France at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of France's results at the FIFA World Cup. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 15 FIFA World Cups, tied for the sixth most of any country.[1] The national team is one of eight to have won the FIFA World Cup title and one of only six to have done so more than once.[2]

For the women's team, see France at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998. The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final match.[3][4][5][6] The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter-finals. In 2018, France won the World Cup for the second time, defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia.[7]

In 2006, France finished as runners-up, losing on penalties (5–3) to Italy after the game was tied 1–1 after 120 minutes. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions, in 1958 and 1986, and in fourth place once, in 1982.[8][9]

FIFA World Cup record
FIFA World Cup finals record Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad GP W D L GF GA
1930Group stage7th310243Squad —
1934Round of 169th100123Squad 1100611934
1938Quarter-finals6th210144Squad Qualified as hosts1938
1950Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew 3021451950
1954Group stage11th210133Squad 44002041954
1958Third place3rd64022315Squad 43101941958
1962Did not qualify 53021041962
1966Group stage13th301225Squad 6501921966
1970Did not qualify 4202641970
1974 4112351974
1978Group stage12th310255Squad 4211741978
1982Fourth place4th73221612Squad 85032081982
1986Third place3rd7421126Squad 85121541986
1990Did not qualify 83321071990
1994 1061317101994
1998Champions1st7610152Squad Qualified as hosts1998
2002Group stage28th301203Squad Qualified as defending champions2002
2006Runners-up2nd743093Squad 105501422006
2010Group stage29th301214Squad 1274120102010
2014Quarter-finals7th5311103Squad 106221882014
2018Champions1st7610146Squad 107211862018
2022To be determined To be determined2022
Total 2 Titles 15/21 66 34 13* 19 120 77 N/A 111 65 23 23 216 88 Total
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

By match
Year as Round Against Score Scorers
1930Group 1 Mexico4–1Laurent, Langiller, Maschinot (2)
Group 1 Argentina0–1
Group 1 Chile0–1
1934Round 1 Austria2–3 (a.e.t.)Nicolas, Verriest
1938Round 1 Belgium3–1Veinante, Nicolas (2)
Quarter-Final Italy1–3Heisserer
1954Group 1 Yugoslavia0–1
Group 1 Mexico3–2Vincent, Cardenas, Kopa
1958Group 2 Paraguay7–3Fontaine (3), Piantoni, Wisnieski, Kopa, Vincent
Group 2 Yugoslavia2–3Fontaine (2)
Group 2 Scotland2–1Kopa, Fontaine
Quarter-Final Northern Ireland4–0Wisnieski, Fontaine (2), Piantoni
Semi-Final Brazil2–5Fontaine, Piantoni
Third Place Match West Germany6–3Fontaine (4), Kopa, Douis
1966Group 1 Mexico1–1Hausser
Group 1 Uruguay1–2De Bourgoing
Group 1 England0–2
1978Group 1 Italy1–2Lacombe
Group 1 Argentina1–2Platini
Group 1 Hungary3–1Lopez, Berdoll, Rocheteau
1982Group 4 England1–3Soler
Group 4 Kuwait4–1Genghini, Platini, Six, Bossis
Group 4 Czechoslovakia1–1Six
Group D Round 2 Austria1–0Genghini
Group D Round 2 Northern Ireland4–1Giresse (2), Rocheteau (2)
Semi-Final West Germany3–3 (a.e.t.), 4–5 (p.)Platini, Tresor, Giresse
Third Place Match Poland2–3Girard, Couriol
1986Group stage Canada1–0Papin
 Soviet Union1–1Fernández
 Hungary3–0Stopyra, Tigana, Rocheteau
Round of 16 Italy2–0Platini, Stopyra
Quarter-final Brazil1–1 (a.e.t.), 4–3 (p.)Platini
Semi-final West Germany0–2
Third place play-off Belgium4–2 (a.e.t.)Ferreri, Papin, Genghini, Amoros
1998Group stage South Africa3–0Dugarry, Issa (o.g.), Henry
 Saudi Arabia4–0Henry (2), Trezeguet, Lizarazu
 Denmark2–1Djorkaeff, Petit
Round of 16 Paraguay1–0 (a.e.t.)Blanc
Quarter-final Italy0–0 (a.e.t.), 4–3 (pen.)
Semi-final Croatia2–1Thuram (2)
Final Brazil3–0Zidane (2), Petit
2002Group stage Senegal0–1
 Uruguay0–0
 Denmark0–2
2006Group stage  Switzerland0–0
 South Korea1–1Henry
 Togo2–0Vieira, Henry
Round of 16 Spain3–1Ribéry, Vieira, Zidane
Quarter-final Brazil1–0Henry
Semi-final Portugal1–0Zidane
Final Italy1–1 (a.e.t.), 3–5 (p.)Zidane
2010Group stage Uruguay0–0
 Mexico0–2
 South Africa1–2Malouda
2014Group stage Honduras3–0Benzema (2), Valladares (o.g.)
  Switzerland5–2Giroud, Matuidi, Valbuena, Benzema, Sissoko
 Ecuador0–0
Round of 16 Nigeria2–0Pogba, Yobo (o.g.)
Quarter-final Germany0–1
2018Group stage Australia2–1Griezmann, Behich (o.g.)
 Peru1–0Mbappé
 Denmark0–0
Round of 16 Argentina4–3Griezmann, Pavard, Mbappé (2)
Quarter-final Uruguay2–0Varane, Griezmann
Semi-final Belgium1–0Umtiti
Final Croatia4–2Mandžukić (o.g.), Griezmann, Pogba, Mbappé

