France at the FIFA World Cup

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For the women's team, see France at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

This is a record of France's results at the FIFA World Cup. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 15 FIFA World Cups, tied for the sixth most of any country.[1] The national team is one of eight to have won the FIFA World Cup title and one of only six to have done so more than once.[2]

The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998. The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final match.[3][4][5][6] The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter-finals. In 2018, France won the World Cup for the second time, defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia.[7]

In 2006, France finished as runners-up, losing on penalties (5–3) to Italy after the game was tied 1–1 after 120 minutes. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions, in 1958 and 1986, and in fourth place once, in 1982.[8][9]

FIFA World Cup record[]

FIFA World Cup finals record Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad GP W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 3 Squad —
Italy 1934 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 Squad 1 1 0 0 6 1 1934
France 1938 Quarter-finals 6th 2 1 0 1 4 4 Squad Qualified as hosts 1938
Brazil 1950 Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew 3 0 2 1 4 5 1950
Switzerland 1954 Group stage 11th 2 1 0 1 3 3 Squad 4 4 0 0 20 4 1954
Sweden 1958 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 23 15 Squad 4 3 1 0 19 4 1958
Chile 1962 Did not qualify 5 3 0 2 10 4 1962
England 1966 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad 6 5 0 1 9 2 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 6 4 1970
West Germany 1974 4 1 1 2 3 5 1974
Argentina 1978 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 5 5 Squad 4 2 1 1 7 4 1978
Spain 1982 Fourth place 4th 7 3 2 2 16 12 Squad 8 5 0 3 20 8 1982
Mexico 1986 Third place 3rd 7 4 2 1 12 6 Squad 8 5 1 2 15 4 1986
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 8 3 3 2 10 7 1990
United States 1994 10 6 1 3 17 10 1994
France 1998 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 15 2 Squad Qualified as hosts 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 0 3 Squad Qualified as defending champions 2002
Germany 2006 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 3 0 9 3 Squad 10 5 5 0 14 2 2006
South Africa 2010 Group stage 29th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 12 7 4 1 20 10 2010
Brazil 2014 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 1 1 10 3 Squad 10 6 2 2 18 8 2014
Russia 2018 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 6 Squad 10 7 2 1 18 6 2018
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined 2022
Total 2 Titles 15/21 66 34 13* 19 120 77 N/A 111 65 23 23 216 88 Total
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.


By match[]

