The list shown below shows the France national football team all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, FIFA Confederations Cup, and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.[nb 1]
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA. The team played its first official match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium. France and Belgium have since contested 75 official matches against each other, the most all-time between each team. Aside from Belgium, France have contested matches against almost 90 other national teams. Of the 90 teams, France have not lost to 40 of them having earned a perfect winning percentage against 26 of the teams. France have also not beaten two teams; the Ireland national team from 1882 to 1950 and Senegal. France have contested these two teams only once.
Competition records edit
FIFA World Cup record edit
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1930 |
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
 1934 |
First round | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 1938 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 1950 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1954 |
Group stage | 11th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 1958 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 |
 1962 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1966 |
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 1970 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1974
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 1978 |
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
 1982 |
Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
| 1986 |
Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
 1990 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1994
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 1998 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
  2002 |
Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
 2010 |
Group stage | 29th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 2014 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
 2018 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
 2022 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| Total | 16/22 | 2 Titles | 73 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 136 | 85 |
UEFA European Championship record edit
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1960 |
Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 1964 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 1968
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 1972
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 1976
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| 1980
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| 1984 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 1988 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 1992 |
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 |
Semi-finals | Joint 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 2000 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
 2004 |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
 2008 |
Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
  2012 |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
 2020 |
Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Total | 10/16 | 2 Titles | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 50 |
UEFA Nations League record edit
| UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | LG | GP | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 2018–19 | A | 1 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |  |
6th | 2019
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did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2020–21 | A | 3 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |
1st | 2021
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1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | Squad | |
| 2022–23 | A | 1 | 3rd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
12th | 2023
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did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 1st | Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | ||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.
- **Red border indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil
FIFA Confederations Cup record edit
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1992 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 1995
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| 1997
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| 1999 |
Withdrew | |||||||
| 2001 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 2003 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2005 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009
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| 2013
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| 2017
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| Total | 2/10 | 2 Titles | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
Head-to-head record edit
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
Updated as after France vs. Chile on 26 March 2024.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference | % Won | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 77.8% | UEFA |
 Algeria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.0% | CAF |
 Andorra |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.0% | UEFA |
| Argentina |
13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 23.1% | CONMEBOL |
 Armenia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Australia |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 66.7% | OFC/AFC |
| Austria |
25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 52.0% | UEFA |
 Azerbaijan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Belarus |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 50.0% | UEFA |
| Belgium |
75 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 131 | 162 | -31 | 34.7% | UEFA |
 Bolivia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0% | CONMEBOL |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.0% | UEFA |
| Brazil |
16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 31.25% | CONMEBOL |
 Bulgaria |
23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 47.8% | UEFA |
| CAF XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0% | CAF |
 Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66.7% | CAF |
 Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
| Chile |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 50.0% | CONMEBOL |
 China |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.0% | AFC |
 Colombia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 75.0% | CONMEBOL |
| CONCACAF XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
 Costa Rica |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
 Croatia |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 60.0% | UEFA |
 Cyprus |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 87.5% | UEFA |
 Czechoslovakia |
20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 35.0% | UEFA |
| Czech Republic |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25.0% | UEFA |
 Denmark |
19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 47.4% | UEFA |
 East Germany |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 28.6% | UEFA |
 Ecuador |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.0% | CONMEBOL |
 Egypt |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.0% | CAF |
| England |
34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 75 | -30 | 32.3% | UEFA |
| England Amateurs |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 61 | -57 | 12.5% | UEFA |
 Estonia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Faroe Islands |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 FIFA XI |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.0% | FIFA |
 Finland |
11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 90.9% | UEFA |
 Georgia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 75.0% | UEFA |
| Germany |
19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 47.4% | UEFA |
 Greece |
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 70.0% | UEFA |
 Gibraltar |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Honduras |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
 Hungary |
23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 34.8% | UEFA |
 Iceland |
15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 73.3% | UEFA |
 India |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.0% | AFC |
 Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.0% | AFC |
 Ireland Amateurs |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.0% | UEFA |
 Israel |
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 44.4% | UEFA |
| Italy |
39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 82 | -28 | 26.3% | UEFA |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 66.7% | CAF |
 Jamaica |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
| Japan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 66.0% | AFC |
 Kazakhstan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Kuwait |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.0% | AFC |
 Latvia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Lithuania |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Luxembourg |
18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 12 | +59 | 88.9% | UEFA |
 Malta |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.0% | UEFA |
| Mexico |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 71.4% | CONCACAF |
 Moldova |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Morocco |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 66.7% | CAF |
| Netherlands |
30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.0% | OFC |
 Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.0% | CAF |
 Northern Ireland |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 62.5% | UEFA |
 Norway |
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 46.7% | UEFA |
 Paraguay |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 60.0% | CONMEBOL |
 Peru |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% | CONMEBOL |
| Poland |
17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 52.9% | UEFA |
| Portugal |
28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 67.9% | UEFA |
 Republic of Ireland |
19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 52.6% | UEFA |
 Romania |
16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 50.0% | UEFA |
| Russia |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 50.0% | UEFA |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.0% | AFC |
 Scotland |
17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 52.9% | UEFA |
 Senegal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0% | CAF |
 Serbia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 60.0% | UEFA |
 Slovakia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 Slovenia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 100.0% | UEFA |
| South Africa |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 60.0% | CAF |
 South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 66.7% | AFC |
 Soviet Union |
12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 16.7% | UEFA |
| Spain |
36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 36.1% | UEFA |
| Sweden |
23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 52.2% | UEFA |
| Switzerland |
39 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 41.0% | UEFA |
 Togo |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0% | CAF |
 Tunisia |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 40.0% | CAF |
 Turkey |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 66.6% | UEFA |
| United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 75.0% | CONCACAF |
| Ukraine |
12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 50.0% | UEFA |
| Uruguay |
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 30.0% | CONMEBOL |
 Wales |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 66.7% | UEFA |
| West Germany |
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 40.0% | UEFA |
| Yugoslavia |
26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 34.6% | UEFA |
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference | % Won | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 907 | 457 | 189 | 261 | 1639 | 1237 | +402 | 50.4% | UEFA |
Notes edit
- ^ A non-senior, young France team played at 1984 Summer Olympics, which they won. Since 1992 Summer Olympics, only under-23 teams are allowed to compete in the tournament. Thus, France's Summer Olympics matches, since the 1984 Games, will not be counted on this list.