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.
Win Draw Loss |
1900s
edit20 September 1900 Summer Olympics | USFSA XI | 0 – 4 | Upton Park FC | Vincennes, France |
Report (1) Report (2) |
Nicholas Turner Zealley |
Stadium: Vélodrome de Vincennes |
23 September 1900 Summer Olympics | USFSA XI | 6 – 2 | Université de Bruxelles | Vincennes, France |
Peltier 1' ? |
Report | Spanoghe van Heuckelum |
Stadium: Vélodrome de Vincennes Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jack Wood (Great Britain) |
13 March 1904 Friendly | France (USFSA) | 1 – 6 | Southampton FC | Paris, France |
Stadium: Parc des Princes |
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 |
25 May 1905 Friendly | France | 1 – 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Paris, France |
1910s
edit7 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
editProbably 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]
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 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
editIn 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
edit6 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) |
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 |
16 March 1925 Friendly | France | 2 – 7 | Club Athletico Paulistano | Montrouge, France |
Stadium: Stade Buffalo |
19 March 1925 Friendly | France | 0 – 0 | Nacional Montevideo | Montrouge, France |
Stadium: Stade Buffalo |
10 May 1925 Friendly | Catalonia | 2–1 | South East France | Barcelona, Spain |
Martínez Cros |
Kramer | Stadium: Guinardó Referee: Josep Llovera |
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
edit10 July 1930 Friendly | Romania | 2 – 4 | France | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Report | ||||
Note: Match held as a warm-up for the upcoming 1930 World Cup. |
?? July 1930 Friendly | Nacional Montevideo | 2 – 3 | France | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central |
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 |
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
edit1970s
edit18 January 1971 Friendly | Coritiba FC | 2 – 1 | France | Curitiba, Brazil |
Stadium: Estádio Belford Duarte |
21 January 1971 Friendly | SC Internacional | 1 – 3 | France | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio |
24 January 1971 Friendly | Club Universitario de Deportes | 0 – 0 | France | Lima, Peru |
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 |
3 July 1977 Friendly | Atlético Mineiro | 3 – 1 | France | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Stadium: Mineirão |
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
edit3 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 |
29 May 1982 Friendly | FC Andorra | 1 – 2 | France | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
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 |
26 May 1984 Friendly | FC Andorra | 0 – 9 | France | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
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
edit19 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
edit16 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
edit- ^ a b c "Frankrijk–België". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 21 March 1916. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "List of Italy unofficial matches". italia1910.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Frankrijk–België (0–1)". Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 21 December 1914. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Frankrijk–België". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 May 1918. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Interallied Games 1919". RSSSF. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.