France at the UEFA European Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.

France is one of the most successful nations at the UEFA European Football Championship having won two titles in 1984 and 2000. The team is just below Spain and Germany who have won three titles each. France hosted the inaugural competition in 1960 and have appeared in nine UEFA European Championship tournaments (with an upcoming tenth tournament in 2020), tied for fourth-best. The team won their first title on home soil in 1984 and were led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini. In 2000, the team, led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, won its second title in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 1992 and 2008.[1]

UEFA European Championship record
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad GP W D* L GF GA
1960 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 4 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 17 6 1960
1964 Did not qualify621311101964
1968842216121968
197263121081972
19766132761976
198064111371980
1984 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 4 Squad Qualified as hosts 1984
1988 Did not qualify8143471988
1992 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 8 8 0 0 20 6 1992
1996 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 3 0 5 2 Squad 10 5 5 0 22 2 1996
2000 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 7 Squad 10 6 3 1 17 10 2000
2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5 Squad 8 8 0 0 29 2 2004
2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad 12 8 2 2 25 5 2008
2012 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5 Squad 10 6 3 1 15 4 2012
2016 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts 2016
2020 Qualified 10 8 1 1 25 6 2020
Total 2 Titles 10/16 39 20 9 10 62 44 N/A 112 67 27 18 231 91 Total
Year Manager Captain Winning Goal Scorer
1984 Michel Hidalgo Michel Platini Michel Platini, Bruno Bellone
2000 Roger Lemerre Didier Deschamps Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet

List of matches
Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1960Semi-final Yugoslavia4–5LParisVincent, Heutte (2), Wisnieski
Third place match Czechoslovakia0–2LMarseille—
1984Group stage Denmark1–0WParisPlatini
 Belgium5–0WNantesPlatini (3), Giresse, Fernández
 Yugoslavia3–2WSaint-ÉtiennePlatini (3)
Semi-final Portugal3–2 (a.e.t.)WMarseilleDomergue (2), Platini
Final Spain2–0WParisPlatini, Bellone
1992Group stage Sweden1–1DSolnaPapin
 England0–0DMalmö—
 Denmark1–2LMalmöPapin
1996Group stage Romania1–0WNewcastleDugarry
 Spain1–1DLeedsDjorkaeff
 Bulgaria3–1WNewcastleBlanc, Penev (o.g.), Loko
Quarter-final Netherlands0–0 (5–4 p)DLiverpool—
Semi-final Czech Republic0–0 (5–6 p)DManchester—
2000Group stage Denmark3–0WBrugesBlanc, Henry, Wiltord
 Czech Republic2–1WBrugesHenry, Djorkaeff
 Netherlands2–3LAmsterdamDugarry, Trezeguet
Quarter-final Spain2–1WBrugesZidane, Djorkaeff
Semi-final Portugal2–1 (a.e.t.)WBrusselsHenry, Zidane
Final Italy2–1 (a.e.t.)WRotterdamWiltord, Trezeguet
2004Group stage England2–1WLisbonZidane (2)
 Croatia2–2DLeiriaTudor (o.g.), Trezeguet
  Switzerland3–1WCoimbraZidane, Henry (2)
Quarter-final Greece0–1LLisbon—
2008Group stage Romania0–0DZürich—
 Netherlands1–4LBernHenry
 Italy0–2LZürich—
2012Group stage England1–1DDonetskNasri
 Ukraine2–0WDonetskMénez, Cabaye
 Sweden0–2LKiev—
Quarter-final Spain0–2LDonetsk—
2016Group stage Romania2–1WSaint-DenisGiroud, Payet
 Albania2–0WMarseilleGriezmann, Payet
  Switzerland0–0DLille—
Round of 16 Republic of Ireland2–1WLyonGriezmann (2)
Quarter-final Iceland5–2WSaint-DenisGiroud (2), Pogba, Payet, Griezmann
Semi-final Germany2–0WMarseilleGriezmann (2)
Final Portugal0–1 (a.e.t.)LSaint-Denis
2020Group stage GermanyMunich
 HungaryBudapest
 PortugalBudapest

