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	4 (27 September 2019) [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)

Last updated October 13, 2019

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.

French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) has largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.

The French Football Federation (FFF) is the governing body of football in France. It also includes the overseas departments and the overseas collectivities and also in Monaco. It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital, Paris. The FFF was a founding member of FIFA and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in France, both professional and amateur. The French Football Federation is a founding member of UEFA and joined FIFA in 1907 after replacing the USFSA, who were founding members.

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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.

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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]

Corinne Catherine Diacre is a French professional football coach and former football defender. She played throughout her career for ASJ Soyaux in Division 1 as well as the French national team from 1993 to 2005. In August 2014, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team in a competitive match in France. She is currently the head coach of the French women's national team.

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Amandine Chantal Henry is a French football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Olympique Lyon and the French national team. A former women's youth international having played all levels, Henry made her senior international debut in 2009.

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.

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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.

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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.

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the north-east, and the Philippines to the south. The island of Taiwan has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi), with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. Taipei is the capital and largest metropolitan area. Other major cities include Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan and Taoyuan. With 23.7 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated states, and is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations (UN).

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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]

2011 Women's World Cup

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 the tournament with four consecutive victories, winning its group and defeating Brazil 2–1 in the round of 16, before falling to the United States in the quarterfinal, 2–1.

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		5	4	0	1	10	4
Total	4/8	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	RFK Stadium, Washington
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	Moncton Stadium, Moncton
		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)	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
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.

Invitational trophies

Cyprus Cup: Winner 2012, 2014 ^[6]
SheBelieves Cup: Winner 2017

Recent schedule and results

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.^[7]^[8]

2018

10 November 2018 Friendly	France	3–1	Brazil	Nice, France
	Cascarino 23' Bussaglia 47' Renard 75'	Report	Darlene 90+4'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 12,073 Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

2019

19 January 2019 Friendly	France	3–1	United States	Le Havre, France
20:45	Diani 9', 57' Katoto 78'	Report	Pugh 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 22,870 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

28 February 2019 Friendly	France	0–1	Germany	Laval, France
21:00		Report	Schüller 31'	Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 10,238 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

4 March 2019 Friendly	France	6–0	Uruguay	Tours, France
21:00	Asseyi 21' Bilbault 36' Gauvin 45', 67' Geyoro 48' Clemaron 83'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 11,019 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

4 April 2019 Friendly	France	3–1	Japan	Auxerre, France
21:00	Gauvin 3' Le Sommer 33' Diani 82'	Report	Kobayashi 24'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,379 Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

8 April 2019 Friendly	France	4–0	Denmark	Strasbourg, France
21:00	Cascarino 31', 47' Mbock 54' Gauvin 66'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 15,874 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

25 May 2019 Friendly	France	3–0	Thailand	Orleans, France
16:00	Bussaglia 61' Diani 78', 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Source Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara

31 May 2019 Friendly	France	2–1	China PR	Creteil, France
21:00	Gauvin 30' Diani 58'	Report	Wang 52'	Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

7 June 2019 Women's World Cup – GS	France	4–0	South Korea	Paris, France
21:00	Le Sommer 9' Renard 35', 45+2' Henry 85'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,261 Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

12 June 2019 Women's World Cup – GS	France	2–1	Norway	Nice, France
21:00	Gauvin 46' Le Sommer 72' (pen.)	Report	Renard 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 34,872 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

17 June 2019 Women's World Cup – GS	Nigeria	0–1	France	Rennes, France
21:00		Report	Renard 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,267 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

23 June 2019 Women's World Cup – R16	France	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Brazil	Le Havre, France
21:00	Gauvin 52' Henry 106'	Report	Thaisa 63'	Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 23,965 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

28 June 2019 Women's World Cup – QF	France	1–2	United States	Paris, France
21:00	Renard 81'	Report	Rapinoe 5', 65'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,595 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

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)

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)

8 October 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG	Kazakhstan	v	France	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
17:00		Report		Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium

9 November 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG	France	v	Serbia	Bordeaux, France
21:00		Report		Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

2020

10 April 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

France

v

North Macedonia

France

14 April 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

Austria

v

France

Austria

5 June 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

France

v

Austria

France

9 June 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

France

v

Kazakhstan

France

18 September 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

Serbia

v

France

Serbia

22 September 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ GG

North Macedonia

v

France

North Macedonia

Team

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the friendly against Iceland on 4 October 2019 and the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifier against Kazakhstan on 8 October 2019.^[9]

Head coach: Corinne Diacre

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Sarah Bouhaddi	(1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 32)	143	0	Lyon
1 GK	Solène Durand	(1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 24)	0	0	Guingamp
1 GK	Pauline Peyraud-Magnin	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 27)	2	0	Arsenal

2 DF	Élisa de Almeida	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 21)	0	0	Montpellier
2 DF	Julie Debever	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 31)	3	0	Internazionale
2 DF	Sakina Karchaoui	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 23)	26	0	Montpellier
2 DF	Griedge Mbock Bathy	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 24)	53	5	Lyon
2 DF	Perle Morroni	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 21)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
2 DF	Wendie Renard	(1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 29)	112	22	Lyon
2 DF	Marion Torrent	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 27)	25	0	Montpellier
2 DF	Aïssatou Tounkara	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 24)	12	0	Atlético Madrid

