France national football team results (unofficial matches)

This is a list of the France national football team's unofficial results from their inception to the present day that are not accorded the status of official internationals, not being recognized by FIFA. Player appearances and goals in these matches are also not counted to their totals.

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1900s

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20 September 1900 Summer Olympics USFSA XI   0 – 4   Upton Park FC Vincennes, France
Report (1)
Report (2)
Nicholas    
Turner  
Zealley  
Stadium: Vélodrome de Vincennes
14 March 1904 Friendly France (FSAPF)   0 – 11   Southampton FC Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
16 April 1904 Friendly France   4 – 11   Corinthian FC Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
24 April 1904 Friendly France   6 – 3 Foreigners from France Joinville-le-Pont, France
5 March 1905 Friendly France XI   1 – 3   London League XI Paris, France
Report
27 December 1908 Friendly Select Nord France   4 – 3   Townley Park FC Lille, France
Report

1910s

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7 May 1911 Friendly Select North France   3 – 1   Old Malvernians Lille, France
Report
25 May 1911 UIAFA European Tournament semi-finals Northern France (USFSA)   1 – 2   England AFA Croix, France
17:00 ??   85' Report ??    Stadium: Roubaix Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
28 May 1911 UIAFA European Tournament semi-finals France A (USFSA)   1 – 4   Bohemia Croix, France
16:00 Chandelier   1–2' Report Bělka   0–1', 1–3'
Košek   0–2'
Medek   1–4'
Stadium: Roubaix Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gardner (England)
20 February 1912 Friendly France   7 – 0   Catalonia Colombes, France
Report Stadium: Stade de Colombes
Referee:   Victor Gibson
1 December 1912 Friendly Catalonia   1 – 0   France Barcelona, Spain
De la Riva   Report Stadium: Camp de la Indústria
Referee: Hodge (England)
25 May 1913 Friendly Spain (RUECF)   1 – 1   France (USFSA) Hondarribia, Spain
16:30 Arzuaga   85' Report Lepage   75' Stadium: Estadio de Amute
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Ángel Berraondo (Spain)
1 November 1913 Friendly Select France (USFSA)   1 – 4   English Wanderers Paris, France
Report

Wartime matches

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Probably because of the war period (World War I), the results of matches between 1915 and 1918 are not shown in official overviews. The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, however, listed three France–Belgium matches in this period together with the matches between 1905 and 1914, without noting a difference in status.[1] Also in this period, they faced Italy twice as a France-Belgium representative team.[2]

?? December 1914 Friendly France   0 – 1   Belgium Paris, France
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1 January 1915 Friendly Italy   6 – 2 France-Belgium representative team Milan, Italy
Fresia   9', 13', 50'
Cevenini I   24'
Cevenini III   84', 87'
[2] Vialmonteli   36'
van Hege   76'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Umberto Meazza (Italy)
3 January 1915 Friendly Italy   2 – 3 France-Belgium representative team Turin, Italy
De Vecchi   10'
Santamaria   46'
[2] Vialmonteli   19'
van Hege   53', 80'
Stadium: Piazza d'armi
Referee: Edoardo Pasteur (Italy)
?? March 1915 Friendly France   0 – 3   Belgium Paris, France
[1]
?? March 1916 Friendly France   1 – 4   Belgium Paris, France
?   ?' [1] Wertz   ?', ?', ?'
?   ?'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Scamoni (Italy)
22 April 1918 Friendly France   2 – 5   Belgium Paris, France
?   ?' [4] ?   ?' Stadium: Stade Bauer
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Haworth (England)
Note: Albert I, King of the Belgians handed out a cup trophy for the winners.[4]

1919 Inter-Allied Games

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In the summer of 1919, France participated in the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, on the occasion of the celebration of the Allied victory in World War I. Nine players from this side played for the main team and five participated in the 1920 Summer Games in the following year. They comfortably beat Romania and Greece, before beating Italy 2–0 in the final group match to secure a place in the final, where they were beaten 2–3 by Czechoslovakia.[5]

25 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage France   4 – 0   Romania Paris, France
Nicolas   
Gastiger  
Rénier  
Report Stadium: Stade Pershing
Referee: J. Mauro (Italy)
26 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage France   11 – 0   Greece Paris, France
Nicolas     
Rénier    
Dubly   
Darjeu  
Petit  
Report Stadium: Stade Pershing
28 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage France   2 – 0   Italy Paris, France
Gamblin   ?' (pen.)
Nicolas   ?'
Report Stadium: Stade Pershing
28 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games Final France   2 – 3   Czechoslovakia Paris, France
Deydier   12'
Rénier   28'
Report Vanik   31'
Janda   84', 90'
Stadium: Stade Pershing
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   McKenzie

