malouda
2014	Group E	Honduras	3–0	Benzema (2), Valladares (o.g.)
		Switzerland	5–2	Giroud, Matuidi, Valbuena, Benzema, Sissoko
		Ecuador	0–0
	Round of 16	Nigeria	2–0	Pogba, Yobo (o.g.)
	Quarter-final	Germany	0–1
2018	Group C	Australia	2–1	Griezmann, Behich (o.g.)
		Peru	1–0	Mbappé
		Denmark	0–0
	Round of 16	Argentina	4–3	Griezmann, Pavard, Mbappé (2)
	Quarter-final	Uruguay	2–0	Varane, Griezmann
	Semi-final	Belgium	1–0	Umtiti
	Final	Croatia	4–2	Mandžukić (o.g.), Griezmann, Pogba, Mbappé
2022	Group D	Australia	4–1	Rabiot, Giroud (2), Mbappé
		Denmark	2–1	Mbappé (2)
		Tunisia	0–1
	Round of 16	Poland	3–1	Giroud, Mbappé (2)
	Quarter-final	England	2–1	Tchouaméni, Giroud
	Semi-final	Morocco	2–0	T. Hernandez, Kolo Muani
	Final	Argentina	3–3 ( a.e.t. )(2–4 p)	Mbappé (3)

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	Total	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
Italy	5	1	2	2	5	6
Brazil	4	2	1	1	7	6
Germany	4	1	1	2	9	9
Mexico	4	2	1	1	8	6
Denmark	4	2	1	1	4	4
Uruguay	4	1	2	1	3	2
Argentina	4	1	1	2	8	9
Belgium	3	3	0	0	8	3
Australia	2	2	0	0	6	2
Austria	2	1	0	1	3	3
Croatia	2	2	0	0	6	3
England	3	1	0	2	3	6
Hungary	2	2	0	0	6	1
Northern Ireland	2	2	0	0	8	1
Paraguay	2	2	0	0	8	3
Switzerland	2	1	1	0	5	2
South Africa	2	1	0	1	4	2
Poland	2	1	0	1	5	4
Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	2	4
Canada	1	1	0	0	1	0
Chile	1	0	0	1	0	1
Czechoslovakia	1	0	1	0	1	1
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	0	0
Honduras	1	1	0	0	3	0
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	4	1
Morocco	1	1	0	0	2	0
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	2	0
Peru	1	1	0	0	1	0
Portugal	1	1	0	0	1	0
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	4	0
Scotland	1	1	0	0	2	1
Senegal	1	0	0	1	0	1
South Korea	1	0	1	0	1	1
Soviet Union	1	0	1	0	1	1
Spain	1	1	0	0	3	1
Togo	1	1	0	0	2	0
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0	1

France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup Squad

Head coach: Aimé Jacquet

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Bernard Lama	(1963-04-07)7 April 1963 (aged 35)	37	Paris Saint Germain
2	2 DF	Vincent Candela	(1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 24)	10	Roma
3	2 DF	Bixente Lizarazu	(1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (aged 28)	32	Bayern Munich
4	3 MF	Patrick Vieira	(1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 21)	7	Arsenal
5	2 DF	Laurent Blanc	(1965-11-19)19 November 1965 (aged 32)	68	Marseille
6	4 FW	Youri Djorkaeff	(1968-03-09)9 March 1968 (aged 30)	37	Internazionale
7	3 MF	Didier Deschamps (c)	(1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 29)	69	Juventus
8	2 DF	Marcel Desailly	(1968-09-07)7 September 1968 (aged 29)	41	Milan
9	4 FW	Stéphane Guivarc'h	(1970-09-06)6 September 1970 (aged 27)	6	Auxerre
10	3 MF	Zinedine Zidane	(1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 25)	33	Juventus
11	3 MF	Robert Pires	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 24)	13	Metz
12	4 FW	Thierry Henry	(1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 20)	3	Monaco
13	3 MF	Bernard Diomède	(1974-01-23)23 January 1974 (aged 24)	6	Auxerre
14	3 MF	Alain Boghossian	(1970-10-27)27 October 1970 (aged 27)	6	Sampdoria
15	2 DF	Lilian Thuram	(1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 26)	32	Parma
16	1 GK	Fabien Barthez	(1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 26)	12	Monaco
17	3 MF	Emmanuel Petit	(1970-09-22)22 September 1970 (aged 27)	17	Arsenal
18	2 DF	Frank Lebœuf	(1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 30)	13	Chelsea
19	3 MF	Christian Karembeu	(1970-12-03)3 December 1970 (aged 27)	31	Real Madrid
20	4 FW	David Trezeguet	(1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 20)	4	Monaco
21	4 FW	Christophe Dugarry	(1972-03-24)24 March 1972 (aged 26)	23	Marseille
22	1 GK	Lionel Charbonnier	(1966-10-25)25 October 1966 (aged 31)	1	Auxerre

France vs South Africa (Group C)

