France national futsal team

France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleus ("The Blues") L'Equipe tricolore ("The Tri-color Team")
Association	Fédération Française de Football
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Raphaël Reynaud
Captain	Abdessamad Mohammed
FIFA code	FRA
FIFA ranking	10 (4 April 2025) [1]
Highest FIFA ranking	10 (May 2024 – April 2025)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Belgium 1–3 France   (Mouscron, Belgium; March 17, 1997)
Biggest win
France 12–0 San Marino   (Nice, France; January 23, 2013)
Biggest defeat
Ukraine 12–0 France   (Ljubljana, Slovenia; February 20, 2000)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2024 )
Best result	Fourth place (2024)
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2018 )
Best result	Group Stage (2018)

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]

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Did not enter
1992
1996
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008	Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify
2016
2021
2024	Fourth place		7	4	0	3	24	23
Total	1/10		7	4	0	3	24	23

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1996	Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2007
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018	Group Stage	10th	2	0	1	1	7	9
2022	Did not qualify
2026	To be determined
Total	1/13		2	0	1	1	7	9

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.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Joévin Durot	(1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 39)		FT Antwerpen
12	1 GK	Louis Marquet	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 32)		Étoile Lavalloise
16	1 GK	Francis Lokoka	(1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31)		Nantes Métropole
2	2 DF	Sid Belhaj	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32)		Sporting Paris
6	2 DF	Kévin Ramirez (captain)	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37)		Mouvaux Lille
20	2 DF	Souheil Mouhoudine	(1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 30)		Étoile Lavalloise
22	2 DF	Amin Benslama	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 22)		Ribera Navarra
3	4 FW	Mamadou Touré	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23)		Barça Atlètic
5	4 FW	Youness Ahssen	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30)		UJS Toulouse
7	4 FW	Ronny Zakehi	(1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 36)		Mouvaux Lille
8	4 FW	Ayoub Saadaoui	(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30)		Sporting Paris
9	4 FW	Nelson Lutin	(1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27)		Meta Catania
10	4 FW	Abdessamad Mohammed	(1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 34)		Étoile Lavalloise
14	4 FW	Ouassini Guirio	(2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 24)		Nantes Métropole
17	4 FW	Steve Bendali	(1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 30)		Nantes Métropole
21	4 FW	Boulaye Ba	(1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 31)		Sporting Paris

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Thibaut Garros	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 22)			UJS Toulouse	v.   Egypt, 19 December 2022
GK	Maarouf Kerroumi	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)			Toulon Élite	v.   Brazil, 6 April 2022
DF	Mamadou Touré	(1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 27)			Paris ACASA	v.   Egypt, 19 December 2022
DF	Mickaël de Sá Andrade	(1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29)			UJS Toulouse	v.   Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW	Nicolás Menendez	(1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 29)			Béthune Futsal	v.   Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW	Youba Soumaré	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 32)			Sporting Paris	v.   Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW	Landry N'Gala	(1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31)			Sporting Paris	v.   Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW	Nama Traoré	(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 24)			Marcouville City	v.   Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW	Arthur Tchapthet	(1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 29)			Kremlin-Bicêtre	v.   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.

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H
Result	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	W

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

References

1. "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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.

External links

• Official website

Head-to-head record

The following table shows France's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Guatemala	1	1	0	0	6	3	+3	100.00
Iran	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Thailand	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3	100.00
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	1	7	−6	000.00
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	7	3	+4	100.00
Total	7	4	0	3	24	23	+1	057.14