Year as Round Against Score Scorers
Uruguay 1930 Group 1  Mexico 4–1 Laurent, Langiller, Maschinot (2)
Group 1  Argentina 0–1
Group 1  Chile 0–1
Italy 1934 Round 1  Austria 2–3 (a.e.t.) Nicolas, Verriest
France 1938 Round 1  Belgium 3–1 Veinante, Nicolas (2)
Quarter-Final  Italy 1–3 Heisserer
Switzerland 1954 Group 1  Yugoslavia 0–1
Group 1  Mexico 3–2 Vincent, Cardenas, Kopa
Sweden 1958 Group 2  Paraguay 7–3 Fontaine (3), Piantoni, Wisnieski, Kopa, Vincent
Group 2  Yugoslavia 2–3 Fontaine (2)
Group 2  Scotland 2–1 Kopa, Fontaine
Quarter-Final  Northern Ireland 4–0 Wisnieski, Fontaine (2), Piantoni
Semi-Final  Brazil 2–5 Fontaine, Piantoni
Third Place Match  West Germany 6–3 Fontaine (4), Kopa, Douis
England 1966 Group 1  Mexico 1–1 Hausser
Group 1  Uruguay 1–2 De Bourgoing
Group 1  England 0–2
Argentina 1978 Group 1  Italy 1–2 Lacombe
Group 1  Argentina 1–2 Platini
Group 1  Hungary 3–1 Lopez, Berdoll, Rocheteau
Spain 1982 Group 4  England 1–3 Soler
Group 4  Kuwait 4–1 Genghini, Platini, Six, Bossis
Group 4  Czechoslovakia 1–1 Six
Group D Round 2  Austria 1–0 Genghini
Group D Round 2  Northern Ireland 4–1 Giresse (2), Rocheteau (2)
Semi-Final  West Germany 3–3 (a.e.t.), 4–5 (p.) Platini, Tresor, Giresse
Third Place Match  Poland 2–3 Girard, Couriol
Mexico 1986 Group stage  Canada 1–0 Papin
 Soviet Union 1–1 Fernández
 Hungary 3–0 Stopyra, Tigana, Rocheteau
Round of 16  Italy 2–0 Platini, Stopyra
Quarter-final  Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.), 4–3 (p.) Platini
Semi-final  West Germany 0–2
Third place play-off  Belgium 4–2 (a.e.t.) Ferreri, Papin, Genghini, Amoros
France 1998 Group stage  South Africa 3–0 Dugarry, Issa (o.g.), Henry
 Saudi Arabia 4–0 Henry (2), Trezeguet, Lizarazu
 Denmark 2–1 Djorkaeff, Petit
Round of 16  Paraguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) Blanc
Quarter-final  Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.), 4–3 (pen.)
Semi-final  Croatia 2–1 Thuram (2)
Final  Brazil 3–0 Zidane (2), Petit
South Korea Japan2002 Group stage  Senegal 0–1
 Uruguay 0–0
 Denmark 0–2
Germany 2006 Group stage   Switzerland 0–0
 South Korea 1–1 Henry
 Togo 2–0 Vieira, Henry
Round of 16  Spain 3–1 Ribéry, Vieira, Zidane
Quarter-final  Brazil 1–0 Henry
Semi-final  Portugal 1–0 Zidane
Final  Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.), 3–5 (p.) Zidane
South Africa 2010 Group stage  Uruguay 0–0
 Mexico 0–2
 South Africa 1–2 Malouda
Brazil 2014 Group stage  Honduras 3–0 Benzema (2), Valladares (o.g.)
  Switzerland 5–2 Giroud, Matuidi, Valbuena, Benzema, Sissoko
 Ecuador 0–0
Round of 16  Nigeria 2–0 Pogba, Yobo (o.g.)
Quarter-final  Germany 0–1
Russia 2018 Group stage  Australia 2–1 Griezmann, Behich (o.g.)
 Peru 1–0 Mbappé
 Denmark 0–0
Round of 16  Argentina 4–3 Griezmann, Pavard, Mbappé (2)
Quarter-final  Uruguay 2–0 Varane, Griezmann
Semi-final  Belgium 1–0 Umtiti
Final  Croatia 4–2 Mandžukić (o.g.), Griezmann, Pogba, Mbappé

France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup[]

1998 FIFA World Cup Squad

France vs South Africa (Group C)[]

France 3–0 South Africa
Dugarry Goal 36'
Issa Goal 77' (o.g.)
Henry Goal 90+2'		 Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
France
South Africa
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) Yellow card 53'
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit Yellow card 28' Substituted off 73'
RW 6 Youri Djorkaeff Substituted off 84'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane Yellow card 75'
LW 12 Thierry Henry
CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substituted off 26'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry Substituted in 26'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian Substituted in 73'
FW 20 David Trezeguet Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi
DF 4 Willem Jackson Yellow card 39'
DF 5 Mark Fish
DF 19 Lucas Radebe (c)
DF 21 Pierre Issa
MF 7 Quinton Fortune
MF 10 John Moshoeu
FW 6 Phil Masinga
FW 12 Brendan Augustine Substituted off 56'
FW 17 Benni McCarthy Substituted off 89'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele Substituted in 56'
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett Substituted in 89'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier

Assistant referees:
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

France vs Saudi Arabia (Group C)[]

France 4–0 Saudi Arabia
Henry Goal 37', 78'
Trezeguet Goal 68'
Lizarazu Goal 85'		 Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
France
Saudi Arabia
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu Yellow card 50'
DF 5 Laurent Blanc Yellow card 36'
DF 8 Marcel Desailly
DF 15 Lilian Thuram
MF 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
MF 10 Zinedine Zidane Red card 71'
MF 13 Bernard Diomède Substituted off 58'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian
FW 12 Thierry Henry Substituted off 79'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry Substituted off 30'
Substitutions:
FW 20 David Trezeguet Substituted in 30'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff Substituted in 58'
MF 11 Robert Pires Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani Yellow card 7' Substituted off 76'
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi Red card 19'
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
DF 13 Hussein Sulaimani
MF 6 Fuad Anwar (c)
MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber Yellow card 82'
FW 10 Saeed Al-Owairan Substituted off 33'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Ibrahim Al-Harbi Substituted in 33' Substituted off 65'
MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid Substituted in 65'
DF 17 Ahmed Dokhi Substituted in 76'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

