| France national football team results |
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| Win Draw Loss |
This is a list of the France national football team results from 1920 to 1939.
Throughout this period they participated in three Olympic Football Tournaments in 1920, 1924, and 1928, with their performance becoming increasingly worse, as they were eliminated in the semifinals in 1920, quarter-finals in 1924, and the first-round in 1928. [1] [2] France also competed in three FIFA World Cups in 1930, 1934, and 1938, achieving their best performance in the last one, reaching the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by Italy. [3]
| 18 January Friendly | Italy | 9 – 4 | Milan, Italy | |
| Cevenini III Aebi Brezzi Carcano | Report | Nicolas Bard Dubly | Stadium: Velodromo Sempione Attendance: 14,000 Referee: John Forster (Switzerland) |
| 29 February Friendly | Switzerland | 0 – 2 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Report | Dewaquez Nicolas | Stadium: Charmilles Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Giovanni Mauro (Switzerland) |
| 28 March Friendly | France | 2 – 1 | Paris, France | |
| Nicolas | Report | Vlaminck | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Henry Child (England) |
| 5 April Friendly | France | 0 – 5 | Rouen, France | |
| Report | Hegan Sloley Harding Nicholls | Stadium: Stade les Bruyères Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
| 28 August 1920 Summer Olympics First round | France | 2–0 Awarded |
| 29 August 1920 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals | France | 3 – 1 | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 15:00 | Boyer Nicolas Bard | Report | Brezzi | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium) |
| 31 August 1920 Summer Olympics Semi-finals | France | 1 – 4 | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 15:35 | Boyer | Report | Mazal Steiner | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Job Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 8 February Friendly | France | 1 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Hugues | Report | Chambers Steele | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Raphaël van Praag (Belgium) |
| 20 FebruaryFriendly | France | 1 – 2 | Marseille, France | |
| Devic | Report | Cevenini Santamaria | Stadium: Stade de l'Huveaune Attendance: 15,000 Referee: John Forster (Switzerland) |
| 6 MarchFriendly | Belgium | 3 – 1 | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Bragard van Hege | Report | Dewaquez | Stadium: Parc Duden Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 5 MayFriendly | France | 2 – 1 | Vincennes, France | |
| Dewaquez Boyer | Report | Farnfield | Stadium: Stade Pershing Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium) |
| 23 JuneUnofficial friendly | Slovene XI | 0 – 5 | Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | |
| Report | Stadium: Ilirija Stadium Attendance: 4,000 |
| 26 JuneUnofficial friendly | Zagreb XI | 2 – 1 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | |
| Červený Vragović | Report | Nicolas | Stadium: Maksimir Stadium |
| 28 JuneUnofficial friendly | Zagreb XI | 4 – 2 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | |
| Report | Stadium: Maksimir Stadium |
| 3 JulyUnofficial friendly | Belgrade XI | 0 – 3 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: SK Jugoslavija Stadium |
| 13 NovemberFriendly | France | 0 – 5 | Vincennes, France | |
| Report | van Gendt Rodermond | Stadium: Stade Pershing Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium) |
| 15 JanuaryFriendly | France | 2 – 1 | Colombes, France | |
| Darques Dewaquez | Report | Michel | Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: M. Edwards (England) |
| 28 JanuaryFriendly | Spain | 3 – 0 | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| Monjardín Zabala | Report | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
| 25 FebruaryFriendly | Belgium | 4 – 1 | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Gillis Larnoe | Report | Isbecque | Stadium: Parc Duden Attendance: 27,000 Referee: M. Newman (England) |
| 2 AprilFriendly | Netherlands | 8 – 1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Roetert van Linge Bulder Addicks | Report | Bard | Stadium: Sportpark Amsterdam Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ejner Ullrich (Denmark) |
| 22 AprilFriendly | France | 2 – 2 | Vincennes, France | |
| Dubly Nicolas | Report | Afflerbach | Stadium: Stade Pershing Attendance: 20,000 Referee: M. Musther (England) |
| 13 JanuaryFriendly | France | 2 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Gross Rénier | Report | Stadium: Stade Buffalo Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Thomas Small (Scotland) |
| 23 MarchFriendly | Switzerland | 3 – 0 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Kramer Dietrich Pache | Report | Stadium: Charmilles Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: M. Meazza (Italy) |
| 17 MayFriendly | France | 1 – 3 | Vincennes, France | |
| Dewaquez | Report | Gibbins Baumann | Stadium: Stade Pershing Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Willem Eymers (Netherlands) |
| 27 May 1924 Summer Olympics | France | 7 – 0 | Saint-Ouen, France | |
| Crut Nicolas Boyer | Report | Stadium: Stade de Paris Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium) |
| 1 June 1924 Summer Olympics | France | 1 – 5 | Coombes, France | |
