France national football team all-time record
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, 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 70 official matches against each other, the most all-time between each team. Aside from Belgium, France have contested matches against over 80 other national teams. Of the 80 teams, France have not lost to 39 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.
All-time records
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
After France vs. Sweden on 17 November 2020.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference | % Won | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 77.8% | UEFA |
 Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.0% | CAF |
 Andorra | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Argentina | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 25.0% | CONMEBOL |
 Armenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 100.0% | UEFA |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 60.0% | OFC/AFC |
 Austria | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 52.1% | UEFA |
 Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Belarus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 50.0% | UEFA |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 74 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 128 | 160 | -32 | 33.8% | UEFA |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0% | CONMEBOL |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 Brazil | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 31.25% | CONMEBOL |
 Bulgaria | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 45.5% | UEFA |
| CAF XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0% | CAF |
 Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66.7% | CAF |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
 Chile | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 40.0% | CONMEBOL |
 China PR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.0% | AFC |
 Colombia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 75.0% | CONMEBOL |
| CONCACAF XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
 Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
 Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.0% | CAF |
 Croatia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 75.0% | UEFA |
 Cyprus | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 87.5% | UEFA |
 Czechoslovakia | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 35.0% | UEFA |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25.0% | UEFA |
 Denmark | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 53.3% | UEFA |
 East Germany | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 28.6% | UEFA |
 Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.0% | CONMEBOL |
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.0% | CAF |
 England | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 74 | -31 | 30.3% | UEFA |
| England Amateurs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 61 | -57 | 12.5% | UEFA |
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Faroe Islands | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 FIFA XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.0% | FIFA |
 Finland | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +11 | 88.9% | UEFA |
 Georgia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 75.0% | UEFA |
 Germany | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 Greece | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 75.0% | UEFA |
 Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
 Hungary | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 36.4% | UEFA |
 Iceland | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 73.3% | UEFA |
 Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.0% | AFC |
 India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% | AFC |
 Ireland Amateurs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.0% | UEFA |
 Israel | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 44.4% | UEFA |
 Italy | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 82 | -28 | 26.3% | UEFA |
 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.0% | CONCACAF |
 Japan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 66.0% | AFC |
 Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.0% | AFC |
 Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Luxembourg | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 12 | +59 | 88.9% | UEFA |
 Malta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Mexico | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 71.4% | CONCACAF |
 Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 Morocco | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 60.0% | CAF |
 Netherlands | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 56 | -9 | 46.4% | UEFA |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.0% | OFC |
 Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.0% | CAF |
 Northern Ireland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 62.5% | UEFA |
 Norway | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 46.7% | UEFA |
 Paraguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 60.0% | CONMEBOL |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% | CONMEBOL |
 Poland | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 Portugal | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 70.4% | UEFA |
 Republic of Ireland | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 43.8% | UEFA |
 Romania | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 Russia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.0% | AFC |
 Scotland | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0% | CAF |
 Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 60.0% | UEFA |
 Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.0% | UEFA |
 Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 100.0% | UEFA |
 South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 50.0% | CAF |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 66.7% | AFC |
 Soviet Union | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 16.7% | UEFA |
 Spain | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 63 | -26 | 34.3% | UEFA |
 Sweden | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 52.2% | UEFA |
 Switzerland | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 43.2% | UEFA |
 Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.0% | CAF |
 Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50.0% | CAF |
 Turkey | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 66.6% | UEFA |
 United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 75.0% | CONCACAF |
 Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 60.0% | UEFA |
 Uruguay | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 30.0% | CONMEBOL |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 60.0% | UEFA |
| West Germany | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 40.0% | UEFA |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 34.6% | UEFA |
Competitive tournaments
- 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 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1934 | First round | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1938 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
TBD | |||||||||
| Total | 15/22 | 2 Titles | 66 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 120 | 77 | ||
UEFA European Championship record
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Qualified | |||||||||
| Total | 10/15 | 2 Titles | 39 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 44 | ||
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Notes
- 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.
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