Assistant referees:
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
Luis Torres Zuniga (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

France vs Denmark (Group C)[]

France 2–1 Denmark
Djorkaeff Goal 12' (pen.)
Petit Goal 56'		 Report M. Laudrup Goal 42' (pen.)
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
France
Denmark
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 2 Vincent Candela
DF 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
DF 18 Franck Leboeuf
MF 4 Patrick Vieira Yellow card 62'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff
MF 11 Robert Pires Substituted off 71'
MF 13 Bernard Diomède Yellow card 53'
MF 17 Emmanuel Petit Substituted off 64'
MF 19 Christian Karembeu
FW 20 David Trezeguet Substituted off 85'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Alain Boghossian Substituted in 64'
FW 12 Thierry Henry Substituted in 71'
FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg
DF 3 Marc Rieper
DF 4 Jes Høgh
DF 5 Jan Heintze
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 13 Jacob Laursen Substituted off 46'
MF 7 Allan Nielsen
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen Substituted off 54'
FW 11 Brian Laudrup Substituted off 75'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Søren Colding Yellow card 65' Substituted in 46'
FW 19 Ebbe Sand Substituted in 54'
MF 15 Stig Tøfting Yellow card 78' Substituted in 75'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

France vs Paraguay (Round of 16)[]

France 1–0 (a.e.t.) Paraguay
Blanc Golden goal 114' Report
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
France
Paraguay
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit Substituted off 69'
RW 13 Bernard Diomède Substituted off 76'
LW 6 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 20 David Trezeguet
CF 12 Thierry Henry Substituted off 64'
Substitutes:
MF 11 Robert Pires Substituted in 64'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian Substituted in 69'
FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substituted in 76'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 José Luis Chilavert (c) Yellow card 19'
RB 2 Francisco Arce Yellow card 84'
CB 4 Carlos Gamarra
CB 5 Celso Ayala
LB 11 Pedro Sarabia
CM 10 Roberto Acuña
CM 16 Julio César Enciso Yellow card 32'
CM 13 Carlos Humberto Paredes Substituted off 75'
AM 21 Jorge Luis Campos Substituted off 55'
AM 15 Miguel Ángel Benítez Yellow card 23'
CF 9 José Cardozo Substituted off 91'
Substitutes:
MF 7 Julio César Yegros Substituted in 55'
DF 20 Denis Caniza Substituted in 75'
MF 8 Aristides Rojas Yellow card 99' Substituted in 91'
Manager:
Brazil Paulo César Carpegiani

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge (Sri Lanka)
Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Esse Baharmast (United States)

Italy vs France (Quarter-final)[]

Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) France
Report
Penalties
R. Baggio Penalty scored
Albertini Penalty missed
Costacurta Penalty scored
Vieri Penalty scored
Di Biagio Penalty missed		 3–4 Penalty scored Zidane
Penalty missed Lizarazu
Penalty scored Trezeguet
Penalty scored Henry
Penalty scored Blanc
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Italy
France
GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca
RB 2 Giuseppe Bergomi Yellow card 28'
CB 4 Fabio Cannavaro
CB 5 Alessandro Costacurta Yellow card 113'
LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
CM 11 Dino Baggio Substituted off 52'
CM 14 Luigi Di Biagio
RW 17 Francesco Moriero
LW 7 Gianluca Pessotto Substituted off 90'
SS 10 Alessandro Del Piero Yellow card 26' Substituted off 67'
CF 21 Christian Vieri
Substitutes:
MF 9 Demetrio Albertini Substituted in 52'
FW 18 Roberto Baggio Substituted in 67'
MF 15 Angelo Di Livio Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
DM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) Yellow card 62'
RM 19 Christian Karembeu Substituted off 65'
LM 17 Emmanuel Petit
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
SS 6 Youri Djorkaeff
CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Yellow card 53' Substituted off 65'
Substitutes:
FW 12 Thierry Henry Substituted in 65'
FW 20 David Trezeguet Substituted in 65'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Assistant referees:
Mark Warren (England)
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Said Belqola (Morocco)

France vs Croatia (Semi-final)[]