Euro 1984

Manager: Michel Hidalgo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Joël Bats (1957-01-04)4 January 1957 (aged 27) 7 Auxerre
2 2DF Manuel Amoros (1962-02-01)1 February 1962 (aged 22) 21 Monaco
3 2DF Jean-François Domergue (1957-06-23)23 June 1957 (aged 26) 1 Toulouse
4 2DF Maxime Bossis (1955-06-26)26 June 1955 (aged 28) 55 Nantes
5 2DF Patrick Battiston (1957-03-12)12 March 1957 (aged 27) 31 Bordeaux
6 3MF Luis Fernández (1959-10-02)2 October 1959 (aged 24) 12 Paris Saint-Germain
7 3MF Jean-Marc Ferreri (1962-12-26)26 December 1962 (aged 21) 9 Auxerre
8 3MF Daniel Bravo (1963-02-09)9 February 1963 (aged 21) 8 Monaco
9 3MF Bernard Genghini (1958-01-18)18 January 1958 (aged 26) 22 Monaco
10 3MF Michel Platini (captain) (1955-06-21)21 June 1955 (aged 28) 48 Juventus
11 3MF Bruno Bellone (1962-03-14)14 March 1962 (aged 22) 14 Monaco
12 3MF Alain Giresse (1952-08-02)2 August 1952 (aged 31) 28 Bordeaux
13 3MF Didier Six (1954-08-21)21 August 1954 (aged 29) 49 Mulhouse
14 3MF Jean Tigana (1955-06-23)23 June 1955 (aged 28) 28 Bordeaux
15 2DF Yvon Le Roux (1960-04-19)19 April 1960 (aged 24) 9 Monaco
16 4FW Dominique Rocheteau (1955-01-14)14 January 1955 (aged 29) 37 Paris Saint-Germain
17 4FW Bernard Lacombe (1952-08-15)15 August 1952 (aged 31) 34 Bordeaux
18 2DF Thierry Tusseau (1958-01-19)19 January 1958 (aged 26) 10 Bordeaux
19 1GK Philippe Bergeroo (1954-01-13)13 January 1954 (aged 30) 3 Toulouse
20 1GK Albert Rust (1953-10-10)10 October 1953 (aged 30) 0 Sochaux

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
4  Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
France 1–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 47,570
France 5–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 51,359
France 3–2 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 47,510

Knockout phase

Semi-final

France 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 54,848
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Final
France 2–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 47,368[2]

Euro 2000

Manager: Roger Lemerre

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Bernard Lama (1963-04-07)7 April 1963 (aged 37) 42 Paris Saint-Germain
2 2DF Vincent Candela (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 26) 21 Roma
3 2DF Bixente Lizarazu (1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (aged 30) 55 Bayern Munich
4 3MF Patrick Vieira (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 23) 25 Arsenal
5 2DF Laurent Blanc (1965-11-19)19 November 1965 (aged 34) 91 Internazionale
6 3MF Youri Djorkaeff (1968-03-09)9 March 1968 (aged 32) 63 1. FC Kaiserslautern
7 3MF Didier Deschamps (captain) (1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 31) 96 Chelsea
8 2DF Marcel Desailly (1968-09-07)7 September 1968 (aged 31) 67 Chelsea
9 4FW Nicolas Anelka (1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 21) 12 Real Madrid
10 3MF Zinedine Zidane (1972-06-23)23 June 1972 (aged 27) 55 Juventus
11 3MF Robert Pires (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 26) 35 Marseille
12 4FW Thierry Henry (1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 22) 17 Arsenal
13 4FW Sylvain Wiltord (1974-05-10)10 May 1974 (aged 26) 14 Bordeaux
14 3MF Johan Micoud (1973-07-24)24 July 1973 (aged 26) 6 Bordeaux
15 2DF Lilian Thuram (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 28) 58 Parma
16 1GK Fabien Barthez (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 28) 34 Manchester United
17 3MF Emmanuel Petit (1970-09-22)22 September 1970 (aged 29) 39 Arsenal
18 2DF Frank Lebœuf (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 32) 29 Chelsea
19 3MF Christian Karembeu (1970-12-03)3 December 1970 (aged 29) 43 Real Madrid
20 4FW David Trezeguet (1977-10-15)15 October 1977 (aged 22) 18 Monaco
21 4FW Christophe Dugarry (1972-03-24)24 March 1972 (aged 28) 39 Bordeaux
22 1GK Ulrich Ramé (1972-09-19)19 September 1972 (aged 27) 2 Bordeaux

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
France 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 28,100
Czech Republic 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
France 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)


Knockout phase

Quarter-final

Spain 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 26,614

Semi-finals

France 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 48,000

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Final
France 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) Italy
 Report
Attendance: 48,200[3]
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Goalscorers
Player Goals 1960 1984 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Michel Platini 9 9
Antoine Griezmann 6 6
Thierry Henry 6 321
Zinedine Zidane 5 23
Youri Djorkaeff 3 12
Olivier Giroud 3 3
David Trezeguet 3 21
Dimitri Payet 3 3
Jean-Pierre Papin 2 2
Laurent Blanc 2 11
Jean-François Domergue 2 2
Christophe Dugarry 2 11
François Heutte 2 2
Sylvain Wiltord 2 2
Bruno Bellone 1 1
Yohan Cabaye 1 1
Luis Fernandez 1 1
Alain Giresse 1 1
Patrice Loko 1 1
Jérémy Ménez 1 1
Samir Nasri 1 1
Paul Pogba 1 1
Jean Vincent 1 1
Maryan Wisnieski 1 1
Own goals 2 11
Total 62 414251371313

References
  1. "Football in France". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. "European Football Championship 1984 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "France – Italy 2:1 (EURO 2000 Holland/Belgium, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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