France is a one-time FIFA World Cup Winner. It is also one of the teams that played the inaugural edition of 1930 Football World Cup. Overall, they have an impressive record at the World Cup, latest being reaching the final at 2006 World Cup where they lost to Italy.
2014 Football World Cup: Schedule in Indian Standard Time
Team Profiles: Brazil, Colombia, Cameroon, Greece,
WC Facts
- Played: 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010.
Withdrew: 1950
Hattricks: Fontaine in 1958 (Vs Sweden at group and West Germany in 3rd place match)
Fontaine has scored 4 goals vs West Germany in 1958, for third place match.
4 matches were decided on penalties. France won and lost one each vs Italy, won once against Brazil, lost against West Germany
Goal Scorers
- 13: Just Fontaine (1958)
6: Thierry Henry (1998, 2006)
5: Michel Platini (1978, 1982, 1986), Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2006)
4: Raymond Kopa (1954, 1958), Dominique Rocheteau (1978, 1982, 1986)
3: Bernard Genghini (1982, 1986), Alain Giresse (1982), Jean Nicolas (1934, 1938), Roger Piantoni (1958)
2: André Maschinot, Jean-Pierre Papin (1986), Emmanuel Petit (1998), Didier Six (1982), Yannick Stopyra (1986), Lilian Thuram (1998), Patrick Vieira (2006), Jean Vincent (1954, 1958), Maryan Wisnieski (1958)
1: Manuel Amoros, Marc Berdoll, Laurent Blanc, Maxime Bossis, Alain Couriol, Hector De Bourgoing, Youri Djorkaeff, Yvon Douis, Christophe Dugarry, Luis Fernández, Jean-Marc Ferreri, René Girard, Gerard Hausser, Oscar Heisserer, Bernard Lacombe, Marcel Langiller, Lucien Laurent, Bixente Lizarazu, Christian Lopez, Florent Malouda, Franck Ribery, Gerard Soler, Jean Tigana, Marius Trésor, David Trézéguet, Émile Veinante, Georges Verriest
Performance in Every Edition
World Cup Performances By Editions
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drew |
| 1930 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1934 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1938 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | 54 | 25 | 18 | 11 |
World Cup Records By Editions
GS: Goals Scored, GC: Goals Conceded
| Year | Best Rank | Played | GS | GC |
| 1930 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1934 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1938 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1954 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1958 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 15 |
| 1966 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1978 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 1982 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| 1986 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| 2002 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 1st | 54 | 96 | 68 |
Opponents and Results
W= Won, L= Lost, D= Draw, GS= Goals Scored, GC = Goals Conceded
| Countries | Match | W | L | D |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Korea Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 54 | 25 | 18 | 11 |
Overall Results by Edition
1930: 1st Round
- def Mexico 4-1
Lost to Argentina 1-0
Lost to Chile 1-0
1934: 1st Round
- Austria def France 3-2 (Extra time)
1938: QF
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France def Belgium 3-1
QF: Italy def France 3-1
1954: 1st Round
- Yugoslavia def France 1-0
France def Mexico 3-2
1958: 1st Round
- France def Paraguay 7-3
Yugoslavia def France 3-2
France def Scotland 2-1
QF: France def Northern Ireland 4-0
SF: Brazil def France 5-2
3rd Place: France def West Germany 6-3
1966: 1st Round
- France drew Mexico 1-1
Uruguay def France 2-1
England def France 2-0
1978: 1st Round
- Italy def France 2-1
Argentina def France 2-1
France def Hungary 3-1
1982: QF
- England def France 3-1
France def Kuwait 4-1
France drew Czechoslovakia 1-1
2nd Round: Group D: France, Austria, Northern Ireland
France def Austria 1-0
France def Northern Ireland 4-1
SF: West Germany def France 3-3 (5-4)
3rd Place: Poland def France 3-2
1986: 3rd
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France def Canada 1-0
Soviet Union drew France 1-1
France def Hungary 3-0
Round of 16: France def Italy 2-0
QF: France def Brazil 1-1 (4-3) Penalties
SF: West Germany def France 2-0
3rd Place: France def Belgium 4-2 (Extra Time)
1998: 1st
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France def South Africa 3-0
France def Saudi Arabia 4-0
France def Denmark 2-1
Round of 16: France def Paraguay 1-0 (Extra Time)
QF: France def Italy 4-3 (0-0) Penalties
SF: France def Croatia 2-1
Final: France def Brazil 3-0
2002: 1st Round
- Senegal def France 1-0
France drew Uruguay 0-0
Denmark def France 2-0
2006: 1st Round
- France drew Switzerland 0-0
France drew South Korea 1-1
France def Togo 2-0
Round of 16: France def Spain 3-1
QF: France def Brazil 1-0
SF: France def Portugal 1-0
Final: Italy def France 5-3 (1-1) Penalties
2010: 1st Round
- Uruguay drew France 0-0
Mexico def France 2-0
South Africa def France 2-1
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