1920s

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6 February 1921 Friendly Catalonia   5–1   South West France Barcelona, Catalonia
Alcántara    
Domènech    
Mallorquí  
Report Bourbon   Stadium: Camp Muntaner
9 February 1921 Friendly Catalonia   3–1   South West France Barcelona, Catalonia
Sancho   
Blanco  
Report Bourbon   Stadium: Camp Muntaner
26 June 1921 Friendly Slovenia   0 – 5   France Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Report Nicolas   24', 47'
Dubly   44'
Boyer   78'
Rouchez   87'
Referee: Kerber (AUT)
6 June 1922 Friendly Rogaland   3 – 2   France Norway
11 June 1922 Friendly Norway   7 – 0   France Oslo, Norway
Report Stadium: Gressbanen
29 April 1924 Friendly Select France   1 – 1   Clapton Orient Paris, France
Report
22 May 1924 Friendly France XI   2 – 1   West Ham United Paris, France
Report
19 March 1925 Friendly France   0 – 0   Nacional Montevideo Montrouge, France
Stadium: Stade Buffalo
4 June 1925 Friendly France   0 – 6   Nacional Montevideo Paris, France
Stadium: Stade Bergeyre
2 May 1926 Friendly Select North France   3 – 2   University of Kent Tourcoing, France
Report

1930s

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10 July 1930 Friendly Romania   2 – 4   France Montevideo, Uruguay
Report
Note: Match held as a warm-up for the upcoming 1930 World Cup.
30 July 1930 Friendly Santos FC   6 – 1   France São Paulo, Brazil
Feitiço     
Seixas   
Report Delfour   Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira
Referee: Eneas Sgarzi
1 August 1930 Friendly Brazil   3 – 2   France Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heitor   21', 50'
Friedenreich   40'
Report Delfour   6', 18'
26 January 1933 Friendly Select France   3 – 1   Bristol Rovers Paris, France
Report
22 April 1934 Friendly Select North France   2 – 3   Sunderland Lille, France
Report
27 May 1934 Friendly Select North France   4 – 2   Celtic Lille, France
Report
31 March 1935 Friendly Select North France   1 – 1   Clyde Lille, France
Report
1 December 1935 Friendly Select North France   3 – 2   Sheffield Wednesday Lille, France
Report
15 December 1936 Friendly Select North France   5 – 1   Sunderland Lille, France
Report
11 April 1937 Friendly Select France   2 – 5   Charlton Athletic Paris, France
Report
6 May 1937 Friendly Select France   0 – 2   Isthmian League XI Le Havre, France
Report
30 April 1939 Friendly Select France Amateur   7 – 3   Athenian League XI Amiens, France
Report

1960s

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12 February 1969 Friendly France   2 – 2   Hungary Lyon, France
Report

1970s

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23 April 1974 Friendly France   1 – 0   Ajax Amsterdam Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 37,000
20 August 1974 Friendly France   0 – 0   FC Köln Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 25,667
19 August 1975 Friendly France   3 – 1   Real Madrid Paris, France
Michel   16'
Rocheteau   32', 60'
Report1
Report2
Santillana   51' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: M. Wurtz (France)
Note: The average age of the starting lineup was 25 years and 8 months
24 August 1976 Friendly France   5 – 0   Borussia Mönchengladbach Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,000
2 February 1977 Friendly France   2 – 0   Romania Bordeaux, France
Report
24 August 1977 Friendly France   4 – 2   Hamburger SV Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,830
12 August 1978 Friendly France   1 – 0   RSC Anderlecht Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
21 August 1979 Friendly France   4 – 1   FC Bayern Munich Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,000

1980s

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3 September 1980 Friendly France   1 – 0   Juventus FC Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,000
18 August 1981 Friendly France   1 – 3   VfB Stuttgart Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,000
6 June 1982 Friendly France   2 – 0   FC Andorra Font-Romeu, France
11 June 1982 Friendly Real Sociedad   1 – 3   France San Sebastián, Spain
Kortabarria   33' (p) Report Rocheteau   32'
Platini   38'
Lacombe   38'
Stadium: Atotxa
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Joaquín Urio (Spain)
24 August 1983 Friendly France   1 – 0   Peñarol Montevideo Toulouse, France
Stadium: Stadium
Attendance: 10,438
29 May 1984 Friendly France   5 – 1   FC Andorra Font-Romeu, France
5 September 1984 Friendly France   0 – 1   FC Inter Milan Paris, France
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 16,351
21 May 1986 Friendly Guatemala   1 – 8   France Tlaxcala, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole
Attendance: 3,000
24 May 1986 Friendly Mexico U20   1 – 1   France Tlaxcala, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole
Attendance: 5,000
28 May 1986 Friendly Club Universidad Nacional   2 – 0   France Tlaxcala, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole
Attendance: 9,000
14 February 1989 Friendly Arsenal FC   2 – 0   France London, England
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 21,735

1990s

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19 January 1993 Friendly Sporting CP   0 – 2   France Lisbon, Portugal
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 10,000
30 May 1999 Friendly France   2 – 2   Papin XI Marseille, France
Stadium: Stade Velodrome
Note: Jean-Pierre Papin testimonial

2000s

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16 August 2000 Friendly France   5 – 1 FIFA World XI Marseille, France
Trezeguet   11', 27', 46'
Pires   56'
Anelka   78'
Report R. Baggio   79' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Velodrome
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mohammed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Note: Charity Match for SOS Children's Villages. Even though the opponent wasn't an official team, the match is considered official by the FFF.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Frankrijk–België". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 21 March 1916. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "List of Italy unofficial matches". italia1910.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Frankrijk–België (0–1)". Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 21 December 1914. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Frankrijk–België". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 May 1918. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Interallied Games 1919". RSSSF. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.