France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup Squad

Head coach: Aimé Jacquet

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Bernard Lama (1963-04-07)7 April 1963 (aged 35) 37 Paris Saint Germain
2 2DF Vincent Candela (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 24) 10 Roma
3 2DF Bixente Lizarazu (1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (aged 28) 32 Bayern Munich
4 3MF Patrick Vieira (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 21) 7 Arsenal
5 2DF Laurent Blanc (1965-11-19)19 November 1965 (aged 32) 68 Marseille
6 4FW Youri Djorkaeff (1968-03-09)9 March 1968 (aged 30) 37 Internazionale
7 3MF Didier Deschamps (c) (1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 29) 69 Juventus
8 2DF Marcel Desailly (1968-09-07)7 September 1968 (aged 29) 41 Milan
9 4FW Stéphane Guivarc'h (1970-09-06)6 September 1970 (aged 27) 6 Auxerre
10 3MF Zinedine Zidane (1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 25) 33 Juventus
11 3MF Robert Pires (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 24) 13 Metz
12 4FW Thierry Henry (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 20) 3 Monaco
13 3MF Bernard Diomède (1974-01-23)23 January 1974 (aged 24) 6 Auxerre
14 3MF Alain Boghossian (1970-10-27)27 October 1970 (aged 27) 6 Sampdoria
15 2DF Lilian Thuram (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 26) 32 Parma
16 1GK Fabien Barthez (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 26) 12 Monaco
17 3MF Emmanuel Petit (1970-09-22)22 September 1970 (aged 27) 17 Arsenal
18 2DF Frank Lebœuf (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 30) 13 Chelsea
19 3MF Christian Karembeu (1970-12-03)3 December 1970 (aged 27) 31 Real Madrid
20 4FW David Trezeguet (1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 20) 4 Monaco
21 4FW Christophe Dugarry (1972-03-24)24 March 1972 (aged 26) 23 Marseille
22 1GK Lionel Charbonnier (1966-10-25)25 October 1966 (aged 31) 1 Auxerre

