France women's national football team

France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleues (The Blues)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Corinne Diacre
Captain	Amandine Henry
Most caps	Sandrine Soubeyrand (198)
Top scorer	Marinette Pichon (81)
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	3 1 (26 June 2020) [1]
Highest	3 (December 2014 – June 2017, June 2018)
Lowest	10 (September 2009)
First international
France 2–0 England   (Manchester, England; October 1920)
Biggest win
France 14–0 Algeria   (Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998)   France 14–0 Bulgaria   (Le Mans, France; 28 November 2013)
Biggest defeat
Germany 7–0 France   (Bad Kreuznach, Germany; 2 September 1992) [2]
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2003 )
Best result	Fourth place (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1997 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2009, 2013, 2017)

The French women's national football team (French : Équipe de France féminine de football, sometimes shortened as Féminin A) is directed by the French Football Federation (FFF). The team competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup.

The France women's national team initially struggled on the international stage failing to qualify for three of the first FIFA Women's World Cups and the six straight UEFA European Championships before reaching the quarter-finals in the 1997 edition of the competition. However, since the beginning of the new millennium, France have become one of the most consistent teams in Europe, having qualified for their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 2003 and reaching the quarter-finals in two of the three European Championships held since 2000. In 2011, France recorded a fourth-place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup; its best finish overall at the competition. In the following year, the team captured the 2012 Cyprus Cup and the fourth place at Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

Corinne Diacre has been the manager of the national team since 30 August 2017. The current captain of the national team is midfielder Amandine Henry. ^[3]

History

Early history

In 1919, a women's football championship was established in France by the Fédération des Sociétés Féminines Sportives de France (FSFSF). On 29 April 1920, a team led by French women's football pioneer Alice Milliat traveled to England and played its first international match against English team Dick, Kerr's Ladies. The match, held in Preston, attracted more than 25,000 spectators. France won the match 2–0 and ended its tour with two wins, one draw, and one defeat. The following year, a return match in France at the Stade Pershing in Vincennes, a suburb of Paris, took place in front of over 12,000 spectators. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. In May 1921, France returned to England for friendlies. The team won its first match 5–1, then suffered three consecutive defeats. In October 1921, the English team returned to France contesting matches in Paris and Le Havre with both matches ending in stalemates. Despite women's football in England being prohibited by The Football Association in December 1921, France continued to go there on tour for matches. A victory for the French in Plymouth was followed by 0–0 draws in Exeter and Falmouth. By 1932, the female game had been called to an end and the women's league formed in 1919 by the FSFSF was discontinued. The last match by the FSFSF international team was another scoreless draw against Belgium on 3 April 1932.

Throughout the late 1960s in France, particularly in Reims, local players worked hard to promote awareness and the acceptance of women's football. A year before getting officially sanctioned, France took part in a makeshift European Cup against England, Denmark, and Italy. The tournament was won by the Italians. The Federal Council of the French Football Federation officially reinstated women's football in 1970 and France played its first official international match on 17 April 1971 against the Netherlands in Hazebrouck. ^[4] That same year, France took part in the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup, held in Mexico. The ladies continued the pirate games, which just made it into the margins of FIFA's records, until FIFA began overseeing the competition in 1991. Since 1982, UEFA has governed the European games.

Reinstatement

In 1975, the women's football league was officially reinstated, this time with backing from the French Football Federation, the governing body of football in France. Stade Reims was the best team in the country throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, thus constituted much of the French national squad. For the non-official World Cup in 1978 in Taiwan, the team included the entire Reims squad. The team shared the title with Finland, who never actually played the final. Due to receiving minimal support from the French Football Federation, who ultimately looked at women's football as not being highly regarded, France struggled in international competition failing to advance past the first round of qualification in both the 1984 and 1987 UEFA Women's Championship. Francis Coché, who managed the team during these failures, was later replaced by Aimé Mignot. Mignot helped the team finally get past the first round, however, in the quarterfinals, they lost to Italy, which meant they wouldn't appear at the 1989 UEFA Women's Championship. Despite the initial positives, Mignot failed to continue his success with France failing to qualify for both the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and losing in the first round of qualification in three straight UEFA Women's Championships. After almost a decade in charge, Mignot was replaced by former women's international Élisabeth Loisel.