12 June 1998

21:00

France	3–0	South Africa
Dugarry 36' Issa 77' (o.g.) Henry 90+2'	Report

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

France

South Africa


GK	16	Fabien Barthez
RB	15	Lilian Thuram
CB	8	Marcel Desailly
CB	5	Laurent Blanc
LB	3	Bixente Lizarazu
CM	7	Didier Deschamps (c)	53'
CM	17	Emmanuel Petit	28'	73'
RW	6	Youri Djorkaeff		84'
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane	75'
LW	12	Thierry Henry
CF	9	Stéphane Guivarc'h		26'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Christophe Dugarry		26'
MF	14	Alain Boghossian		73'
FW	20	David Trezeguet		84'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet


GK	1	Hans Vonk
DF	3	David Nyathi
DF	4	Willem Jackson	39'
DF	5	Mark Fish
DF	19	Lucas Radebe (c)
DF	21	Pierre Issa
MF	7	Quinton Fortune
MF	10	John Moshoeu
FW	6	Phil Masinga
FW	12	Brendan Augustine		56'
FW	17	Benni McCarthy		89'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Helman Mkhalele		56'
FW	9	Shaun Bartlett		89'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Assistant referees:
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

France vs Saudi Arabia (Group C)

18 June 1998

21:00

France	4–0	Saudi Arabia
Henry 37', 78' Trezeguet 68' Lizarazu 85'	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

France

Saudi Arabia


GK	16	Fabien Barthez
RB	3	Bixente Lizarazu	50'
CB	5	Laurent Blanc	36'
CB	8	Marcel Desailly
LB	15	Lilian Thuram
RM	7	Didier Deschamps (c)
CM	10	Zinedine Zidane	71'
LM	13	Bernard Diomède		58'
MF	14	Alain Boghossian
CF	12	Thierry Henry		79'
CF	21	Christophe Dugarry		30'
Substitutions:
FW	20	David Trezeguet		30'
MF	6	Youri Djorkaeff		58'
MF	11	Robert Pires		79'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet


GK	1	Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF	2	Mohammed Al-Jahani	7'	76'
DF	3	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi	19'
DF	4	Abdullah Zubromawi
DF	13	Hussein Sulaimani
MF	6	Fuad Anwar (c)
MF	7	Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF	16	Khamis Al-Owairan
MF	20	Hamzah Saleh
FW	9	Sami Al-Jaber	82'
FW	10	Saeed Al-Owairan		33'
Substitutions:
MF	12	Ibrahim Al-Harbi		33'	65'
MF	14	Khalid Al-Muwallid			65'
DF	17	Ahmed Dokhi		76'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Assistant referees:
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
Luis Torres Zuniga (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

France vs Denmark (Group C)

24 June 1998

16:00

France	2–1	Denmark
Djorkaeff 12' (pen.) Petit 56'	Report	M. Laudrup 42' (pen.)

Stade Gerland, Lyon

Attendance: 39,100

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

France

Denmark


GK	16	Fabien Barthez
RB	2	Vincent Candela
CB	8	Marcel Desailly (c)
LB	18	Franck Leboeuf
RM	4	Patrick Vieira	62'
CM	6	Youri Djorkaeff
CM	11	Robert Pires		71'
LM	13	Bernard Diomède	53'
AM	17	Emmanuel Petit		64'
AM	19	Christian Karembeu
CF	20	David Trezeguet		85'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Alain Boghossian		64'
FW	12	Thierry Henry		71'
FW	9	Stéphane Guivarc'h		85'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet


GK	1	Peter Schmeichel
DF	2	Michael Schjønberg
DF	3	Marc Rieper
DF	4	Jes Høgh
DF	5	Jan Heintze
DF	6	Thomas Helveg
DF	13	Jacob Laursen		46'
MF	7	Allan Nielsen
MF	10	Michael Laudrup (c)
MF	21	Martin Jørgensen		54'
FW	11	Brian Laudrup		75'
Substitutions:
DF	12	Søren Colding	65'	46'
FW	19	Ebbe Sand		54'
MF	15	Stig Tøfting	78'	75'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

France vs Paraguay (round of 16)

28 June 1998

16:30

France	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Paraguay
Blanc 114'	Report

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 31,800

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

France

Paraguay


GK	16	Fabien Barthez
RB	15	Lilian Thuram
CB	5	Laurent Blanc
CB	8	Marcel Desailly
LB	3	Bixente Lizarazu
CM	7	Didier Deschamps (c)
CM	17	Emmanuel Petit	69'
RW	13	Bernard Diomède	76'
LW	6	Youri Djorkaeff
CF	20	David Trezeguet
CF	12	Thierry Henry	64'
Substitutes:
MF	11	Robert Pires	64'
MF	14	Alain Boghossian	69'
FW	9	Stéphane Guivarc'h	76'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet


GK	1	José Luis Chilavert (c)	19'
RB	2	Francisco Arce	84'
CB	4	Carlos Gamarra
CB	5	Celso Ayala
LB	11	Pedro Sarabia
CM	10	Roberto Acuña
CM	16	Julio César Enciso	32'
CM	13	Carlos Humberto Paredes		75'
AM	21	Jorge Luis Campos		55'
AM	15	Miguel Ángel Benítez	23'
CF	9	José Cardozo		91'
Substitutes:
MF	7	Julio César Yegros		55'
DF	20	Denis Caniza		75'
MF	8	Aristides Rojas	99'	91'
Manager:
Paulo César Carpegiani

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge (Sri Lanka)
Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Esse Baharmast (United States)