France vs South Africa (Group C)
France 3–0 South Africa
Dugarry  36'
Issa  77' (o.g.)
Henry  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000
France
South Africa
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
CM7Didier Deschamps (c) 53'
CM17Emmanuel Petit 28' 73'
RW6Youri Djorkaeff 84'
AM10Zinedine Zidane 75'
LW12Thierry Henry
CF9Stéphane Guivarc'h 26'
Substitutions:
FW21Christophe Dugarry 26'
MF14Alain Boghossian 73'
FW20David Trezeguet 84'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Hans Vonk
DF3David Nyathi
DF4Willem Jackson 39'
DF5Mark Fish
DF19Lucas Radebe (c)
DF21Pierre Issa
MF7Quinton Fortune
MF10John Moshoeu
FW6Phil Masinga
FW12Brendan Augustine 56'
FW17Benni McCarthy 89'
Substitutions:
MF11Helman Mkhalele 56'
FW9Shaun Bartlett 89'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Assistant referees:
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

France vs Saudi Arabia (Group C)
France 4–0 Saudi Arabia
Henry  37', 78'
Trezeguet  68'
Lizarazu  85'		 Report
Attendance: 80,000
France
Saudi Arabia
GK16Fabien Barthez
DF3Bixente Lizarazu 50'
DF5Laurent Blanc 36'
DF8Marcel Desailly
DF15Lilian Thuram
MF7Didier Deschamps (c)
MF10Zinedine Zidane 71'
MF13Bernard Diomède 58'
MF14Alain Boghossian
FW12Thierry Henry 79'
FW21Christophe Dugarry 30'
Substitutions:
FW20David Trezeguet 30'
MF6Youri Djorkaeff 58'
MF11Robert Pires 79'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF2Mohammed Al-Jahani 7' 76'
DF3Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 19'
DF4Abdullah Zubromawi
DF13Hussein Sulaimani
MF6Fuad Anwar (c)
MF7Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF16Khamis Al-Owairan
MF20Hamzah Saleh
FW9Sami Al-Jaber 82'
FW10Saeed Al-Owairan 33'
Substitutions:
MF12Ibrahim Al-Harbi 33' 65'
MF14Khalid Al-Muwallid 65'
DF17Ahmed Dokhi 76'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Assistant referees:
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
Luis Torres Zuniga (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

France vs Denmark (Group C)
France 2–1 Denmark
Djorkaeff  12' (pen.)
Petit  56'		 Report M. Laudrup  42' (pen.)
Attendance: 39,100
France
Denmark
GK16Fabien Barthez
DF2Vincent Candela
DF8Marcel Desailly (c)
DF18Franck Leboeuf
MF4Patrick Vieira 62'
MF6Youri Djorkaeff
MF11Robert Pires 71'
MF13Bernard Diomède 53'
MF17Emmanuel Petit 64'
MF19Christian Karembeu
FW20David Trezeguet 85'
Substitutions:
MF14Alain Boghossian 64'
FW12Thierry Henry 71'
FW9Stéphane Guivarc'h 85'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Peter Schmeichel
DF2Michael Schjønberg
DF3Marc Rieper
DF4Jes Høgh
DF5Jan Heintze
DF6Thomas Helveg
DF13Jacob Laursen 46'
MF7Allan Nielsen
MF10Michael Laudrup (c)
MF21Martin Jørgensen 54'
FW11Brian Laudrup 75'
Substitutions:
DF12Søren Colding 65' 46'
FW19Ebbe Sand 54'
MF15Stig Tøfting 78' 75'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