With Loisel in charge, the FFF, along with then France national football team manager Aimé Jacquet, moved the women's national team to Clairefontaine, which had quickly become a high-level training facility for male football players. As a result of the move, younger women were afforded the same benefits from the facilities offered by Clairefontaine as the men. The success of female training led to the formation of the Centre National de Formation et d'Entraînement de Clairefontaine, which is now referred to as the female section of the Clairefontaine academy. Under the tutelage of Loisel, the first results appeared encouraging. They reached their first-ever Women's World Cup qualifying for the 2003 edition after defeating England over two legs in a play-off game in London and again at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The match in Saint-Étienne attracted more than 23,000 spectators and was broadcast by the popular French broadcasting company Canal Plus. Loisel's squad later qualified for the 2005 European Championship, where they were knocked out in the group stage. She was eventually sacked after failing to qualify for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Team under Bruno Bini

Loisel was replaced by former football player and now coach Bruno Bini. Bini had been in charge of several France female international youth sides before accepting the role and was tasked with the job of qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Due to the success of the Clairefontaine project and the surprising emergence of the French women's first division, Division 1 Féminine, Bini inherited a team full of emerging, young, and influential talent, which included the likes of Camille Abily, Sonia Bompastor, Louisa Necib, Élise Bussaglia, Laura Georges, and Corine Franco. Bini was also provided with leadership from captain Sandrine Soubeyrand. Early results under Bini were extremely positive with France finishing first in their Euro qualifying group only conceded two goals. France also performed well in friendly tournaments, such as the Nordic Cup and Cyprus Cup. At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, France were inserted into the group of death, which consisted of themselves, world powerhouse Germany, no. 7 ranked Norway, and an underrated Iceland. France finished the group with 4 points, alongside Norway, with Germany leading the group. As a result of the competition's rules, all three nations qualified for the quarterfinals. In the knockout rounds, France suffered defeat to the Netherlands losing 5–4 on penalties after no goals were scored in regular time and extra time. ^[5]

Current Manager

Corinne Diacre is the current manager of France's women's national team and was appointed in August 2017. ^[6] She has led the French national team to success as champions in the SheBelieves Cup in 2017 and runner-ups in 2018.

2011 Women's World Cup

The French team at the 2011 Women's World Cup prior to the 2–4 first round loss to Germany on 5 July 2011.

Bini's next task was to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup after the disappointment of four years earlier. In the team's qualifying group, France finished the campaign scoring 50 goals and conceded none over the course of ten matches (all wins). On 16 September 2010, France qualified for the World Cup following the team's 3–2 aggregate victory over Italy.

At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, France qualified to the knockout stage by finishing in second place in its group after wins over Nigeria and Canada, and a loss to the host team. The team went on to beat England on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals, but lost to the United States in the semi-finals. France finished the competition in fourth place and earned qualification to the Olympic football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; it was the nation's first appearance in the competition. Striker Marie-Laure Delie was the only multiple goal scorer for France in the tournament, while defenders Sonia Bompastor and Laura Georges as well as midfielder Louisa Necib were selected to the All-Star Team.

Golden era

France has entered one of the most successful eras in the country's women's football history. In the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 held in Sweden, France stood top of the group, beating Spain, England and Russia to earn its ticket to the quarter-finals. However, Bergeroo's side lost to Denmark in a penalty shootout, thus failing to advance to the semi-finals.

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

In the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Canada, France was listed to Pot 1, and was a favorite to become champions. France was named to Group F, alongside England, Mexico and Colombia. In the opening match against England, a goal from Eugénie Le Sommer gave France a 1–0 victory. However, France was shocked by Colombia in a 2–0 loss, making Colombia only the second Latin American team to win a Women's World Cup match. Therefore, France's third and final group stage match against Mexico was a must-win. France went on to beat Mexico 5–0 to qualify to the knockout round as top of the group.

