France national futsal team

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France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus ("The Blues")
L'Equipe tricolore ("The Tri-color Team")
Association Fédération Française
de Football
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coachRaphaël Reynaud
Captain Abdessamad Mohammed
FIFA code FRA
FIFA ranking 10 [1]
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Home colours
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Away colours
First international
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–3 France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
(Mouscron, Belgium; March 17, 1997)
Biggest win
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 12–0 San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg
(Nice, France; January 23, 2013)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 12–0 France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; February 20, 2000)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024 )
Best resultFourth place (2024)
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2018 )
Best resultGroup Stage (2018)
AMF World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 1991 )
Best resultFirst round (1991) (FIFUSA)

The France national futsal team represents the French Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in France, in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. [2]

Contents

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989 Did not enter
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1992
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2000 Did not qualify
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 2004
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008 Did not enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 2012 Did not qualify
Flag of Colombia.svg 2016
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2021
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2024 4th place74032620
Total1/1074032620

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 Did not enter
Flag of Spain.svg 1999 Did not qualify
Flag of Russia.svg 2001
Flag of Italy.svg 2003
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2005
Flag of Portugal.svg 2007
Flag of Hungary.svg 2010
Flag of Croatia.svg 2012
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2014
Flag of Serbia.svg 2016
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2018 Group Stage10th201179
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2022 Did not qualify
Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg 2026 To be determined
Total1/13201179

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Norway and Serbia on 2 and 7 March 2023, respectively. [3] [4]
Head coach: Raphaël Reynaud

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Joévin Durot (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg FT Antwerpen
121 GK Louis Marquet (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31) Flag of France.svg Étoile Lavalloise
161 GK Francis Lokoka (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31) Flag of France.svg Nantes Métropole

22 DF Sid Belhaj (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32) Flag of France.svg Sporting Paris
62 DF Kévin Ramirez (captain) (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) Flag of France.svg Mouvaux Lille
202 DF Souheil Mouhoudine (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) Flag of France.svg Étoile Lavalloise
222 DF Amin Benslama (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) Flag of Spain.svg Ribera Navarra

34 FW Mamadou Touré (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) Flag of Spain.svg Barça Atlètic
54 FW Youness Ahssen (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30) Flag of France.svg UJS Toulouse
74 FW Ronny Zakehi (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35) Flag of France.svg Mouvaux Lille
84 FW Ayoub Saadaoui (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) Flag of France.svg Sporting Paris
94 FW Nelson Lutin (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26) Flag of Italy.svg Meta Catania
104 FW Abdessamad Mohammed (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 33) Flag of France.svg Étoile Lavalloise
144 FW Ouassini Guirio (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 23) Flag of France.svg Nantes Métropole
174 FW Steve Bendali (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 29) Flag of France.svg Nantes Métropole
214 FW Boulaye Ba (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 31) Flag of France.svg Sporting Paris

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Thibaut Garros (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) Flag of France.svg UJS Toulouse v. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, 19 December 2022
GK Maarouf Kerroumi (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30) Flag of France.svg Toulon Élite v. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil, 6 April 2022

DF Mamadou Touré (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) Flag of France.svg Paris ACASA v. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, 19 December 2022
DF Mickaël de Sá Andrade (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29) Flag of France.svg UJS Toulouse v. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, 19 December 2022

FW Nicolás Menendez (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 28) Flag of France.svg Béthune Futsal v. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW Youba Soumaré (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) Flag of France.svg Sporting Paris v. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW Landry N'Gala (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31) Flag of France.svg Sporting Paris v. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW Nama Traoré (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) Flag of France.svg Marcouville Cityv. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW Arthur Tchapthet (1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 28) Flag of France.svg Kremlin-Bicêtre v. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova, 9 November 2022

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

Fixtures

Results and schedule

The box below, shows the results of all matches played in the recent past, and the scheduled matches in the near future.

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Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2016. Source: FFF (in French)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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References

  1. FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
  2. "Football and sports champions will shortly dominate futsal". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. "LES BLEUS AU CHÂTEAU" (in French). FFF. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. "France Squad". UEFA . Retrieved 5 March 2023.