France vs Paraguay (Round of 16)
France 1–0 (a.e.t.) Paraguay
Blanc  114' Report
Attendance: 31,800
France
Paraguay
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB5Laurent Blanc
CB8Marcel Desailly
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM17Emmanuel Petit 69'
RW13Bernard Diomède 76'
LW6Youri Djorkaeff
CF20David Trezeguet
CF12Thierry Henry 64'
Substitutes:
MF11Robert Pires 64'
MF14Alain Boghossian 69'
FW9Stéphane Guivarc'h 76'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1José Luis Chilavert (c) 19'
RB2Francisco Arce 84'
CB4Carlos Gamarra
CB5Celso Ayala
LB11Pedro Sarabia
CM10Roberto Acuña
CM16Julio César Enciso 32'
CM13Carlos Humberto Paredes 75'
AM21Jorge Luis Campos 55'
AM15Miguel Ángel Benítez 23'
CF9José Cardozo 91'
Substitutes:
MF7Julio César Yegros 55'
DF20Denis Caniza 75'
MF8Aristides Rojas 99' 91'
Manager:
Paulo César Carpegiani

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge (Sri Lanka)
Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Esse Baharmast (United States)

Italy vs France (Quarter-final)
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) France
Report
Penalties
R. Baggio
Albertini
Costacurta
Vieri
Di Biagio 		3–4 Zidane
Lizarazu
Trezeguet
Henry
Blanc
Attendance: 77,000
Italy
France
GK12Gianluca Pagliuca
RB2Giuseppe Bergomi 28'
CB4Fabio Cannavaro
CB5Alessandro Costacurta 113'
LB3Paolo Maldini (c)
CM11Dino Baggio 52'
CM14Luigi Di Biagio
RW17Francesco Moriero
LW7Gianluca Pessotto 90'
SS10Alessandro Del Piero 26' 67'
CF21Christian Vieri
Substitutes:
MF9Demetrio Albertini 52'
FW18Roberto Baggio 67'
MF15Angelo Di Livio 90'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB5Laurent Blanc
CB8Marcel Desailly
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
DM7Didier Deschamps (c) 62'
RM19Christian Karembeu 65'
LM17Emmanuel Petit
AM10Zinedine Zidane
SS6Youri Djorkaeff
CF9Stéphane Guivarc'h 53' 65'
Substitutes:
FW12Thierry Henry 65'
FW20David Trezeguet 65'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Assistant referees:
Mark Warren (England)
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Said Belqola (Morocco)

France vs Croatia (Semi-final)
France 2–1 Croatia
Thuram  47', 70' Report Šuker  46'
Attendance: 76,000
France
Croatia
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB5Laurent Blanc 76'
CB8Marcel Desailly
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
DM7Didier Deschamps (c)
RM19Christian Karembeu 31'
LM17Emmanuel Petit
AM10Zinedine Zidane
SS6Youri Djorkaeff 77'
CF9Stéphane Guivarc'h 68'
Substitutes:
FW12Thierry Henry 31'
FW20David Trezeguet 68'
DF18Frank Leboeuf 77'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Dražen Ladić
SW4Igor Štimac
CB20Dario Šimić 88'
CB6Slaven Bilić
RWB13Mario Stanić 75' 89'
LWB17Robert Jarni
DM14Zvonimir Soldo
CM7Aljoša Asanović 45'
CM10Zvonimir Boban (c) 63'
CF19Goran Vlaović
CF9Davor Šuker
Substitutes:
MF11Silvio Marić 63'
MF8Robert Prosinečki 89'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Jorge Diaz Galvez (Chile)
Fourth official:
Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)

Brazil vs France (Final)
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1998 final was held on 12 July at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. France defeated holders Brazil 3–0, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the heaviest defeat on Brazil since 1930.[10]

The pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick-off.[11] He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez struggled to hold onto. France however took the lead in the 27th minute after Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos conceded a corner which Zidane scored with a header from the right.[12] Three minutes before half-time, Zidane scored his second goal of the match, similarly another header from a corner, this time from the left side. The tournament hosts went down to ten men in the 68th minute as Marcel Desailly was sent off for a second bookable offence. Brazil reacted to this by making an attacking substitution and although they applied pressure France sealed the win with a third goal: substitute Patrick Vieira set up his club teammate Petit in a counterattack to shoot low past goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel.[13]