In the knockout round, France eased past South Korea in a 3–0 win in Montreal to remain at the same location awaiting the quarter-final match against Germany. In the quarter-final match against Germany, despite dominating the majority of the match, France were unable to capitalize on their chances, which ultimately cost them the game. France were finally able to score in the 64th minute through Louisa Nécib, but failed to keep the lead as Célia Šašić scored on an 83rd-minute penalty kick. The score was 1–1 after 120 minutes, resulting in the match to be decided in a penalty shootout, where France's 5th penalty taken by Claire Lavogez was denied by Nadine Angerer, in which France were eliminated from the tournament losing 4–5 on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Euro 2017

France won all matches at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 3. The home matches had sizable crowds, with 7,761 spectators attending the Romania match at the MMArena in Le Mans, 15,028 spectators at the Ukraine match at the Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, 24,835 spectators at the Greece match at Roazhon Park in Rennes, and 7,521 spectators at the Albania at Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris. The team scored a win and two draws at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Group C, and was defeated by England in quarter-finals.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

In March 2015, France was selected to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup of the tournament. Having automatically qualified as hosts, France was considered a favorite to win the tournament, along with the United States. The team opened with three victories against Norway, Nigeria, and South Korea, winning its group with a total of 9 points. ^[7] In the round of 16, France defeated Brazil by a score of 2-1, but lost to the United States in the quarterfinal with a score of 2–1. This Women's World Cup was particularly notable, as it was used as a platform by many women's teams to campaign for equal pay between men and women. ^[8]

Media coverage

Friendly and Qualifiers

Television channel	Period
Direct 8, C8, CStar	2009–2018
W9	2019–2023

FIFA Women's World Cup

Television channel	Period
Direct 8	2011
W9	2015
TF1	2019

UEFA Women's Euro

Television channel	Period
Direct 8	2009, 2013
France Télévision	2017
TF1	2021

Coaching staff

As of 10 October 2017. ^[9]

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Corinne Diacre	French
Assistant manager	Philippe Joly	French
Goalkeeper coach	Michel Ettorre	French
Fitness Trainer	Anthony Grech-Angelini	French
Medical Doctor	Vincent Detaille	French
Physiotherapist	Armelle O'Brien	French
Physiotherapist	Maxime Gaspar	French
Press Secretary	Jérôme Millagou	French
Logistics manager	Jules Wolgust	French
Delegation Chief	Brigitte Henriques	French

Team

See also: List of France women's international footballers

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifier against   Serbia on 9 November 2019. ^[10]

Head coach: Corinne Diacre

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Sarah Bouhaddi	(1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 33)	147	0	Lyon
	1 GK	Solène Durand	(1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 25)	0	0	Guingamp
	1 GK	Pauline Peyraud-Magnin	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 28)	2	0	Atlético Madrid
	2 DF	Élisa de Almeida	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 22)	1	0	Montpellier
	2 DF	Sakina Karchaoui	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 24)	28	0	Montpellier
	2 DF	Griedge Mbock Bathy	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 25)	57	5	Lyon
	2 DF	Perle Morroni	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 22)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	2 DF	Ève Périsset	(1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 25)	17	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	2 DF	Wendie Renard	(1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 29)	117	24	Lyon
	2 DF	Marion Torrent	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 28)	28	0	Montpellier
	2 DF	Aïssatou Tounkara	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 25)	13	0	Atlético Madrid
	3 MF	Charlotte Bilbault	(1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 30)	20	1	Bordeaux
	3 MF	Kenza Dali	(1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 28)	22	4	West Ham United
	3 MF	Grace Geyoro	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 23)	26	1	Paris Saint-Germain
	3 MF	Amandine Henry (captain)	(1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 30)	89	13	Lyon
	3 MF	Amel Majri	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 27)	54	5	Lyon
	3 MF	Gaëtane Thiney	(1985-10-28) 28 October 1985 (age 34)	161	58	Paris FC
	4 FW	Viviane Asseyi	(1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 26)	37	4	Bordeaux
	4 FW	Delphine Cascarino	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 23)	20	3	Lyon
	4 FW	Kadidiatou Diani	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 25)	53	10	Paris Saint-Germain
	4 FW	Valérie Gauvin	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 24)	26	13	Montpellier
	4 FW	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	(1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 21)	6	2	Paris Saint-Germain
	4 FW	Eugénie Le Sommer (vice-captain)	(1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 31)	167	80	Lyon

