France Olympic football team

France
Nickname(s)	Les Bleus (The Blues); Les Tricolores (The Tricolors)
Association	Fédération Française de Football (FFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code	FRA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Denmark 9–0 France ; (London, England; 18 October 1908)
Biggest win
	France 7–0 Latvia ; (Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France; 27 May 1924)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 17–1 France ; (London, England; 22 October 1908)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances	9 (first in 1900)
Best result	Gold Medal (1984)
show Medal record

The France Olympic football team represents France in international football competitions in Olympic Games. It has been active since 1900, and first competed in 1900. Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War II French national team was also amateur, it was able to send a full national team to the games. The rules on amateurism were relaxed in the 1980s, which allowed France some success, notably a gold medal finish in 1984. Since 1992 the tournament has been competed by under-23 teams, making France's Olympic qualification dependent on the results of the under-21 team. Only in 2020 the French returned to the Olympic stage.

Results and fixtures[]

Legend

Win Draw Lose Voided or Postponed Fixture

2021[]

16 July Friendly	South Korea	1–2	France	showSeoul, South Korea
	Kwon Chang-hoon 63' (pen.)	Report (FFF)	Kolo Muani 84' Mbuku 89'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A	Mexico	4–1	France	showChōfu, Japan
17:00 (UTC+9)	Vega 47' Córdova 55' Antuna 80' Ed. Aguirre 90+1'	Report	Gignac 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Tokyo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

25 July 2021 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A	France	4–3	South Africa	showSaitama, Japan
17:00 (UTC+9)	Gignac 57', 78', 86' (pen.) Savanier 90+3'	Report	Kodisang 53' Makgopa 73' Mokoena 82'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

28 July 2021 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A	France	0–4	Japan	showYokohama, Japan
20:30 (UTC+9)		Report	Kubo 27' Sakai 34' Miyoshi 70' Maeda 90+1'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Players[]

Current squad[]

France's initial final squad was announced on 25 June 2021.^[1] However, after several clubs refused to release their players, a new squad was announced on 2 July 2021, along with additional players to complete the final roster.^[2] Before the start of the tournament, Niels Nkounkou was called up to replace the injured Jérémy Gelin.^[3]
André-Pierre Gignac, Téji Savanier and Florian Thauvin were the three selected over 23 years old players.
Caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Paul Bernardoni	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Angers
2	2DF	Pierre Kalulu	(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Milan
3	2DF	Melvin Bard	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 20)	3	0	Lyon
4	2DF	Timothée Pembélé	(2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Paris Saint-Germain
5	2DF	Niels Nkounkou	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 20)	1	0	Everton
6	3MF	Lucas Tousart	(1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Hertha BSC
7	4FW	Arnaud Nordin	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Saint-Étienne
8	3MF	Enzo Le Fée	(2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Lorient
9	4FW	Nathanaël Mbuku	(2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 19)	3	1	Reims
10	4FW	André-Pierre Gignac (captain)	(1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 35)	4	4	UANL
11	3MF	Téji Savanier	(1991-12-22) 22 December 1991 (age 29)	4	1	Montpellier
12	3MF	Alexis Beka Beka	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 20)	4	0	Caen
13	2DF	Clément Michelin	(1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Lens
14	4FW	Florian Thauvin	(1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 28)	4	0	UANL
15	2DF	Modibo Sagnan	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22)	3	0	Real Sociedad
16	1GK	Stefan Bajić	(2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 19)	0	0	Saint-Étienne
17	2DF	Anthony Caci	(1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Strasbourg
18	4FW	Randal Kolo Muani	(1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 22)	4	1	Nantes
19	2DF	Ismaël Doukouré	(2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 18)	1	0	Valenciennes
20	4FW	Isaac Lihadji	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Lille
22	1GK	Dimitry Bertaud	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Montpellier

Olympic Games record[]

Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, teams consist of under-23 players, with the possibility of 3 players over the age of 23 being selected. The 1960 Summer Olympics mark the moment FIFA no longer consider Olympic matches to be played by national A teams. Before the 1984 Summer Olympics, only amateur footballers could participate. In fact, some countries fielded teams that were very similar to their A teams since their players were considered amateur.

Summer Olympic Games record										Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	6	6	Squad	Qualified as hosts						–
1904	Did not enter									Did not enter						–
1908	Semi-final	5th	2	0	0	2	1	26	Squad	Invited						–
1912	Did not enter									Did not enter						–
1920	Semi-final	4th	2	1	0	1	4	5	Squad	Invited						–
1924	Quarter-final	5th	2	1	0	1	8	5	Squad	Qualified as hosts						–
1928	First round	9th	1	0	0	1	3	4	Squad	Invited						–
1936	Did not enter									Did not enter						–
1948	Quarter-final	5th	2	1	0	1	2	2	Squad	Invited						–
1952	Preliminary round	17th	1	0	0	1	1	2	Squad	Invited						–
1956	Did not qualify									Did not enter						–
1960	First round	5th	3	1	1	1	3	9	Squad	4	3	0	1	7	6	1960
1964	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	8	1964
1968	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	0	2	9	7	Squad	4	2	2	0	8	2	1968
1972	Did not qualify									6	3	1	2	11	9	1972
1976	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	1	1	9	7	Squad	4	3	0	1	11	5	1976
1980	Did not enter									Did not enter						1980
1984	Gold medal	1st	6	4	2	0	13	6	Squad	6	4	2	0	9	3	1984
1988	Did not qualify									8	1	3	4	9	16	1988
1992	Did not qualify									UEFA European Under-21 Championship						1992
1996	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	1	1	6	4	Squad							1996
2000	Did not qualify															2000
2004																2004
2008																2008
2012																2012
2016																2016
2020	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	5	11	Squad							2020
2024	Qualified as hosts									Qualified as hosts						2024
2028	To be determined									To be determined
Total	2 medals	13/27	36	16	5*	15	61	94		34	16	8	10	57	49	Total

*Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Coaching history[]

FFF Committee: 1900 – Paris & 1908 – London
Fred Pentland: 1920 – Brussels
Charles Griffiths: 1924 – Paris
Peter Farmer: 1928 – Amsterdam
FFF Committee: 1948 – London & 1952 – Helsinki
: 1960 – Rome
André Grillon: 1968 – Mexico City
Gaby Robert: 1976 – Montreal
Henri Michel: 1984 – Los Angeles
Raymond Domenech: 1996 – Atlanta
Sylvain Ripoll: 2020 – Tokyo

References[]

^ Orsini, Vincent (25 June 2021). "La liste pour les Jeux de Tokyo" [The list for the Tokyo Games] (in French). French Football Federation.
^ "La liste actualisée pour les JO de Tokyo" [The updated list for the Tokyo Olympics] (in French). French Football Federation. 2 July 2021.
^ "Olympic Games: Niels Nkounkou arrives in Tokyo on Monday". news.in-24.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[1] Orsini, Vincent (25 June 2021). "La liste pour les Jeux de Tokyo" [The list for the Tokyo Games] (in French). French Football Federation.

[2] "La liste actualisée pour les JO de Tokyo" [The updated list for the Tokyo Olympics] (in French). French Football Federation. 2 July 2021.

[3] "Olympic Games: Niels Nkounkou arrives in Tokyo on Monday". news.in-24.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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