French president Jacques Chirac was in attendance to congratulate and commiserate the winners and runners-up respectively after the match.[14] Several days after the victory, winning manager Aimé Jacquet announced his resignation from the French team with immediate effect.[15][16][17]

Brazil 0–3 France
Report Zidane  27', 45+1'
Petit  90+3'
Attendance: 80,000

Brazil
France
GK1Claudio Taffarel
RB2Cafu
CB3Aldair
CB4Junior Baiano 33'
LB6Roberto Carlos
CM5César Sampaio 73'
CM8Dunga (c)
AM10Rivaldo
AM18Leonardo 46'
CF20Bebeto
CF9Ronaldo
Substitutes:
MF19Denílson 46'
FW21Edmundo 73'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB18Frank Leboeuf
CB8Marcel Desailly 48'  68'
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
DM7Didier Deschamps (c) 39'
CM19Christian Karembeu 56' 57'
CM17Emmanuel Petit
AM10Zinedine Zidane
AM6Youri Djorkaeff 74'
CF9Stéphane Guivarc'h 66'
Substitutes:
MF14Alain Boghossian 57'
FW21Christophe Dugarry 66'
MF4Patrick Vieira 74'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Mark Warren (England)
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
2018 FIFA World Cup Squad

Head coach: Didier Deschamps

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hugo Lloris (captain) (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 31) 98 0 Tottenham Hotspur
2 2DF Benjamin Pavard (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 22) 6 0 VfB Stuttgart
3 2DF Presnel Kimpembe (1995-08-13)13 August 1995 (aged 22) 2 0 Paris Saint-Germain
4 2DF Raphaël Varane (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 25) 42 2 Real Madrid
5 2DF Samuel Umtiti (1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 24) 19 2 Barcelona
6 3MF Paul Pogba (1993-03-15)15 March 1993 (aged 25) 54 9 Manchester United
7 4FW Antoine Griezmann (1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 27) 54 20 Atlético Madrid
8 4FW Thomas Lemar (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 22) 12 3 Monaco
9 4FW Olivier Giroud (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 31) 74 31 Chelsea
10 4FW Kylian Mbappé (1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (aged 19) 15 4 Paris Saint-Germain
11 4FW Ousmane Dembélé (1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 21) 12 2 Barcelona
12 3MF Corentin Tolisso (1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 23) 9 0 Bayern Munich
13 3MF N'Golo Kanté (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 27) 24 1 Chelsea
14 3MF Blaise Matuidi (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 31) 67 9 Juventus
15 3MF Steven Nzonzi (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (aged 29) 4 0 Sevilla
16 1GK Steve Mandanda (1985-03-28)28 March 1985 (aged 33) 27 0 Marseille
17 2DF Adil Rami (1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 32) 35 1 Marseille
18 4FW Nabil Fekir (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 24) 12 2 Lyon
19 2DF Djibril Sidibé (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 25) 17 1 Monaco
20 4FW Florian Thauvin (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 25) 4 0 Marseille
21 2DF Lucas Hernandez (1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 22) 5 0 Atlético Madrid
22 2DF Benjamin Mendy (1994-07-17)17 July 1994 (aged 23) 7 0 Manchester City
23 1GK Alphonse Areola (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 (aged 25) 0 0 Paris Saint-Germain

France vs Australia (Group C)
France 2–1 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 41,279[18]
France[19]
Australia[19]
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2Benjamin Pavard
CB4Raphaël Varane
CB5Samuel Umtiti
LB21Lucas Hernandez
CM12Corentin Tolisso 76' 78'
CM13N'Golo Kanté
CM6Paul Pogba
RF11Ousmane Dembélé 70'
CF10Kylian Mbappé
LF7Antoine Griezmann 70'
Substitutions:
FW9Olivier Giroud 70'
FW18Nabil Fekir 70'
MF14Blaise Matuidi 78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK1Mathew Ryan
RB19Josh Risdon 57'
CB5Mark Milligan
CB20Trent Sainsbury
LB16Aziz Behich 87'
CM15Mile Jedinak (c)
CM13Aaron Mooy
RW7Mathew Leckie 13'
AM23Tom Rogic 72'
LW10Robbie Kruse 84'
CF11Andrew Nabbout 64'
Substitutions:
FW9Tomi Juric 64'
MF22Jackson Irvine 72'
FW17Daniel Arzani 84'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