Italy vs France (Quarter-final)

3 July 1998

16:30

Italy	0–0 (a.e.t.)	France
	Report
Penalties
R. Baggio Albertini Costacurta Vieri Di Biagio	3–4	Zidane Lizarazu Trezeguet Henry Blanc

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 77,000

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Italy

France


GK	12	Gianluca Pagliuca
RB	2	Giuseppe Bergomi	28'
CB	4	Fabio Cannavaro
CB	5	Alessandro Costacurta	113'
LB	3	Paolo Maldini (c)
CM	11	Dino Baggio		52'
CM	14	Luigi Di Biagio
RW	17	Francesco Moriero
LW	7	Gianluca Pessotto		90'
SS	10	Alessandro Del Piero	26'	67'
CF	21	Christian Vieri
Substitutes:
MF	9	Demetrio Albertini		52'
FW	18	Roberto Baggio		67'
MF	15	Angelo Di Livio		90'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini


GK	16	Fabien Barthez
RB	15	Lilian Thuram
CB	5	Laurent Blanc
CB	8	Marcel Desailly
LB	3	Bixente Lizarazu
DM	7	Didier Deschamps (c)	62'
RM	19	Christian Karembeu		65'
LM	17	Emmanuel Petit
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane
AM	6	Youri Djorkaeff
CF	9	Stéphane Guivarc'h	53'	65'
Substitutes:
FW	12	Thierry Henry		65'
FW	20	David Trezeguet		65'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Assistant referees:
Mark Warren (England)
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Said Belqola (Morocco)

France vs Croatia (Semi-final)

8 July 1998

21:00

France	2–1	Croatia
Thuram 47', 70'	Report	Šuker 46'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 76,000

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

France

Croatia


GK	16	Fabien Barthez
RB	15	Lilian Thuram
CB	5	Laurent Blanc	76'
CB	8	Marcel Desailly
LB	3	Bixente Lizarazu
DM	7	Didier Deschamps (c)
RM	19	Christian Karembeu		31'
LM	17	Emmanuel Petit
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane
AM	6	Youri Djorkaeff		77'
CF	9	Stéphane Guivarc'h		68'
Substitutes:
FW	12	Thierry Henry		31'
FW	20	David Trezeguet		68'
DF	18	Frank Leboeuf		77'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet


GK	1	Dražen Ladić
SW	4	Igor Štimac
CB	20	Dario Šimić	88'
CB	6	Slaven Bilić
RWB	13	Mario Stanić	75'	89'
LWB	17	Robert Jarni
DM	14	Zvonimir Soldo
CM	7	Aljoša Asanović	45'
CM	10	Zvonimir Boban (c)		63'
CF	19	Goran Vlaović
CF	9	Davor Šuker
Substitutes:
MF	11	Silvio Marić		63'
MF	8	Robert Prosinečki		89'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Jorge Diaz Galvez (Chile)
Fourth official:
Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)

Brazil vs France (Final)

The 1998 final was held on 12 July at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. France defeated holders Brazil 3–0, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the heaviest defeat on Brazil since 1930.^[11]

The pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick-off.^[12] He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez struggled to hold onto. France however took the lead in the 27th minute after Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos conceded a corner which Zidane scored with a header from the right.^[13] Three minutes before half-time, Zidane scored his second goal of the match, similarly another header from a corner, this time from the left side. The tournament hosts went down to ten men in the 68th minute as Marcel Desailly was sent off for a second bookable offence. Brazil reacted to this by making an attacking substitution and although they applied pressure France sealed the win with a third goal: substitute Patrick Vieira set up his club teammate Petit in a counterattack to shoot low past goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel.^[14]

French president Jacques Chirac was in attendance to congratulate and commiserate the winners and runners-up respectively after the match.^[15] Several days after the victory, winning manager Aimé Jacquet announced his resignation from the French team with immediate effect.^[16]^[17]^[18]

12 July 1998

21:00

Brazil	0–3	France
	Report	Zidane 27', 45+1' Petit 90+3'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Brazil

France



GK	1	Claudio Taffarel
RB	2	Cafu
CB	3	Aldair
CB	4	Junior Baiano	33'
LB	6	Roberto Carlos
CM	5	César Sampaio		73'
CM	8	Dunga (c)
AM	10	Rivaldo
AM	18	Leonardo		46'
CF	20	Bebeto
CF	9	Ronaldo
Substitutes:
MF	19	Denílson		46'
FW	21	Edmundo		73'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo



GK	16	Fabien Barthez
RB	15	Lilian Thuram
CB	18	Frank Leboeuf
CB	8	Marcel Desailly	48' 68'
LB	3	Bixente Lizarazu
DM	7	Didier Deschamps (c)	39'
CM	19	Christian Karembeu	56'	57'
CM	17	Emmanuel Petit
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane
CF	6	Youri Djorkaeff		74'
CF	9	Stéphane Guivarc'h		66'
Substitutes:
MF	14	Alain Boghossian		57'
FW	21	Christophe Dugarry		66'
MF	4	Patrick Vieira		74'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Mark Warren (England)
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Maximum of three substitutions.