| Nicolas | Report | Scarone Petrone Romano | Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 4 JuneFriendly | France | 0 – 1 | Le Havre, France | |
| Report | Eisenhoffer | Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Felix Herren (Switzerland) |
| 22 MarchFriendly | Italy | 7 – 0 | Turin, Italy | |
| Conti Baloncieri Levratto Moscardini | Report | Stadium: Stadio di Corso Marsiglia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
| 11 AprilFriendly | France | 4 – 3 | Vincennes, France | |
| Dewaquez Crut Leveugle | Report | van der Bauwhede Thys Devos | Stadium: Stade Pershing Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England) |
| 18 AprilFriendly | France | 4 – 2 | Toulouse, France | |
| Salvano Brunel Bonello | Report | Silva João Santos | Stadium: Ponts Jumeaux Attendance: 16,000 Referee: E. Dizerens (Switzerland) |
| 25 AprilFriendly | France | 1 – 0 | Colombes, France | |
| Nicolas | Report | Stadium: Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Attendance: 15,000 Referee: M. Bellini (Italy) |
| 30 MayFriendly | Austria | 4 – 1 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Villaplane Wessely Juranitsch | Report | Crut | Stadium: Simmeringer Platz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Frantisek Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) |
| 16 MarchFriendly | Portugal | 4 – 0 | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Wallet Soares Martins | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Lumiar Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Luis Collina (Spain) |
| 24 AprilFriendly | France | 3 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Taisne Sottiault | Report | Libonatti Conti | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England) |
| 22 MayFriendly | France | 1 – 4 | Paris, France | |
| Boyer | Report | Zaldúa Yermo Olaso | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Arthur Kingscott (England) |
| 21 FebruaryFriendly | France | 4 – 0 | Montrouge, France | |
| Nicolas Ouvray | Report | Stadium: Stade Buffalo Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland) |
| 11 MarchFriendly | Switzerland | 4 – 3 | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| Jäggi Romberg | Report | Lieb Seyler Nicolas | Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Referee: Johannes Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 15 AprilFriendly | France | 2 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Bardot | Report | Voorhoof R. Braine | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England) |
| 29 AprilFriendly | France | 1 – 1 | Paris, France | |
| Nicolas | Report | A. Martins | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stanley Rous (England) |
| 13 MayFriendly | France | 0 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Report | Puč | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium) |
| 17 MayFriendly | France | 1 – 5 | Paris, France | |
| Langiller | Report | Stephenson Jack Dean | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Adolf Miesz |
| 29 May 1928 Summer Olympics First Round | France | 3 – 4 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Brouzes Dauphin | Report | Rossetti Levratto Banchero Baloncieri | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium) |
| 24 FebruaryFriendly | France | 3 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Banide Nicolas Lieb | Report | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland) |
| 24 MarchFriendly | France | 2 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Nicolas Galey | Report | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Raphael Van Praag (Belgium) |
| 14 AprilFriendly | Spain | 8 – 1 | Saragossa, Spain | |
| Bienzobas Rubio Yurrita Goiburu | Report | Veinante | Stadium: Estadio Torrero Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Albert Prince-Cox (England) |
| 9 MayFriendly | France | 1 – 4 | Paris, France | |
| Dewaquez | Report | Kail Camsell Bradford | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
| 19 MayFriendly | France | 1 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Cheuva | Report | Hitrec Bertrand Lajnert | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland) |
| 26 MayFriendly | Belgium | 4 – 1 | Rocourt, Belgium | |
| Van der Bauwhede R. Braine Bastin | Report | Dewaquez | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt Attendance: 20,000 Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland) |
| 23 FebruaryFriendly | Portugal | 2 – 0 | Oporto, Portugal | |
| Soares | Report | Stadium: Campo do Ameal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 23 MarchFriendly | France | 3 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Cheuva Anatol Libérati | Report | Lehmann Romberg | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Stanley Rous (England) |
| 13 AprilFriendly | France | 1 – 6 | Paris, France | |
| Dubus | Report | Versyp Adams Van der Bauwhede | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland) |
| 11 MayFriendly | France | 2 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Korb Delfour | Report | Košťálek Svoboda Junek | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 28,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 18 MayFriendly | France | 0 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Report | Gallacher | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Raphael Van Praag (Belgium) |