France vs Peru (Group C)
France 1–0 Peru
 Report
Attendance: 32,789[21]
France[22]
Peru[22]
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2Benjamin Pavard
CB4Raphaël Varane
CB5Samuel Umtiti
LB21Lucas Hernandez
CM6Paul Pogba 86' 89'
CM13N'Golo Kanté
RW10Kylian Mbappé 75'
AM7Antoine Griezmann 80'
LW14Blaise Matuidi 16'
CF9Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
FW11Ousmane Dembélé 75'
FW18Nabil Fekir 80'
MF15Steven Nzonzi 89'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK1Pedro Gallese
RB17Luis Advíncula
CB15Christian Ramos
CB2Alberto Rodríguez 46'
LB6Miguel Trauco
CM23Pedro Aquino 81'
CM19Yoshimar Yotún 46'
RW18André Carrillo
AM8Christian Cueva 82'
LW20Edison Flores
CF9Paolo Guerrero (c) 23'
Substitutions:
FW10Jefferson Farfán 46'
DF4Anderson Santamaría 46'
FW11Raúl Ruidíaz 82'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)[23]

Assistant referees:[22]
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Denmark vs France (Group C)
Denmark 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 78,011[24]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Denmark[25]
France[25]
GK1Kasper Schmeichel
RB14Henrik Dalsgaard
CB4Simon Kjær (c)
CB6Andreas Christensen
LB17Jens Stryger Larsen
CM8Thomas Delaney 90+2'
CM13Mathias Jørgensen 45+3'
CM10Christian Eriksen
RF23Pione Sisto 60'
CF21Andreas Cornelius 75'
LF11Martin Braithwaite
Substitutions:
FW15Viktor Fischer 60'
FW12Kasper Dolberg 75'
MF18Lukas Lerager 90+2'
Manager:
Åge Hareide
GK16Steve Mandanda
RB19Djibril Sidibé
CB4Raphaël Varane (c)
CB3Presnel Kimpembe
LB21Lucas Hernandez 50'
CM13N'Golo Kanté
CM15Steven Nzonzi
RW11Ousmane Dembélé 78'
AM7Antoine Griezmann 68'
LW8Thomas Lemar
CF9Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
DF22Benjamin Mendy 50'
FW18Nabil Fekir 68'
FW10Kylian Mbappé 78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
N'Golo Kanté (France)[26]

Assistant referees:[25]
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

France vs Argentina (Round of 16)
France 4–3 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 42,873[27]
France[28]
Argentina[28]
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2Benjamin Pavard 73'
CB4Raphaël Varane
CB5Samuel Umtiti
LB21Lucas Hernandez
CM13N'Golo Kanté
CM6Paul Pogba
RW10Kylian Mbappé 89'
AM7Antoine Griezmann 83'
LW14Blaise Matuidi 72' 75'
CF9Olivier Giroud 90+3'
Substitutions:
MF12Corentin Tolisso 75'
FW18Nabil Fekir 83'
FW20Florian Thauvin 89'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK12Franco Armani
RB2Gabriel Mercado
CB17Nicolás Otamendi 90+3'
CB16Marcos Rojo 11' 46'
LB3Nicolás Tagliafico 19'
CM15Enzo Pérez 66'
CM14Javier Mascherano 43'
CM7Éver Banega 50'
RF22Cristian Pavón 75'
CF10Lionel Messi (c)
LF11Ángel Di María
Substitutions:
DF6Federico Fazio 46'
FW19Sergio Agüero 66'
MF13Maximiliano Meza 75'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)[29]

