France national football team all-time record

France contesting a match against Portugal at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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

For single-match results of the national team, see French football single-season articles.

FIFA World Cup record

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
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
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

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1960	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	4	7
1964	did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
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	4th	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
2024	Semi-finals	4th	6	2	3	1	4	3
Total	11/17	2 Titles	49	23	15	11	73	53

UEFA Nations League record

UEFA Nations League record
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	did not qualify
2020–21	A	3	1st	6	5	1	0	12	5		1st		2021	1st	2	2	0	0	5	3	Squad
2022–23	A	1	3rd	6	1	2	3	5	7		12th		2023	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

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	did not qualify
1995
1997
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
2013
2017
Total	2/10	2 Titles	10	9	0	1	24	5

Head-to-head record

Key

	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

Updated as of France vs. Italy on 17 November 2024.

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	% Won	Confederation
Albania	9	7	1	1	20	4	+16	77.78%	UEFA
Algeria	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%	CAF
Andorra	5	5	0	0	14	0	+14	100%	UEFA
Argentina	13	3	4	6	14	18	-4	23.08%	CONMEBOL
Armenia	5	5	0	0	14	2	+12	100%	UEFA
Australia	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	66.67%	OFC/AFC
Austria	26	14	3	9	43	41	+2	53.85%	UEFA
Azerbaijan	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	100%	UEFA
Belarus	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	50%	UEFA
Belgium	78	29	19	30	136	163	-27	37.179%	UEFA
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%	CONMEBOL
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	3	3	0	8	4	+4	50%	UEFA
Brazil	16	5	4	7	20	27	-7	31.25%	CONMEBOL
Bulgaria	23	11	4	8	41	26	+15	47.83%	UEFA
CAF XI	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%	CAF
Cameroon	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	66.67%	CAF
Canada	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	50%	CONCACAF
Chile	6	3	1	2	14	7	+7	50%	CONMEBOL
China	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	50%	AFC
Colombia	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	75%	CONMEBOL
CONCACAF XI	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100%	CONCACAF
Costa Rica	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	100%	CONCACAF
Croatia	10	6	3	1	20	10	+10	60%	UEFA
Cyprus	8	7	1	0	27	2	+25	87.5%	UEFA
Czechoslovakia	20	7	4	9	29	34	-5	35%	UEFA
Czech Republic	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	25%	UEFA
Denmark	19	9	2	8	23	42	-19	47.37%	UEFA
East Germany	7	2	2	3	8	7	+1	28.57%	UEFA
Ecuador	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	50%	CONMEBOL
Egypt	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100%	CAF
England	34	11	6	17	45	75	-30	32.35%	UEFA
England Amateurs	8	1	0	7	4	61	-57	12.5%	UEFA
Estonia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100%	UEFA
Faroe Islands	6	6	0	0	22	0	+22	100%	UEFA
FIFA XI	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100%	FIFA
Finland	11	10	0	1	22	5	+17	90.91%	UEFA
Georgia	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	75%	UEFA
Germany	19	9	4	6	23	21	+2	47.37%	UEFA
Greece	10	7	2	1	26	9	+17	70%	UEFA
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	17	0	+17	100%	UEFA
Honduras	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100%	CONCACAF
Hungary	23	8	3	12	32	48	-16	34.78%	UEFA
Iceland	15	11	4	0	42	12	+30	73.33%	UEFA
Iran	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%	AFC
Ireland Amateurs	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0%	UEFA
Israel	11	5	5	1	19	7	+12	45.45%	UEFA
Italy	41	12	10	19	60	86	-26	27.5%	UEFA
Ivory Coast	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	66.67%	CAF
Jamaica	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	100%	CONCACAF
Japan	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	66.67%	AFC
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	100%	UEFA
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100%	AFC
Latvia	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100%	UEFA
Lithuania	4	4	0	0	5	0	+5	100%	UEFA
Luxembourg	19	17	1	1	74	12	+62	89.47%	UEFA
Malta	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	100%	UEFA
Mexico	7	5	1	1	15	6	+9	71.43%	CONCACAF
Moldova	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100%	UEFA
Morocco	6	4	2	0	14	6	+8	66.67%	CAF
Netherlands	31	15	5	11	53	57	-4	48.39%	UEFA
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100%	OFC
Nigeria	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	50%	CAF
Northern Ireland	8	5	3	0	18	4	+14	62.5%	UEFA
Norway	15	7	4	4	22	15	+7	46.67%	UEFA
Paraguay	5	3	2	0	14	4	+10	60%	CONMEBOL
Peru	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	CONMEBOL
Poland	18	9	6	3	31	18	+13	50%	UEFA
Portugal	29	19	4	6	52	31	+21	65.52%	UEFA
Republic of Ireland	19	10	5	4	25	15	+10	52.63%	UEFA
Romania	16	8	5	3	21	16	+5	62.5%	UEFA
Russia	7	4	1	2	15	10	+5	57.14%	UEFA
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100%	AFC
Scotland	17	9	0	8	27	16	+11	52.94%	UEFA
Senegal	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0%	CAF
Serbia	5	3	2	0	8	4	+4	60%	UEFA
Slovakia	4	2	1	1	6	2	+4	50%	UEFA
Slovenia	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	100%	UEFA
South Africa	5	3	1	1	11	3	+8	60%	CAF
South Korea	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	66.67%	AFC
Soviet Union	12	2	6	4	13	18	-5	16.67%	UEFA
Spain	37	13	7	17	40	66	-26	35.14%	UEFA
Sweden	23	12	5	6	34	23	+11	52.17%	UEFA
Switzerland	39	16	11	12	70	63	+7	41.03%	UEFA
Togo	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%	CAF
Tunisia	5	2	2	1	7	4	+3	40%	CAF
Turkey	6	4	1	1	13	5	+8	66.67%	UEFA
United States	4	3	1	0	11	1	+10	75%	CONCACAF
Ukraine	12	6	5	1	23	8	+15	50%	UEFA
Uruguay	10	3	4	3	7	8	-1	30%	CONMEBOL
Wales	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	66.67%	UEFA
West Germany	15	6	4	5	28	29	-1	40%	UEFA
Yugoslavia	26	9	7	10	41	39	+2	34.62%	UEFA

Opponent	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	% Won	Confederation
All	921	464	194	263	1658	1246	+412	50.38%	-

Notes

1. 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.

External links

• France all-time competition records