| 25 MayFriendly | Belgium | 1 – 2 | Liège, Belgium | |
| Voorhoof | Report | Pinel | Stadium: Stade du Pont d'Ougrée Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Gustav Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 13 July 1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | France | 4 – 1 | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Laurent Langiller Maschinot | Report | Carreño | Stadium: Estadio Pocitos Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Domingo Lombardi (Uruguay) |
| 15 July 1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | Argentina | 1 – 0 | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Monti | Report | Stadium: Parque Central Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Gilberto de Almeida Rêgo (Brazil) |
| 19 July 1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | Chile | 1 – 0 | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Subiabre | Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay) |
| 1 AugustFriendly | Brazil | 3 – 2 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Domingues Friedenreich | Report | Delfour | Referee: L. Moraes de Castro |
| 7 DecemberFriendly | France | 2 – 2 | Montrouge, France | |
| Pinel | Report | Van Beeck Voorhoof | Stadium: Stade Buffalo Attendance: 20,000 Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland) |
| 25 JanuaryFriendly | Italy | 5 – 0 | Bologna, Italy | |
| Meazza Cesarini Cattaneo | Report | Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Paul Ruoff (Switzerland) |
| 15 FebruaryFriendly | France | 1 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Langiller | Report | Novák | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 28,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 15 MarchFriendly | France | 1 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Münzenberg | Report | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 40,076 Referee: Thomas Crewe (England) |
| 20 MarchFriendly | Switzerland | 3 – 3 | Bern, Switzerland | |
| M. Abegglen A. Abegglen | Report | Liberati Veinante Bardot | Stadium: Stadion Neufeld Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Stanley Rous (England) |
| 10 AprilFriendly | France | 1 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Liberati | Report | Magnozzi Costantino | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 45,000 Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland) |
| 1 MayFriendly | Belgium | 5 – 2 | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Brichaut Vanden Eynde Capelle Van Beeck | Report | Pavillard Sécember | Stadium: Heysel Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
| 8 MayFriendly | France | 1 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Langiller | Report | Dewar | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Albino Carraro (Italy) |
| 5 JuneFriendly | Yugoslavia | 2 – 1 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | |
| Glišović | Report | Alcazar | Stadium: Beogradski Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: František Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) |
| 12 FebruaryFriendly | France | 0 – 4 | Paris, France | |
| Report | Sindelar Zischek Weselik Vogl | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 37,459 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 19 MarchFriendly | Germany | 3 – 3 | Berlin, Germany | |
| Rohr Lachner | Report | Rio Gérard | Stadium: Deutsches Stadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Thomas Crewe (England) |
| 26 MarchFriendly | France | 3 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Rio Langiller Nicolas | Report | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Stanley Rous (England) |
| 23 AprilFriendly | France | 1 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Nicolas | Report | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 40,000 |
| 25 MayFriendly | France | 1 – 1 | Paris, France | |
| Nicolas | Report | Griffiths | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Raphaël Van Praag (Belgium) |
| 10 JuneFriendly | Czechoslovakia | 4 – 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| Puč Junek Svoboda Nejedlý | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 18,000 |
| 21 JanuaryFriendly | Belgium | 2 – 3 | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Voorhoof Vanden Eynde | Report | Nicolas Veinante | Stadium: Heysel Stadium Attendance: 35,826 Referee: Walter Lewington (England) |
| 11 MarchFriendly | France | 0 – 1 | Paris, France | |
| Report | Kielholz | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassini (Italy) |
| 25 MarchFriendly | France | 1 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Korb | Report | Svoboda Sobotka | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 27,931 Referee: Walter Lewington (England) |
| 15 April 1934 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 8 | Luxembourg | 1 – 6 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| Speicher | Report | Aston Nicolas Liberati | Stadium: Stade Municipale Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Marc Turfkruyer (Belgium) |
| 10 MayFriendly | Netherlands | 4 – 5 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Vente Bakhuys Smit | Report | Keller Nicolas Alcazar | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 35,000 |
| 27 May 1934 FIFA World Cup First round | Austria | 3 – 2 a.e.t. | Turin, Italy | |