Assistant referees:[28]
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Uruguay vs France (Quarter-final)
Uruguay 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 43,319[30]
Uruguay[31]
France[31]
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB22Martín Cáceres
CB2José Giménez
CB3Diego Godín (c)
LB17Diego Laxalt
RM8Nahitan Nández 73'
CM14Lucas Torreira
CM15Matías Vecino
LM6Rodrigo Bentancur 38' 59'
CF9Luis Suárez
CF11Cristhian Stuani 59'
Substitutions:
FW18Maxi Gómez 59'
MF7Cristian Rodríguez 69' 59'
FW20Jonathan Urretaviscaya 73'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2Benjamin Pavard
CB4Raphaël Varane
CB5Samuel Umtiti
LB21Lucas Hernandez 33'
CM6Paul Pogba
CM13N'Golo Kanté
RW10Kylian Mbappé 69' 88'
AM7Antoine Griezmann 90+3'
LW12Corentin Tolisso 80'
CF9Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
MF15Steven Nzonzi 80'
FW11Ousmane Dembélé 88'
FW18Nabil Fekir 90+3'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[32]

Assistant referees:[31]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Reserve assistant referee:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Belgium (Semi-final)
France 1–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 64,286[33]
France[34]
Belgium[34]
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2Benjamin Pavard
CB4Raphaël Varane
CB5Samuel Umtiti
LB21Lucas Hernandez
CM6Paul Pogba
CM13N'Golo Kanté 87'
RW10Kylian Mbappé 90+3'
AM7Antoine Griezmann
LW14Blaise Matuidi 86'
CF9Olivier Giroud 85'
Substitutions:
MF15Steven Nzonzi 85'
MF12Corentin Tolisso 86'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK1Thibaut Courtois
CB2Toby Alderweireld 71'
CB4Vincent Kompany
CB5Jan Vertonghen 90+4'
DM6Axel Witsel
CM19Mousa Dembélé 60'
CM8Marouane Fellaini 80'
RM22Nacer Chadli 90+1'
LM7Kevin De Bruyne
CF9Romelu Lukaku
CF10Eden Hazard (c) 63'
Substitutions:
FW14Dries Mertens 60'
MF11Yannick Carrasco 80'
FW21Michy Batshuayi 90+1'
Manager:
Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Samuel Umtiti (France)[35]

Assistant referees:[34]
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Croatia (Final)
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final

Croatia kicked off the final at 18:00 local time (15:00 UTC), with the ground temperature reported at 27 °C (81 °F). The match was played through a minor thunderstorm, which produced several visible lightning strikes.[36] An audience of 78,011 spectators at the Luzhniki Stadium watched the match, including ten heads of state, among them Russian president Vladimir Putin, French president Emmanuel Macron, and Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.[37] The starting line-ups for both teams were identical to those fielded in the semi-finals.[38]

Croatia had the majority of possession and chances early in the first half, with the ball staying mostly in France's half.[39][40] An attack by French midfielder Antoine Griezmann was stopped by a challenge from Marcelo Brozović, which was called as a foul despite claims that Griezmann dived.[41][42][43] Griezmann took the ensuing 30-yard (27 m) free kick, which was diverted by the head of Mario Mandžukić into the left corner of his own net to give France the lead in the 18th minute.[44] It was the first own goal to be scored in a World Cup final and the 12th of the tournament, the most of any World Cup.[45]

Ten minutes later, Croatia equalised with a left-footed strike by Ivan Perišić to the right corner of the net, assisted by Domagoj Vida after a free kick by Luka Modrić on the right. In the 34th minute, a penalty was awarded against Croatia after Perišić's handball in the box from a corner on the right was reviewed by the video assistant referee.[44] Griezmann scored the penalty in the 38th minute with a low finish to the left, giving France a 2–1 lead at half-time; the first half's three goals were the most of any World Cup final since 1974.[46] France led at half-time despite having only one shot on goal and with only 34% of possession.[45]