France 2–1 Croatia
Thuram Goal 47', 70' Report Šuker Goal 46'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 76,000
France
Croatia
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 Laurent Blanc Red card 76'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
DM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
RM 19 Christian Karembeu Substituted off 31'
LM 17 Emmanuel Petit
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
SS 6 Youri Djorkaeff Substituted off 77'
CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substituted off 68'
Substitutes:
FW 12 Thierry Henry Substituted in 31'
FW 20 David Trezeguet Substituted in 68'
DF 18 Frank Leboeuf Substituted in 77'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
SW 4 Igor Štimac
CB 20 Dario Šimić Yellow card 88'
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
RWB 13 Mario Stanić Yellow card 75' Substituted off 89'
LWB 17 Robert Jarni
DM 14 Zvonimir Soldo
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović Yellow card 45'
CM 10 Zvonimir Boban (c) Substituted off 63'
CF 19 Goran Vlaović
CF 9 Davor Šuker
Substitutes:
MF 11 Silvio Marić Substituted in 63'
MF 8 Robert Prosinečki Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Jorge Diaz Galvez (Chile)
Fourth official:
Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)

Brazil vs France (Final)[]

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1998 final was held on 12 July at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. France defeated holders Brazil 3–0, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the heaviest defeat on Brazil since 1930.[10]

The pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick-off.[11] He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez struggled to hold onto. France however took the lead in the 27th minute after Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos conceded a corner which Zidane scored with a header from the right.[12] Three minutes before half-time, Zidane scored his second goal of the match, similarly another header from a corner, this time from the left side. The tournament hosts went down to ten men in the 68th minute as Marcel Desailly was sent off for a second bookable offence. Brazil reacted to this by making an attacking substitution and although they applied pressure France sealed the win with a third goal: substitute Patrick Vieira set up his club teammate Petit in a counterattack to shoot low past goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel.[13]

French president Jacques Chirac was in attendance to congratulate and commiserate the winners and runners-up respectively after the match.[14] Several days after the victory, winning manager Aimé Jacquet announced his resignation from the French team with immediate effect.[15][16][17]

Brazil 0–3 France
Report Zidane Goal 27', 45+1'
Petit Goal 90+3'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Brazil
France
GK 1 Claudio Taffarel
RB 2 Cafu
CB 3 Aldair
CB 4 Junior Baiano Yellow card 33'
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 César Sampaio Substituted off 73'
CM 8 Dunga (c)
AM 10 Rivaldo
AM 18 Leonardo Substituted off 46'
CF 20 Bebeto
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutes:
MF 19 Denílson Substituted in 46'
FW 21 Edmundo Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
BRA-FRA 1998-07-12.svg
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf
CB 8 Marcel Desailly Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 68'
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
DM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) Yellow card 39'
CM 19 Christian Karembeu Yellow card 56' Substituted off 57'
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff Substituted off 74'
CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substituted off 66'
Substitutes:
MF 14 Alain Boghossian Substituted in 57'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry Substituted in 66'
MF 4 Patrick Vieira Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Mark Warren (England)
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup[]

2018 FIFA World Cup Squad

France vs Australia (Group C)[]

France 2–1 Australia
  • Griezmann Goal 58' (pen.)
  • Behich Goal 81' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Jedinak Goal 62' (pen.)
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,279[18]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
France[19]
Australia[19]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernandez
CM 12 Corentin Tolisso Yellow card 76' Substituted off 78'
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté
CM 6 Paul Pogba
RF 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted off 70'
CF 10 Kylian Mbappé
LF 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off 70'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted in 70'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted in 70'
MF 14 Blaise Matuidi Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
FRA-AUS 2018-06-16.svg
GK 1 Mathew Ryan
RB 19 Josh Risdon Yellow card 57'
CB 5 Mark Milligan
CB 20 Trent Sainsbury
LB 16 Aziz Behich Yellow card 87'
CM 15 Mile Jedinak (c)
CM 13 Aaron Mooy
RW 7 Mathew Leckie Yellow card 13'
AM 23 Tom Rogic Substituted off 72'
LW 10 Robbie Kruse Substituted off 84'
CF 11 Andrew Nabbout Substituted off 64'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Tomi Juric Substituted in 64'
MF 22 Jackson Irvine Substituted in 72'
FW 17 Daniel Arzani Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Netherlands Bert van Marwijk

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Jair Marrufo (United States)

France vs Peru (Group C)[]