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Justine Lerond	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 20)	0	0	FC Metz	v.   Spain, 31 August 2019
DF	Julie Debever	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 32)	3	0	Internazionale	v.   Kazakhstan, 8 October 2019
MF	Maéva Clemaron	(1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 27)	4	1	Everton	v.   Kazakhstan, 8 October 2019
MF	Léa Khelifi	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 21)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v.   Spain, 31 August 2019
FW	Emelyne Laurent	(1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 21)	5	0	Lyon	v.   Spain, 31 August 2019

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup squads 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup – France 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup – France 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup – France 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup – France

UEFA European Championships squads UEFA Women's Euro 2009 – France UEFA Women's Euro 2013 – France UEFA Women's Euro 2017 – France

Summer Olympics squads 2012 Summer Olympics – France 2016 Summer Olympics – France

Player records

Most capped French players # Name Career Caps Goals 1 Sandrine Soubeyrand 1997–2013 198 17 2 Élise Bussaglia 2003–2019 192 30 3 Laura Georges 2001–2018 188 7 4 Camille Abily 2001–2017 183 37 5 Eugénie Le Sommer 2009–present 170 80 6 Gaëtane Thiney 2007– 163 58 7 Sonia Bompastor 2000–2012 156 19 8 Sarah Bouhaddi 2004–present 149 0 9 Louisa Nécib 2005–2016 145 36 10 Élodie Thomis 2005–2017 141 32 *Active players in bold, statistics as of 10 March 2020. [11]

Top France goalscorers # Player Career Goals Caps Average 1 Marinette Pichon 1994–2008 81 112 0.72 2 Eugénie Le Sommer 2009–present 80 170 0.47 3 Marie-Laure Delie 2009–2017 65 123 0.53 4 Gaëtane Thiney 2007–present 58 163 0.36 5 Camille Abily 2001–2017 37 183 0.2 6 Louisa Nécib 2005–2016 36 145 0.25 7 Élodie Thomis 2005–2017 32 141 0.23 8 Hoda Lattaf 1997–2007 31 111 0.28 9 Élise Bussaglia 2003–2019 30 192 0.16 10 Wendie Renard 2011–present 23 120 0.19

Recent results and schedule

Main article: France women's national football team results

  Win  Draw  Lose

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ^{[12] [13]}

2019

France   v   Spain

31 August 2019 Friendly	France	2–0	Spain	Clermont-Ferrand, France
21:00	Le Sommer  27' Cascarino  76'	Report		Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

France   v   Iceland

4 October 2019 Friendly	France	4–0	Iceland	Nîmes, France
21:00	Le Sommer  4', 17' Cascarino  66' Majri  85'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 11,384 Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Kazakhstan   v   France

8 October 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG	Kazakhstan	0–3	France	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
17:00		Report	Gauvin  58' Le Sommer  70' Katoto  89'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Referee: Laura Rapp (Sweden)

France   v   Serbia

9 November 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG	France	6–0	Serbia	Bordeaux, France
21:00	Majri  7', 12', 63' Geyoro  31' Katoto  52' Asseyi  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 21,211 Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

2020

France   v   Canada

4 March 2020 2020 Tournoi de France	France	1–0	Canada	Calais, France
17:00	Asseyi  54'	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Epopee Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

France   v   Brazil

7 March 2020 2020 Tournoi de France	France	1–0	Brazil	Valenciennes, France
21:00	Gauvin  55'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 17,022 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

France   v   Netherlands

10 March 2020 2020 Tournoi de France	France	3–3	Netherlands	Valenciennes, France
21:00	Gauvin  45' Mbock Bathy  59' (pen.) Sarr  90+4'	Report	Wilms  29' Spitse  33' (pen.) Martens  73'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

Serbia   v   France

18 September 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

Serbia

v

France

Serbia

North Macedonia   v   France

22 September 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

North Macedonia

v

France

North Macedonia

France   v   North Macedonia

23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) [note 1] 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

