France national beach soccer team

The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors)
AssociationFédération Française
de Football
(FFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStéphane François
CaptainJérémy Basquaise
Most capsStéphane François (87)
Top scorerJérémy Basquaise (61)
FIFA codeFRA
BSWW ranking 28 Steady (15 January 2024)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Italy 4–1 France 
14 January 1997
Biggest win
 France 15–3 England 
7 July 2001
Biggest defeat
France  3–14  United States
(Marseille, France; July 01, 1996)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions, 2005
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances17 (first in 1999)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions, (2004)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2003), (2006), (2007)

Competitive record edit

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (UEFA) edit

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification Record
Year Result Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
  2008 - - - - - - - - - -
  2009 Quarterfinals 6 4 0 0 2 30 22 +8 12
  2011 Round of 16 4 3 0 0 1 30 17 +13 9
  2013 Playoff Stage 7 2 0 2 3 30 33 -3 6
  2015 14th Place 8 3 0 0 5 28 30 -2 9
  2017 7th Place 8 5 0 1 2 38 36 +2 16
  2019 Round of 16th 4 2 0 0 2 13 21 –8 6
  2021 9th Place 5 3 0 0 2 20 18 –12 18
  2023 Ongoing - - - - - - - - -
Total 8/9 37 19 0 3 15 169 159 +10 60

Current squad edit

Correct as of July 2012:[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Robin Gasset
2 DF   FRA Julien Soares
4 DF   FRA Jmarc Edouard
5 DF   FRA Didier Samoun
6 DF   FRA Anthony Fayos
7 MF   FRA Jérémy Basquaise
8 MF   FRA Stéphane François
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   FRA Mickael Pagis (captain)
10 FW   FRA Jeremy Bru
11 FW   FRA Romain Tossem
12 DF   FRA Anthony Mendy
14 FW   FRA Frédéric Mendy
16 GK   FRA Denis Fort

Coach: Stéphane François

Notable players edit

Achievements edit

References edit

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^
    Les 13 joueurs retenus (in French)

External links edit