France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup Squad

Head coach: Didier Deschamps

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Hugo Lloris (captain)	(1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 31)	98	0	Tottenham Hotspur
2	2 DF	Benjamin Pavard	(1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 22)	6	0	VfB Stuttgart
3	2 DF	Presnel Kimpembe	(1995-08-13)13 August 1995 (aged 22)	2	0	Paris Saint-Germain
4	2 DF	Raphaël Varane	(1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 25)	42	2	Real Madrid
5	2 DF	Samuel Umtiti	(1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 24)	19	2	Barcelona
6	3 MF	Paul Pogba	(1993-03-15)15 March 1993 (aged 25)	54	9	Manchester United
7	4 FW	Antoine Griezmann	(1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 27)	54	20	Atlético Madrid
8	4 FW	Thomas Lemar	(1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 22)	12	3	Monaco
9	4 FW	Olivier Giroud	(1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 31)	74	31	Chelsea
10	4 FW	Kylian Mbappé	(1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (aged 19)	15	4	Paris Saint-Germain
11	4 FW	Ousmane Dembélé	(1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 21)	12	2	Barcelona
12	3 MF	Corentin Tolisso	(1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 23)	9	0	Bayern Munich
13	3 MF	N'Golo Kanté	(1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 27)	24	1	Chelsea
14	3 MF	Blaise Matuidi	(1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 31)	67	9	Juventus
15	3 MF	Steven Nzonzi	(1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 29)	4	0	Sevilla
16	1 GK	Steve Mandanda	(1985-03-28)28 March 1985 (aged 33)	27	0	Marseille
17	2 DF	Adil Rami	(1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 32)	35	1	Marseille
18	4 FW	Nabil Fekir	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 24)	12	2	Lyon
19	2 DF	Djibril Sidibé	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 25)	17	1	Monaco
20	4 FW	Florian Thauvin	(1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 25)	4	0	Marseille
21	2 DF	Lucas Hernandez	(1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 22)	5	0	Atlético Madrid
22	2 DF	Benjamin Mendy	(1994-07-17)17 July 1994 (aged 23)	7	0	Manchester City
23	1 GK	Alphonse Areola	(1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (aged 25)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain

France vs Australia (Group C)

16 June 2018

13:00 MSK (UTC+3)

France	2–1	Australia
Griezmann 58' (pen.) Behich 81' (o.g.)	Report	Jedinak 62' (pen.)

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 41,279^[19]

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

France^[20]

Australia^[20]


GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	2	Benjamin Pavard
CB	4	Raphaël Varane
CB	5	Samuel Umtiti
LB	21	Lucas Hernandez
CM	12	Corentin Tolisso	76'	78'
CM	13	N'Golo Kanté
CM	6	Paul Pogba
RF	11	Ousmane Dembélé		70'
CF	10	Kylian Mbappé
LF	7	Antoine Griezmann		70'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Olivier Giroud		70'
FW	18	Nabil Fekir		70'
MF	14	Blaise Matuidi		78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps


GK	1	Mathew Ryan
RB	19	Josh Risdon	57'
CB	5	Mark Milligan
CB	20	Trent Sainsbury
LB	16	Aziz Behich	87'
CM	15	Mile Jedinak (c)
CM	13	Aaron Mooy
RW	7	Mathew Leckie	13'
AM	23	Tom Rogic		72'
LW	10	Robbie Kruse		84'
CF	11	Andrew Nabbout		64'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Tomi Juric		64'
MF	22	Jackson Irvine		72'
FW	17	Daniel Arzani		84'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)^[21]

Assistant referees:^[20]
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

France vs Peru (Group C)

21 June 2018

20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)

France	1–0	Peru
Mbappé 34'	Report

Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

Attendance: 32,789^[22]

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

France^[23]

Peru^[23]


GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	2	Benjamin Pavard
CB	4	Raphaël Varane
CB	5	Samuel Umtiti
LB	21	Lucas Hernandez
CM	6	Paul Pogba	86'	89'
CM	13	N'Golo Kanté
RW	10	Kylian Mbappé		75'
AM	7	Antoine Griezmann		80'
LW	14	Blaise Matuidi	16'
CF	9	Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
FW	11	Ousmane Dembélé		75'
FW	18	Nabil Fekir		80'
MF	15	Steven Nzonzi		89'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps


GK	1	Pedro Gallese
RB	17	Luis Advíncula
CB	15	Christian Ramos
CB	2	Alberto Rodríguez		46'
LB	6	Miguel Trauco
CM	23	Pedro Aquino	81'
CM	19	Yoshimar Yotún		46'
RW	18	André Carrillo
AM	8	Christian Cueva		82'
LW	20	Edison Flores
CF	9	Paolo Guerrero (c)	23'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Jefferson Farfán		46'
DF	4	Anderson Santamaría		46'
FW	11	Raúl Ruidíaz		82'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)^[24]

Assistant referees:^[23]
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Denmark vs France (Group C)

26 June 2018

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Denmark	0–0	France
	Report

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 78,011^[25]

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Denmark^[26]

France^[26]


GK	1	Kasper Schmeichel
RB	14	Henrik Dalsgaard
CB	4	Simon Kjær (c)
CB	6	Andreas Christensen
LB	17	Jens Stryger Larsen
CM	8	Thomas Delaney		90+2'
CM	13	Mathias Jørgensen	45+3'
CM	10	Christian Eriksen
RF	23	Pione Sisto		60'
CF	21	Andreas Cornelius		75'
LF	11	Martin Braithwaite
Substitutions:
FW	15	Viktor Fischer		60'
FW	12	Kasper Dolberg		75'
MF	18	Lukas Lerager		90+2'
Manager:
Åge Hareide