| Sindelar Schall Bican | Report | Nicolas Verriest | Stadium: Stadio Municipale Benito Mussolini Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Johannes Van Moorsel (Netherlands) |
| 16 DecemberFriendly | France | 3 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Nicolas Courtois | Report | Marjanović Vujadinović | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
| 24 JanuaryFriendly | Spain | 2 – 0 | Madrid, Spain | |
| Regueiro Hilario | Report | Stadium: Estadio Chamartín Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Walter Lewington (England) |
| 17 FebruaryFriendly | Italy | 2 – 1 | Rome, Italy | |
| Meazza | Report | Keller | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale PNF Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
| 17 MarchFriendly | France | 1 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Duhart | Report | Lehner Kobierski Hohmann | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 38,483 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
| 14 AprilFriendly | Belgium | 1 – 1 | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Van Beeck | Report | Courtois | Stadium: Heysel Stadium Attendance: 35,000 |
| 19 MayFriendly | France | 2 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Courtois | Report | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Walter Lewington (England) |
| 27 OctoberFriendly | Switzerland | 2 – 1 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| A. Abegglen Jäggi | Report | Weiler | Stadium: Charmilles Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Walter Lewington (England) |
| 12 JanuaryFriendly | France | 1 – 6 | Paris, France | |
| Courtois | Report | Bakhuys Wels Drok van Nellen | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 30,000 Referee: George Rudd (England) |
| 9 FebruaryFriendly | France | 0 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Report | Puč Bouček Nejedlý | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 40,138 Referee: Pedro Escartín (Spain) |
| 8 MarchFriendly | France | 3 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Courtois Rio | Report | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 13 DecemberFriendly | France | 1 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Keller | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 32,903 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
| 12 JanuaryFriendly | France | 1 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Novicki | Report | Stroh Binder | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 37,898 Referee: Arthur Barton (England) |
| 21 FebruaryFriendly | Belgium | 3 – 1 | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Braine Ceuleers Vanden Eynde | Report | Rio | Stadium: Heysel Stadium Attendance: 37,668 Referee: Hans Boekman (Netherlands) |
| 21 MarchFriendly | Germany | 4 – 0 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| Lehner Urban Lenz | Report | Stadium: Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
| 23 MayFriendly | France | 0 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Report | Jordan Brown | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 16,688 Referee: Augustin Krist (Czechoslovakia) |
| 10 OctoberFriendly | France | 2 – 1 | Paris, France | |
| Veinante | Report | Rupf | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 36,730 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 31 OctoberFriendly | Netherlands | 2 – 3 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Smit | Report | Nicolas Langiller Courtois | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,000 |
| 5 DecemberFriendly | France | 0 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 39,046 Referee: Hans Wuthrich (Switzerland) |
| 30 JanuaryFriendly | France | 5 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Courtois Veinante Heisserer Kowalczyk | Report | Braine Voorhoof Vanden Eynde | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Arthur Jewell (England) |
| 24 MarchFriendly | France | 6 – 1 | Paris, France | |
| Nicolas Aston Aznar Veinante | Report | Jordan | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 28,512 Referee: Walter Lewington (England) |
| 26 MayFriendly | France | 2 – 4 | Paris, France | |
| Jordan Nicolas | Report | Broome Drake Bastin | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 45,168 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
| 5 June 1938 FIFA World Cup First round | France | 3 – 1 | Paris, France | |
| Veinante Nicolas | Report | Isemborghs | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 30,454 Referee: Hans Wuthrich (Switzerland) |
| 12 June 1938 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finals | France | 1 – 3 | Paris, France | |
| Heisserer | Report | Colaussi Piola | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 58,455 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
| 4 DecemberFriendly | Italy | 1 – 0 | Naples, Italy | |
| Biavati | Report | Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo Attendance: 40,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 22 JanuaryFriendly | France | 4 – 0 | Paris, France | |
| Veinante Heisserer Zatelli | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 35,000 |
| 16 MarchFriendly | France | 2 – 2 | Paris, France | |
| Benbarek Heisserer | Report | Kiszely | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 27,367 Referee: Walter Lewington (England) |