France

v

North Macedonia

France

France   v   Austria

27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) [note 1] 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

France

v

Austria

France

Austria   v   France

27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) [note 1] 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

Austria

v

France

Austria

France   v   Kazakhstan

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) [note 1] 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

France

v

Kazakhstan

France

Overall competition record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Top scorer
1984 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0	Italy Portugal Switzerland	2 / 4	Musset Musset, Wolf Musset
1987 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	0–1 3–5 1–3 3–1 0–4 0–1	Netherlands Belgium Sweden	2 / 4	Constantin, Musset, Romagnoli ? 0
1988 Mundialito 0	1st Stage 0	1–1 1–1	England Italy B	2 / 3	Musset Bernard
	Semifinals	0–3	Italy
	Third place	0–1	United States
1989 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	2–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–0	Belgium Bulgaria Spain Czechoslovakia	1 / 5	Musset, Puentes Baracat, Breton, Mismacq, Musset, Puentes Musset 2, Loisel Loisel, Romagnoli
	Quarterfinals	1–2 0–2	Italy		Musset
1991 European Championship qualification 0	1st Stage 0	3–1 2–0 0–2 1–4	Poland Sweden	2 / 3	Mismacq 2, Le Boulch, Jézéquel, Musset Jézéquel
1993 European Championship qualification 0	1st Stage 0	1–4 0–4 1–1 5–1	Denmark Finland	2 / 3	Jézéquel Fusier 2, Bernauer, Cassauba, Locatelli, Petit
1995 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	0–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0	Italy Portugal Scotland	2 / 4	Sykora Sykora 2, Gout, Richoux Béghé, Guitti, Hillion, Pichon
1997 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	3–3 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1	Iceland Russia Netherlands	2 / 4	Pichon 4, Sykora + 1 o.g. 0 Gout, Olive, Pichon
	Repechage	2–0 3–0	Finland		Pichon 2, Diacre, Roujas, Woock
/ 1997 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–1 3–1 0–3	Spain Russia Sweden	3 / 4	Roujas Roujas 3 0
1999 World Cup qualification 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0	2–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–3	Switzerland Finland Italy	3 / 4	Lattaf 2, Lagrevol, Roujas + 1 o.g. Lagrevol, Pichon Pichon, Soubeyrand
2001 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0	2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1	Sweden Netherlands Spain	1 / 4	Jézéquel 2, Herbert, Zenoni Diacre 2, Lattaf Béghé 2, Diacre
2001 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	0–3 3–4 2–0	Norway Denmark Italy	4 / 4	0 Béghé, Blouet, Pichon Jézéquel, Pichon
2003 World Cup qualification 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0	0–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1	Norway Ukraine Czech Republic	2 / 4	Pichon Pichon 3, Soubeyrand Pichon 3, Béghé, Blouin, Soubeyrand
	Repechage	1–0 1–0	England		Diacre, Pichon
2003 World Cup 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	0–2 1–0 1–1	Norway South Korea Brazil	3 / 4	0 Pichon Pichon
2005 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 0	4–0 6–0 2–0 3–0 7–1 5–1 3–0 2–5	Hungary Iceland Poland Russia	1 / 5	Pichon 5, Lattaf 2, Béghé, Bompastor, Tonazzi Lattaf 2, Tonazzi 2, Béghé Pichon 6, Diacre, Diguelman, Herbert, Lattaf, Tonazzi, Woock Lattaf 2, Pichon 2, Tonazzi
2005 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	3–1 1–1 0–3	Italy Norway Germany	3 / 4	Pichon 2, Lattaf Béghé 0
2007 World Cup qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 0	0–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 0–0 1–1	Netherlands Austria Hungary England	2 / 5	Soubeyrand 2 Bussaglia 2, Soubeyrand 2, Pichon Pichon 2, Soubeyrand 2, Bompastor, Lattaf, Tonazzi Diguelman