GK	16	Steve Mandanda
RB	19	Djibril Sidibé
CB	4	Raphaël Varane (c)
CB	3	Presnel Kimpembe
LB	21	Lucas Hernandez	50'
CM	13	N'Golo Kanté
CM	15	Steven Nzonzi
RW	11	Ousmane Dembélé	78'
AM	7	Antoine Griezmann	68'
LW	8	Thomas Lemar
CF	9	Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
DF	22	Benjamin Mendy	50'
FW	18	Nabil Fekir	68'
FW	10	Kylian Mbappé	78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
N'Golo Kanté (France)^[27]

Assistant referees:^[26]
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

France vs Argentina (round of 16)

30 June 2018

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

France	4–3	Argentina
Griezmann 13' (pen.) Pavard 57' Mbappé 64', 68'	Report	Di María 41' Mercado 48' Agüero 90+3'

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 42,873^[28]

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

France^[29]

Argentina^[29]


GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	2	Benjamin Pavard	73'
CB	4	Raphaël Varane
CB	5	Samuel Umtiti
LB	21	Lucas Hernandez
CM	13	N'Golo Kanté
CM	6	Paul Pogba
RW	10	Kylian Mbappé		89'
AM	7	Antoine Griezmann		83'
LW	14	Blaise Matuidi	72'	75'
CF	9	Olivier Giroud	90+3'
Substitutions:
MF	12	Corentin Tolisso		75'
FW	18	Nabil Fekir		83'
FW	20	Florian Thauvin		89'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps


GK	12	Franco Armani
RB	2	Gabriel Mercado
CB	17	Nicolás Otamendi	90+3'
CB	16	Marcos Rojo	11'	46'
LB	3	Nicolás Tagliafico	19'
CM	15	Enzo Pérez		66'
CM	14	Javier Mascherano	43'
CM	7	Éver Banega	50'
RF	22	Cristian Pavón		75'
CF	10	Lionel Messi (c)
LF	11	Ángel Di María
Substitutions:
DF	6	Federico Fazio		46'
FW	19	Sergio Agüero		66'
MF	13	Maximiliano Meza		75'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)^[30]

Assistant referees:^[29]
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Uruguay vs France (Quarter-final)

6 July 2018

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Uruguay	0–2	France
	Report	Varane 40' Griezmann 61'

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod

Attendance: 43,319^[31]

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Uruguay^[32]

France^[32]


GK	1	Fernando Muslera
RB	22	Martín Cáceres
CB	2	José Giménez
CB	3	Diego Godín (c)
LB	17	Diego Laxalt
RM	8	Nahitan Nández		73'
CM	14	Lucas Torreira
CM	15	Matías Vecino
LM	6	Rodrigo Bentancur	38'	59'
CF	9	Luis Suárez
CF	11	Cristhian Stuani		59'
Substitutions:
FW	18	Maxi Gómez		59'
MF	7	Cristian Rodríguez	69'	59'
FW	20	Jonathan Urretaviscaya		73'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez


GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	2	Benjamin Pavard
CB	4	Raphaël Varane
CB	5	Samuel Umtiti
LB	21	Lucas Hernandez	33'
CM	6	Paul Pogba
CM	13	N'Golo Kanté
RW	10	Kylian Mbappé	69'	88'
AM	7	Antoine Griezmann		90+3'
LW	12	Corentin Tolisso		80'
CF	9	Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
MF	15	Steven Nzonzi		80'
FW	11	Ousmane Dembélé		88'
FW	18	Nabil Fekir		90+3'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)^[33]

Assistant referees:^[32]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Reserve assistant referee:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Belgium (Semi-final)

10 July 2018

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

France	1–0	Belgium
Umtiti 51'	Report

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 64,286^[34]

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

France^[35]

Belgium^[35]


GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	2	Benjamin Pavard
CB	4	Raphaël Varane
CB	5	Samuel Umtiti
LB	21	Lucas Hernandez
CM	6	Paul Pogba
CM	13	N'Golo Kanté	87'
RW	10	Kylian Mbappé	90+3'
AM	7	Antoine Griezmann
LW	14	Blaise Matuidi		86'
CF	9	Olivier Giroud		85'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Steven Nzonzi		85'
MF	12	Corentin Tolisso		86'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps


GK	1	Thibaut Courtois
CB	2	Toby Alderweireld	71'
CB	4	Vincent Kompany
CB	5	Jan Vertonghen	90+4'
DM	6	Axel Witsel
CM	19	Mousa Dembélé		60'
CM	8	Marouane Fellaini		80'
RM	22	Nacer Chadli		90+1'
LM	7	Kevin De Bruyne
CF	9	Romelu Lukaku
CF	10	Eden Hazard (c)	63'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Dries Mertens		60'
MF	11	Yannick Carrasco		80'
FW	21	Michy Batshuayi		90+1'
Manager:
Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Samuel Umtiti (France)^[36]

Assistant referees:^[35]
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Croatia (Final)

