France at the UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first season has begun in September 2018 consisting of four groups in each of the four leagues ranked by UEFA coefficient of each country.
France has been on the highest level of the competition, in League A, since the beginning of this tournament. However France has only been part of the Nations League Finals once, in the 2020–21 season, while in the first season, they finished second of their group behind the Netherlands, but ahead of Germany, who was supposed to be relegated, but after changes on the format, stayed in League A. France has yet to win this competition, or a medal.
UEFA Nations League record
| UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season** | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
 2018–19 |
A | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |  | 6th |
 2020–21 |
A | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | | Semi-finals |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 Titles | |||
- *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 colour indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil
List of matches
| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2018-19 | Group stage | |||||
 Germany | 0–0 | D | Munich | |||
 Netherlands | 2–1 | W | Saint-Denis | Mbappé, Giroud | ||
| Germany | 2-1 | W | Saint-Denis | Griezmann (2) | ||
| Netherlands | 0–2 | L | Rotterdam | |||
| 2020-21 | Group stage | |||||
 Sweden | 1–0 | W | Solna | Mbappé | ||
 Croatia | 4–2 | W | Saint-Denis | Griezmann, Livaković (o.g.), Upamecano, Giroud | ||
| Portugal | 0–0 | D | Saint-Denis | |||
| Croatia | 2–1 | W | Zagreb | Griezmann, Mbappé | ||
| Portugal | 1-0 | W | Lisbon | Kanté | ||
| Sweden | 4-2 | W | Saint-Denis | Giroud (2), Pavard, Coman | ||
| Semi-final | TBD |
2018–19 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification to Nations League Finals |
| 2 |  France |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 3 | Germany |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
- Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
- Head-to-head goal difference: Netherlands +1, France −1.
| France | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
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| 1 | France |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Qualification to Nations League Finals | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Portugal |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Croatia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Sweden (R) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to League B | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
- Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
| France | v | Sweden |
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Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 2018–19 | 2020–21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Griezmann | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Olivier Giroud | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kylian Mbappé | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dayot Upamecano | 1 | 1 | |
| N'Golo Kanté | 1 | 1 | |
| Benjamin Pavard | 1 | 1 | |
| Kingsley Coman | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 12 |
Bold players are the players who are still active.
References
- "Summary UEFA Nations League A – Group 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "France vs. Portugal". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "Croatia vs France, 14 October 2020". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Portugal 0-1 France-". UEFA.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.