2009 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	6–0 5–0 6–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 8–0 2–0	Greece Slovenia Iceland Serbia	1 / 5	Abily 3, Soubeyrand 2, Lattaf, Nécib, Franco, Herbert, Thomis Bussaglia 2, Lattaf 2, Abily, Thiney, Thomis + 1 o.g. Herbert, Soubeyrand Brétigny 3, Thomis 2, Abily, Bussaglia, Nécib, Thiney, Traïkia
2009 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	3–1 1–5 1–1	Iceland Germany Norway	3 / 4	Abily, Bompastor, Nécib Thiney Abily
	Quarterfinals	0–0 (PSO: 4–5)	Netherlands		: 1 Soubeyrand, 2 Abily, 3 Henry, 4 Le Sommer : 5 Franco, 6 Meilleroux, 7 Herbert
2011 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0 0	7–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 12–0 6–0 2–0 7–0 6–0 4–0	Croatia Iceland Estonia Serbia Northern Ireland	1 / 6	Delie 2, Franco 2, Le Sommer 2, Abily, Soubeyrand, Thiney, Thomis Thiney 2, Thomis Delie 4, Thiney 4, Herbert 2, Thomis 2, Abily, Bussaglia, Franco, Nécib, Le Sommer + 1 o.g. Thiney 4, Abily 2, Bussaglia, Delie, Thomis Bompastor 2, Delie 2, Le Sommer 2, Abily, Franco, Nécib + 1 o.g.
	Direct qualification	0–0 3–2	Italy		Bussaglia, Thiney, Bompastor
2011 World Cup 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–0 4–0 2–4	Nigeria Canada Germany	2 / 4	Delie Thiney 2, Abily, Thomis Delie, Georges
	Quarterfinals	1–1 (PSO: 4–3)	England		Bussaglia — : 2 Bussaglia, 3 Thiney, 4. Bompastor, 5 Le Sommer : 1 Abily
	Semifinals	1–3	United States		Bompastor
	Third place	1–2	Sweden		Thomis
2012 Summer Olympics 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	2–4 5–0 1–0	United States North Korea Colombia	2 / 4	Delie, Thiney Catala, Delie, Georges, Renard, Thomis Thomis
	Quarterfinals	2–1	Sweden		Georges, Renard
	Semifinals	1–2	Japan		Le Sommer
	Bronze match	0–1	Canada
2013 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	5–0 5–0 3–1 4–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 5–0	Israel Ireland Wales Scotland	1 / 5	Thiney 3, Abily, Bompastor, Delie, Franco, Rubio, Le Sommer + 1 o.g. Le Sommer 3, Delie, Morel, Nécib, Thomis Thomis 3, Thiney 2, Abily, Delie, Le Sommer Delie 2, Le Sommer 2, Nécib, Renard + 1 o.g.
2013 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	3–1 1–0 3–0	Russia Spain England	1 / 4	Delie 2, Le Sommer Renard Le Sommer, Necib, Renard
	Quarterfinals	1–1 (PSO: 2–4)	Denmark		Necib — : 2 Thiney, 3 Le Sommer : 1 Necib, 4 Delannoy
2015 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0 0	4–0 7–0 3–1 3–1 10–0 14–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1	Kazakhstan Austria Bulgaria Hungary Finland	1 / 6	Thiney 4, Delie 3, Abily 2, Delannoy, Thomis Bussaglia, Delie, Henry, Necib, Renard, Thomis Thiney 8, Le Sommer 5, Renard 4, Delie 3, Abily, Bussaglia, Georges, Necib Le Sommer 2, Abily, Delie, Majri, Thiney, Thomis + 1 o.g. Necib 2, Bussaglia, Delie, Thiney
2015 World Cup 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–0 0–2 5–0	England Colombia Mexico	1 / 4	Le Sommer Le Sommer 2, Delie, Henry + 1 o.g.
	Round of 16	3–0	South Korea		Delie 2, Thomis
	Quarterfinals	1–1 (PSO: 4–5)	Germany		Necib — : 1 Thiney, 2 Abily, 3 Necib, 4 Renard : 5 Lavogez
2017 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	6–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0	Albania   Greece   Romania   Ukraine	1 / 5	Houara 2, Le Sommer 2, Le Bihan 2 Le Sommer 2, Bilbault, Le Bihan Le Sommer 2, Delie, Bussaglia Majri 2, Delie, Bussaglia, Hamraoui, Abily + 1 o.g.
2016 Summer Olympics 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	4–0 0–1 3–0	Colombia United States New Zealand	2 / 4	Le Sommer, Abily, Majri + 1 o.g. Le Sommer, Cadamuro 2
	Quarterfinals	0–1	Canada