Croatia kicked off the final at 18:00 local time (15:00 UTC), with the ground temperature reported at 27 °C (81 °F ). The match was played through a minor thunderstorm, which produced several visible lightning strikes.^[37] An audience of 78,011 spectators at the Luzhniki Stadium watched the match, including ten heads of state, among them Russian president Vladimir Putin, French president Emmanuel Macron, and Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.^[38] The starting line-ups for both teams were identical to those fielded in the semi-finals.^[39]

Croatia had the majority of possession and chances early in the first half, with the ball staying mostly in France's half.^[40]^[41] An attack by French midfielder Antoine Griezmann was stopped by a challenge from Marcelo Brozović, which was called as a foul despite claims that Griezmann dived.^[42]^[43]^[44] Griezmann took the ensuing 30-yard (27 m) free kick, which was diverted by the head of Mario Mandžukić into the left corner of his own net to give France the lead in the 18th minute.^[45] It was the first own goal to be scored in a World Cup final and the 12th of the tournament, the most of any World Cup.^[46]

Ten minutes later, Croatia equalised with a left-footed strike by Ivan Perišić to the right corner of the net, assisted by Domagoj Vida after a free kick by Luka Modrić on the right. In the 34th minute, a penalty was awarded against Croatia after Perišić's handball in the box from a corner on the right was reviewed by the video assistant referee.^[45] Griezmann scored the penalty in the 38th minute with a low finish to the left, giving France a 2–1 lead at half-time; the first half's three goals were the most of any World Cup final since 1974.^[47] France led at half-time despite having only one shot on goal and with only 34% of possession.^[46]

A Croatian counter-attack was stopped early in the second half after several pitch invaders were chased onto the field by security officers; Russian feminist rock band and protest group Pussy Riot claimed responsibility for the interruption.^[48] In the 59th minute, France extended their lead to 3–1 with a left-foot strike to the left of the net from the edge of the penalty area by Paul Pogba after his initial shot had been blocked. Six minutes later, Kylian Mbappé scored France's fourth goal, with a low right-foot shot from outside the box to the left of the net; Mbappé became the first teenager to score in a World Cup final since Pelé in 1958.^[41] Croatia scored their second goal in the 69th minute from a back-pass that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris failed to dribble away from Mandžukić, who poked the loose ball into the unguarded net with his right leg. Despite a late push by Croatia, the match finished as a 4–2 victory for France and the highest-scoring World Cup final since 1966.^[40] This was the highest-scoring 90-minute World Cup final since 1958.^[47]

15 July 2018

18:00 MSK (UTC+3)

France	4–2	Croatia
Mandžukić 18' (o.g.) Griezmann 38' (pen.) Pogba 59' Mbappé 65'	Report	Perišić 28' Mandžukić 69'

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 78,011^[49]

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

France^[50]

Croatia^[50]


GK	1	Hugo Lloris (c)
RB	2	Benjamin Pavard
CB	4	Raphaël Varane
CB	5	Samuel Umtiti
LB	21	Lucas Hernandez	41'
CM	6	Paul Pogba
CM	13	N'Golo Kanté	27'	55'
RW	10	Kylian Mbappé
AM	7	Antoine Griezmann
LW	14	Blaise Matuidi		73'
CF	9	Olivier Giroud		81'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Steven Nzonzi		55'
MF	12	Corentin Tolisso		73'
FW	18	Nabil Fekir		81'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps


GK	23	Danijel Subašić
RB	2	Šime Vrsaljko	90+2'
CB	6	Dejan Lovren
CB	21	Domagoj Vida
LB	3	Ivan Strinić		81'
CM	7	Ivan Rakitić
CM	11	Marcelo Brozović
RW	18	Ante Rebić		71'
AM	10	Luka Modrić (c)
LW	4	Ivan Perišić
CF	17	Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW	9	Andrej Kramarić		71'
FW	20	Marko Pjaca		81'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)^[51]

Assistant referees:^[50]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Match rules^[52]

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Maximum of twelve named substitutes
Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time

France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	6	Advanced to knockout stage
3	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Denmark	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

22 November 2022

22:00

France	4–1	Australia
Rabiot 27' Giroud 32', 71' Mbappé 68'	Report	Goodwin 9'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 40,875

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

26 November 2022

19:00

France	2–1	Denmark
Mbappé 61', 86'	Report	A. Christensen 68'

Stadium 974, Doha

Attendance: 42,860

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

30 November 2022

18:00

Tunisia	1–0	France
Khazri 58'	Report

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 43,627

Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Round of 16

4 December 2022

18:00

France	3–1	Poland
Giroud 44' Mbappé 74', 90+1'	Report	Lewandowski 90+9' (pen.)

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 40,989

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Quarter-finals

10 December 2022

22:00

England	1–2	France
Kane 54' (pen.)	Report	Tchouaméni 17' Giroud 78'

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 68,895

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Semi-finals

14 December 2022

22:00

France	2–0	Morocco
T. Hernandez 5' Kolo Muani 79'	Report

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 68,294

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Final

18 December 2022

18:00

Argentina	3–3 (a.e.t.)	France
Messi 23' (pen.), 108' Di María 36'	Report	Mbappé 80' (pen.), 81', 118' (pen.)
Penalties
Messi Dybala Paredes Montiel	4–2	Mbappé Coman Tchouaméni Kolo Muani

Lusail Stadium, Lusail

Attendance: 88,966

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Most matches played

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris holds the FIFA World Cup record for most matches played by a goalkeeper.

Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez also shares the FIFA World Cup record for most matches without conceding a goal, which he achieved ten times. The only other player to have reached that number is England's Peter Shilton.

Rank	Player	Matches	World Cups
1	Hugo Lloris	20	2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
2	Antoine Griezmann	19	2014, 2018 and 2022
3	Olivier Giroud	18	2014, 2018 and 2022
3	Raphaël Varane	18	2014, 2018 and 2022
5	Fabien Barthez	17	1998, 2002 and 2006
5	Thierry Henry	17	1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010
7	Lilian Thuram	16	1998, 2002 and 2006
8	Maxime Bossis	15	1978, 1982 and 1987
9	Michel Platini	14	1978, 1982 and 1986
9	Kylian Mbappé	14	2018 and 2022

Top goalscorers

Just Fontaine scored all his 13 World Cup goals in 1958, where France reached third place. This makes him record holder for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup. At the time, it also made him the most successful World Cup scorer of all time until the record was broken by West Germany's Gerd Müller in the World Cup final of 1974.

Rank	Player	Goals	World Cups
1	Just Fontaine	13	1958
2	Kylian Mbappé	12	2018 (4) and 2022 (8)
3	Thierry Henry	6	1998 (3) and 2006 (3)
4	Michel Platini	5	1978 (1), 1982 (2) and 1986 (2)
	Zinedine Zidane	5	1998 (2) and 2006 (3)
	Olivier Giroud	5	2014 (1) and 2022 (4)
7	Raymond Kopa	4	1958
	Dominique Rocheteau	4	1978 (1), 1982 (2) and 1986 (1)
	Antoine Griezmann	4	2018
10	Jean Nicolas	3	1934 (1) and 1938 (2)
	Roger Piantoni	3	1958
	Alain Giresse	3	1982
	Karim Benzema	3	2014

References

↑ "Team Profile: France". ESPN.com. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ "France's Day of Soccer Glory Arrives; Upset of Brazil in World Cup". The New York Times . 13 July 1998. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ "Zinedine Zidane: Face of multi-cultural France and star of Les Bleus' 1998 World Cup triumph". BBC Sport. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
↑ "Where are they now? France's 1998 World Cup Winners". Goal.com. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ "Host nation routs Brazilians 3-0 in World Cup final". Sports Illustrated. 1 December 1998. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ Allez les Bleus! The story of France's 1998 World Cup triumph ("A win for all of France"), ESPN, 8 June 2018
↑ France's 'Rainbow Team' looks back at historic World Cup triumph, CNN, 6 July 2018
↑ "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC Sport. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
↑ "1998 World Cup: Vive La Revolution!". CBC.ca. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ "France 1998". BBC Sport. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ Paul, Oberjuerge (12 July 1998). "France plays perfect host; hoists World Cup in Paris". Gannett News Service . Paris: SoccerTimes. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
↑ "World commentators decry Brazil, Ronaldo". CNNSI. Associated Press. 12 July 1998. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
↑ "France plays perfect host; hoists World Cup in Paris". Soccer Times. 12 July 1998. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ "ZZ Top of the World". New Straits Times. 13 July 1998. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
↑ "Zidane leads France to pinnacle of soccer glory". CNNSI. Associated Press. 12 July 1998. Archived from the original on February 13, 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
↑ Barth, Elie (18 July 1998). "Il devrait succéder à Gérard Houllier comme directeur technique national". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2012.
↑ "Jacquet steps down to move up". New Straits Times . 18 July 1998. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
↑ "The 1998 World Cup Final – on reflection…". Zonal Marking. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ "Match report – Group C – France v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – France v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
↑ "France v Australia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
↑ "Match report – Group C – France v Peru" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – France v Peru" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "France v Peru – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Match report – Group C – Denmark v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – Denmark v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Denmark v France – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Match report – Round of 16 – France v Argentina" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – France v Argentina" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
↑ "France v Argentina – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
↑ "Match report – Quarter-final – Uruguay v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-final – Uruguay v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
↑ "Uruguay v France – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
↑ "Match report – Semi-final – France v Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Semi-final – France v Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
↑ "France v Belgium – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
↑ Das, Andrew; Mather, Victor (15 July 2018). "France vs. Croatia: World Cup Final Live Updates". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ Goff, Steven; Fortier, Sam; Wilson, Scott (15 July 2018). "France blazes past Croatia to win World Cup title for the second time". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ Austin, Jack (15 July 2018). "World Cup final: France and Croatia name unchanged line-ups as Kylian Mbappe starts". The Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
1 2 Glendenning, Barry (15 July 2018). "World Cup 2018 final: France v Croatia – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
1 2 Ogden, Mark (15 July 2018). "Mbappe powers France to World Cup glory, Croatia reeling after VAR controversy". ESPN. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ Potts, Michael. "Antoine Griezmann: Did France star dive vs Croatia in World Cup final?". The Daily Express . Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ Doré, Louis. "Griezmann dive and Perisic penalty: Two big decisions go against Croatia in World Cup final". i . Retrieved 16 July 2018.
↑ "Griezmann dive fools Pitana and leads to opening goal for France". Diario AS . Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
1 2 Taylor, Daniel (15 July 2018). "France seal second World Cup triumph with 4–2 win over brave Croatia". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
1 2 Bull, JJ (15 July 2018). "World Cup final 2018, France vs Croatia: live score and latest updates". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
1 2 "France lift second World Cup after winning classic final 4–2". Reuters. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ "Pussy Riot claim responsibility for World Cup Final pitch invasion". Evening Standard . 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
↑ "Match report – Final – France v Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Final – France v Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ "France v Croatia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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[3] "Zinedine Zidane: Face of multi-cultural France and star of Les Bleus' 1998 World Cup triumph". BBC Sport. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[4] "Where are they now? France's 1998 World Cup Winners". Goal.com. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[5] "Host nation routs Brazilians 3-0 in World Cup final". Sports Illustrated. 1 December 1998. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[6] Allez les Bleus! The story of France's 1998 World Cup triumph ("A win for all of France"), ESPN, 8 June 2018