3 MF	Charlotte Bilbault	(1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 29)	17	1	Paris FC
3 MF	Maéva Clemaron	(1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 26)	4	1	Everton
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 22)	23	1	Paris Saint-Germain
3 MF	Amel Majri	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 26)	49	4	Lyon
3 MF	Gaëtane Thiney	(1985-10-28) 28 October 1985 (age 33)	159	58	Paris FC

4 FW	Viviane Asseyi	(1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 25)	33	5	Bordeaux
4 FW	Delphine Cascarino	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 22)	16	3	Lyon
4 FW	Kadidiatou Diani	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 24)	50	10	Paris Saint-Germain
4 FW	Valérie Gauvin	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 23)	22	12	Montpellier
4 FW	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	(1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 20)	4	1	Paris Saint-Germain
4 FW	Eugénie Le Sommer (vice-captain)	(1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 30)	162	76	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 19)	0	0	FC Metz	v. Spain, 31 August 2019
GK	Karima Benameur	(1989-04-13) 13 April 1989 (age 30)	5	0	Manchester City	v. Brazil, 10 November 2018

DF	Ève Périsset	(1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 24)	17	0	Paris Saint-Germain	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF	Estelle Cascarino	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 22)	1	0	Paris FC	v. Uruguay, 4 March 2019
DF	Hawa Cissoko	(1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 22)	2	0	ASJ Soyaux	v. Uruguay, 4 March 2019
DF	Charlotte Lorgere	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 25)	1	0	Guingamp	v. United States, 19 January 2019

MF	Amandine Henry (captain)	(1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 30)	86	13	Lyon	v. Spain, 31 August 2019
MF	Léa Khelifi	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 20)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v. Spain, 31 August 2019
MF	Élise Bussaglia	(1985-09-24) 24 September 1985 (age 34)	191	30	Dijon	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF	Kheira Hamraoui	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 29)	34	3	Barcelona	v. Denmark, 8 April 2019

FW	Emelyne Laurent	(1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 20)	5	0	Lyon	v. Spain, 31 August 2019
FW	Ouleymata Sarr	(1995-10-08) 8 October 1995 (age 24)	10	2	Lille	v. Uruguay, 4 March 2019
FW	Daphné Corboz	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 26)	0	0	FC Fleury 91	v. Brazil, 10 November 2018

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup squads

UEFA European Championships squads

Summer Olympics squads

Statistics

Most capped French players

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Sandrine Soubeyrand	1997–2013	198	17
2	Élise Bussaglia	2003–present	191	30
3	Laura Georges	2001–2018	188	7
4	Camille Abily	2001–2017	183	37
5	Eugénie Le Sommer	2009–present	162	76
6	Gaëtane Thiney	2007–	159	58
7	Sonia Bompastor	2000–2012	156	19
8	Louisa Nécib	2005–2016	145	36
9	Sarah Bouhaddi	2004–present	143	0
10	Élodie Thomis	2005–2017	141	32

*Active players in bold, statistics as of 23 June 2019.^[10]

Top France goalscorers

#	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	Marinette Pichon	1994–2008	81	112	0.72
2	Eugénie Le Sommer	2009–present	76	162	0.47
3	Marie-Laure Delie	2009–present	65	123	0.53
4	Gaëtane Thiney	2007–present	58	159	0.36
5	Camille Abily	2001–2017	37	183	0.20
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–present	30	191	0.16
10	Wendie Renard	2011–present	22	112	0.20

Coaching staff

As of 10 October 2017.^[11]

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

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
1989 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	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
1997 European Championship qualification 0 0	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
2003 World Cup qualification 0 0	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
2009 European Championship 0 0	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.
2011 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0	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
2013 European Championship 0 0	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

Media coverage

France women's matches broadcasting rights from 2014 until 2018 belong to Canal+ Group channels D8 and D17.^[12]

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
↑ "Tous les matchs – FFF". Fff.fr. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Bini: The truth is on the pitch". FIFA.com. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
↑ Cyprus Cup
↑ France Games
↑ France – Calendar
↑ https://www.fff.fr/actualites/186027-la-liste-devoilee-le-jeudi-26-septembre?themePath=equipes-de-france-1/
↑ "Toutes les sélectionnées" (in French). Footofeminin. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
↑ "STAFF DE LA SÉLECTION". Fff.fr. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
↑ "TV Rights: Women national team on D8 and D17, the League on Eurosport and France4". Foot d'Elles (in French). Eurosport. 31 January 2014.

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

[autogenerated1-2] "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] Cyprus Cup

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[9] ttps://www.fff.fr/actualites/186027-la-liste-devoilee-le-jeudi-26-septembre?themePath=equipes-de-france-1/

[10] "Toutes les sélectionnées" (in French). Footofeminin. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

[11] "STAFF DE LA SÉLECTION". Fff.fr. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[12] "TV Rights: Women national team on D8 and D17, the League on Eurosport and France4". Foot d'Elles (in French). Eurosport. 31 January 2014.

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