A Croatian counter-attack was stopped early in the second half after several pitch invaders were chased onto the field by security officers; Russian feminist rock band and protest group Pussy Riot claimed responsibility for the interruption.[47] In the 59th minute, France extended their lead to 3–1 with a left-foot strike to the left of the net from the edge of the penalty area by Paul Pogba after his initial shot had been blocked. Six minutes later, Kylian Mbappé scored France's fourth goal, with a low right-foot shot from outside the box to the left of the net; Mbappé became the first teenager to score in a World Cup final since Pelé in 1958.[40] Croatia scored their second goal in the 69th minute from a back-pass that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris failed to dribble away from Mandžukić, who poked the loose ball into the unguarded net with his right leg. Despite a late push by Croatia, the match finished as a 4–2 victory for France and the highest-scoring World Cup final since 1966.[39] This was the highest-scoring 90-minute World Cup final since 1958.[46]

France 4–2 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 78,011[48]

France[49]
Croatia[49]
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB2Benjamin Pavard
CB4Raphaël Varane
CB5Samuel Umtiti
LB21Lucas Hernandez 41'
CM6Paul Pogba
CM13N'Golo Kanté 27' 55'
RW10Kylian Mbappé
AM7Antoine Griezmann
LW14Blaise Matuidi 73'
CF9Olivier Giroud 81'
Substitutions:
MF15Steven Nzonzi 55'
MF12Corentin Tolisso 73'
FW18Nabil Fekir 81'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
GK23Danijel Subašić
RB2Šime Vrsaljko 90+2'
CB6Dejan Lovren
CB21Domagoj Vida
LB3Ivan Strinić 81'
CM7Ivan Rakitić
CM11Marcelo Brozović
RW18Ante Rebić 71'
AM10Luka Modrić (c)
LW4Ivan Perišić
CF17Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW9Andrej Kramarić 71'
FW20Marko Pjaca 81'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[50]

Assistant referees:[49]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Match rules[51]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time

Record players

Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez also shares the FIFA World Cup record for most matches without conceding a goal, which he achieved ten times. The only other player to have reached that number is England's Peter Shilton.

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Fabien Barthez171998, 2002 and 2006
Thierry Henry171998, 2002, 2006 and 2010
3Lilian Thuram161998, 2002 and 2006
4Maxime Bossis151978, 1982 and 1986
5 Michel Platini141978, 1982 and 1986
Hugo Lloris142010, 2014 and 2018
7 Manuel Amoros121982 and 1986
Alain Giresse121982 and 1986
Jean Tigana121982 and 1986
David Trezeguet121998, 2002 and 2006
Patrick Vieira121998, 2002 and 2006
Zinedine Zidane121998, 2002 and 2006
Olivier Giroud122014 and 2018
Antoine Griezmann122014 and 2018
Raphaël Varane122014 and 2018

Top goalscorers

Just Fontaine scored all his 13 World Cup goals in 1958, where France reached third place. This makes him record holder for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup. At the time, it also made him the most successful World Cup scorer of all time until the record was broken by West Germany's Gerd Müller in the World Cup final of 1974.

No. Name Goals World Cups
1Just Fontaine131958
2Thierry Henry61998 (3) and 2006 (3)
3 Michel Platini51978 (1), 1982 (2) and 1986 (2)
Zinedine Zidane51998 (2) and 2006 (3)
5 Raymond Kopa41958
Dominique Rocheteau41978 (1), 1982 (2) and 1986 (1)
Antoine Griezmann 42018
Kylian Mbappé42018
9 Jean Nicolas31934 (1) and 1938 (2)
Roger Piantoni31958
Alain Giresse31982
Karim Benzema32014

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