[7] France's 'Rainbow Team' looks back at historic World Cup triumph, CNN, 6 July 2018

[8] "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC Sport. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[9] "1998 World Cup: Vive La Revolution!". CBC.ca. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[10] "France 1998". BBC Sport. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[11] Paul, Oberjuerge (12 July 1998). "France plays perfect host; hoists World Cup in Paris". Gannett News Service . Paris: SoccerTimes. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[12] "World commentators decry Brazil, Ronaldo". CNNSI. Associated Press. 12 July 1998. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[13] "France plays perfect host; hoists World Cup in Paris". Soccer Times. 12 July 1998. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[14] "ZZ Top of the World". New Straits Times. 13 July 1998. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[15] "Zidane leads France to pinnacle of soccer glory". CNNSI. Associated Press. 12 July 1998. Archived from the original on February 13, 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[16] Barth, Elie (18 July 1998). "Il devrait succéder à Gérard Houllier comme directeur technique national". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[17] "Jacquet steps down to move up". New Straits Times . 18 July 1998. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[18] "The 1998 World Cup Final – on reflection…". Zonal Marking. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[19] "Match report – Group C – France v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[FRA-AUS_line-ups-20] 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – France v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[21] "France v Australia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[22] "Match report – Group C – France v Peru" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[FRA-PER_line-ups-23] 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – France v Peru" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[24] "France v Peru – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[25] "Match report – Group C – Denmark v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[DEN-FRA_line-ups-26] 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group C – Denmark v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[27] "Denmark v France – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[28] "Match report – Round of 16 – France v Argentina" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[FRA-ARG_line-ups-29] 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – France v Argentina" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[30] "France v Argentina – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[31] "Match report – Quarter-final – Uruguay v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[URU-FRA_line-ups-32] 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Quarter-final – Uruguay v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[33] "Uruguay v France – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[34] "Match report – Semi-final – France v Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[FRA-BEL_line-ups-35] 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Semi-final – France v Belgium" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[36] "France v Belgium – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[NYT-Live2-37] Das, Andrew; Mather, Victor (15 July 2018). "France vs. Croatia: World Cup Final Live Updates". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[WaPo2-38] Goff, Steven; Fortier, Sam; Wilson, Scott (15 July 2018). "France blazes past Croatia to win World Cup title for the second time". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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[44] "Griezmann dive fools Pitana and leads to opening goal for France". Diario AS . Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[Guardian-Summary2-45] 1 2 Taylor, Daniel (15 July 2018). "France seal second World Cup triumph with 4–2 win over brave Croatia". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[Telegraph-Live2-46] 1 2 Bull, JJ (15 July 2018). "World Cup final 2018, France vs Croatia: live score and latest updates". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[Reuters-Summary2-47] 1 2 "France lift second World Cup after winning classic final 4–2". Reuters. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[48] "Pussy Riot claim responsibility for World Cup Final pitch invasion". Evening Standard . 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

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Venues	Parc des Princes Stade de France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Statistics	All-time record All-time goalscorers Hat-tricks Records
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FIFA World Cup tournaments	Summary 1930 1934 1938 1954 1958 1966 1978 1982 1986 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
UEFA Euro tournaments	Summary 1960 1984 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
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Culture	Multicultural background INF Clairefontaine USFSA
Other FFF teams	Women's U-17 U-19 France B U-16 U-17 U-18 U-19 U-20 U-21 Olympic team Futsal U-23 Beach soccer Amateur (defunct)

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CAF	Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo ¹ Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia
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France at the FIFA World Cup

Contents

FIFA World Cup record

By match

Record by opponent

France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

France vs South Africa (Group C)

France vs Saudi Arabia (Group C)

France vs Denmark (Group C)

France vs Paraguay (round of 16)

Italy vs France (Quarter-final)

France vs Croatia (Semi-final)

Brazil vs France (Final)

France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

France vs Australia (Group C)

France vs Peru (Group C)

Denmark vs France (Group C)

France vs Argentina (round of 16)

Uruguay vs France (Quarter-final)

France vs Belgium (Semi-final)

France vs Croatia (Final)

France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Most matches played

Top goalscorers

See also

Related Research Articles

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