Honours

Invitational trophies

• Cyprus Cup: Winner 2012, 2014 ^[15]
• SheBelieves Cup: Winner 2017
• Tournoi de France:Winner 2020

Competitive record

For single-match results of the women's national team, see French football single-season articles.

World Cup

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1995
1999
2003	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	2	3
2007	Did not qualify
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	10	10
2015	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	1	1	10	3
2019	Quarter-finals	6th	5	4	0	1	10	4
2023	To be determined
Total	4/9	0 Titles	19	10	3	6	32	20

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2003	Group stage	20 September	Norway	L 0–2	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
		24 September	South Korea	W 1–0	RFK Stadium, Washington
		27 September	Brazil	D 1–1
2011	Group stage	26 June	Nigeria	W 1–0	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
		30 June	Canada	W 4–0	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
		5 July	Germany	L 2–4	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
	Quarter-finals	9 July	England	D 1–1 (4–3 pen)	BayArena, Leverkusen
	Semi-finals	13 July	United States	L 1–3	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
	Third place play-off	16 July	Sweden	L 1–2	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
2015	Group stage	9 June	England	W 1–0	Moncton Stadium, Moncton
		13 June	Colombia	L 0–2
		17 June	Mexico	W 5–0	Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
	Round of 16	21 June	South Korea	W 3–0	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
	Quarter-finals	26 June	Germany	D 1–1 (4–5 pen)
2019	Group stage	7 June	South Korea	W 4–0	Parc des Princes, Paris
		12 June	Norway	W 2–1	Allianz Riviera, Nice
		17 June	Nigeria	W 1–0	Roazhon Park, Rennes
	Round of 16	23 June	Brazil	W 2–1 (aet)	Stade Océane, Le Havre
	Quarter-finals	28 June	United States	L 1–2	Parc des Princes, Paris

Olympic Games

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	Fourth place	4th	6	3	0	3	11	8
2016	Quarterfinals	6th	4	2	0	2	7	2
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Qualified as host
Total	3/7	0 Titles	10	5	0	5	18	10

European Championship

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1984	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	4	5
2001	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	5	7
2005	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	4	5
2009	Quarter-final	8th	4	1	2	1	5	7
2013	Quarter-final	5th	4	3	1	0	8	2
2017	Quarter-final	6th	4	1	2	1	3	3
Total	6/12	0 Titles	21	8	7	6	29	29

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

See also

• France women's national under-19 football team
• France women's national under-17 football team
• FIFA Women's World Cup
• UEFA Women's Championship

Notes

1. All matches originally scheduled to be played in April and June 2020 had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. ^[14] These matches were subsequently rearranged to take place between October and December 2020.

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. "Tous les matchs – FFF". Fff.fr. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
3. Equipe de France [@equipedefrance] (24 October 2017). "Corinne Diacre l'a annoncé après le match #FRAGHA, @amandinehenry6 est la nouvelle capitaine des Bleues ! ©️🇫🇷" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. Longman, Jeré (25 June 2019). "In Women's World Cup Origin Story, Fact and Fiction Blur". The New York Times . p. B10. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
5. "Bini: The truth is on the pitch". FIFA.com. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
6. https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/visual-stories/teams/france/.Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. ESPN. https://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/FIFA.WWC.Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/451900-crowd-chants-equal-pay-after-us-womens-soccer-world-cup-victory.Missing or empty |title= (help)
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10. https://www.fff.fr/actualites/186344-la-liste-de-corinne-diacre-le-31-octobre?themePath=equipes-de-france-1/
11. "Toutes les sélectionnées" (in French). Footofeminin. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
12. France Games
13. France – Calendar
15. Cyprus Cup

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile