France at the FIFA Women's World Cup

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The France women's national football team has represented France at the FIFA Women's World Cup at four stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2011, 2015, and 2019, the last of which they hosted.

FIFA Women's World Cup record[]

World Cup record[]

Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 2 3
China 2007 Did not qualify
Germany 2011 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 10 10
Canada 2015 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 10 3
France 2019 Quarter-finals 6th 5 4 0 1 10 4
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total 4/9 0 Titles 19 10 3 6 32 20
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
United States 2003 Group stage 20 September  Norway L 0–2 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
24 September  South Korea W 1–0 RFK Stadium, Washington
27 September  Brazil D 1–1
Germany 2011 Group stage 26 June  Nigeria W 1–0 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
30 June  Canada W 4–0 Ruhrstadion, Bochum
5 July  Germany L 2–4 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Quarter-finals 9 July  England D 1–1 (4–3 pen) BayArena, Leverkusen
Semi-finals 13 July  United States L 1–3 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Third place play-off 16 July  Sweden L 1–2 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
Canada 2015 Group stage 9 June  England W 1–0 Moncton Stadium, Moncton
13 June  Colombia L 0–2
17 June  Mexico W 5–0 Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Round of 16 21 June  South Korea W 3–0 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Quarter-finals 26 June  Germany D 1–1 (4–5 pen)
France 2019 Group stage 7 June  South Korea W 4–0 Parc des Princes, Paris
12 June  Norway W 2–1 Allianz Riviera, Nice
17 June  Nigeria W 1–0 Roazhon Park, Rennes
Round of 16 23 June  Brazil W 2–1 (aet) Stade Océane, Le Havre
Quarter-finals 28 June  United States L 1–2 Parc des Princes, Paris

Record by opponent[]

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil 2 1 1 0 2 2
 Canada 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 2
 England 2 1 1 0 2 1
 Germany 2 0 0 2 7 10
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 5 0
 Nigeria 2 2 0 0 2 0
 Norway 2 1 0 1 2 3
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 8 0
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 1 2
 United States 2 0 0 2 2 5

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3  France 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Norway 2–0 France
  • Rapp 47'
  • Mellgren 66'
 Report
Attendance: 24,347[1]
France 1–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 16,316[1]
Referee: (China PR)
France 1–1 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 17,618[1]
Referee: (Romania)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 25,475[2]
Canada 0–4 France
Report
Attendance: 16,591[3]
Referee: (Japan)
France 2–4 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 45,867[4]

Quarterfinals[]

England 1–1 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 26,395[5]
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Semifinals[]

France 1–3 United States
 Report
  • Cheney 9'
  • Wambach 79'
  • Morgan 82'
Attendance: 25,676[6]

Third place match[]

Sweden 2–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 25,475[7]

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Colombia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Mexico 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 1–0 England
 Report
Attendance: 11,686[8]
Referee: (Greece)
France 0–2 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 13,138[9]
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
Mexico 0–5 France
Report
Attendance: 21,562[10]
Referee: (Japan)

Round of 16[]

France 3–0 South Korea
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 15,518[11]

Quarterfinals[]

Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
  • Nécib 64'
Penalties
 5–4
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 24,859[12]
Referee: (Canada)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
France 4–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 45,261[13]
France 2–1 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 34,872[14]
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 28,267[15]

Round of 16[]

France 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil
 Report
  • Thaisa 63'
Attendance: 23,965[16]

Quarterfinals[]

France 1–2 United States
 Report
  • Rapinoe 5', 65'
Attendance: 45,595[17]

Goalscorers[]

See also: List of FIFA Women's World Cup goalscorers
Player Goals 2003 2011 2015 2019
Marie-Laure Delie 5 2 3
Eugénie Le Sommer 5 3 2
Wendie Renard 4 4
Élodie Thomis 3 2 1
Amandine Henry 3 1 2
Marinette Pichon 2 2
Gaëtane Thiney 2 2
Valérie Gauvin 2 2
Camille Abily 1 1
Laura Georges 1 1
Élise Bussaglia 1 1
Sonia Bompastor 1 1
Louisa Cadamuro 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 32 2 10 10 10

References[]

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  3. ^ "Match report – Group A – Canada v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group A – France v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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  9. ^ "Match report – Group F – France v Colombia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Match report – Group F – Mexico v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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  13. ^ "Match report – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Match report – Group A – France v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – France v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Match report – Quarter-final – France v USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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