France 1–0 Peru
 Report
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Attendance: 32,789[21]
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
France[22]
Peru[22]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernandez
CM 6 Paul Pogba Yellow card 86' Substituted off 89'
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé Substituted off 75'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off 80'
LW 14 Blaise Matuidi Yellow card 16'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
FW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted in 75'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted in 80'
MF 15 Steven Nzonzi Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
FRA-PER 2018-06-21.svg
GK 1 Pedro Gallese
RB 17 Luis Advíncula
CB 15 Christian Ramos
CB 2 Alberto Rodríguez Substituted off 46'
LB 6 Miguel Trauco
CM 23 Pedro Aquino Yellow card 81'
CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún Substituted off 46'
RW 18 André Carrillo
AM 8 Christian Cueva Substituted off 82'
LW 20 Edison Flores
CF 9 Paolo Guerrero (c) Yellow card 23'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Jefferson Farfán Substituted in 46'
DF 4 Anderson Santamaría Substituted in 46'
FW 11 Raúl Ruidíaz Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Argentina Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)[23]

Assistant referees:[22]
Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Video assistant referee:
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Taleb Al Maari (Qatar)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Denmark vs France (Group C)[]

Denmark 0–0 France
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[24]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Denmark[25]
France[25]
GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel
RB 14 Henrik Dalsgaard
CB 4 Simon Kjær (c)
CB 6 Andreas Christensen
LB 17 Jens Stryger Larsen
CM 8 Thomas Delaney Substituted off 90+2'
CM 13 Mathias Jørgensen Yellow card 45+3'
CM 10 Christian Eriksen
RF 23 Pione Sisto Substituted off 60'
CF 21 Andreas Cornelius Substituted off 75'
LF 11 Martin Braithwaite
Substitutions:
FW 15 Viktor Fischer Substituted in 60'
FW 12 Kasper Dolberg Substituted in 75'
MF 18 Lukas Lerager Substituted in 90+2'
Manager:
Norway Åge Hareide
DEN-FRA 2018-06-26.svg
GK 16 Steve Mandanda
RB 19 Djibril Sidibé
CB 4 Raphaël Varane (c)
CB 3 Presnel Kimpembe
LB 21 Lucas Hernandez Substituted off 50'
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté
CM 15 Steven Nzonzi
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted off 78'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off 68'
LW 8 Thomas Lemar
CF 9 Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
DF 22 Benjamin Mendy Substituted in 50'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted in 68'
FW 10 Kylian Mbappé Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
N'Golo Kanté (France)[26]

Assistant referees:[25]
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Tiago Martins (Portugal)

France vs Argentina (Round of 16)[]

France 4–3 Argentina
  • Griezmann Goal 13' (pen.)
  • Pavard Goal 57'
  • Mbappé Goal 64', 68'
 Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 42,873[27]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
France[28]
Argentina[28]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard Yellow card 73'
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernandez
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté
CM 6 Paul Pogba
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé Substituted off 89'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off 83'
LW 14 Blaise Matuidi Yellow card 72' Substituted off 75'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Yellow card 90+3'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted in 75'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted in 83'
FW 20 Florian Thauvin Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
FRA-ARG 2018-06-30.svg
GK 12 Franco Armani
RB 2 Gabriel Mercado
CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow card 90+3'
CB 16 Marcos Rojo Yellow card 11' Substituted off 46'
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico Yellow card 19'
CM 15 Enzo Pérez Substituted off 66'
CM 14 Javier Mascherano Yellow card 43'
CM 7 Éver Banega Yellow card 50'
RF 22 Cristian Pavón Substituted off 75'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
LF 11 Ángel Di María
Substitutions:
DF 6 Federico Fazio Substituted in 46'
FW 19 Sergio Agüero Substituted in 66'
MF 13 Maximiliano Meza Substituted in 75'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)[29]

Assistant referees:[28]
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Uruguay vs France (Quarter-final)[]

Uruguay 0–2 France
Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[30]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Uruguay[31]
France[31]
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 22 Martín Cáceres
CB 2 José Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 17 Diego Laxalt
RM 8 Nahitan Nández Substituted off 73'
CM 14 Lucas Torreira
CM 15 Matías Vecino
LM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur Yellow card 38' Substituted off 59'
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 11 Cristhian Stuani Substituted off 59'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Maxi Gómez Substituted in 59'
MF 7 Cristian Rodríguez Yellow card 69' Substituted in 59'
FW 20 Jonathan Urretaviscaya Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
URU-FRA 2018-07-06.svg
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernandez Yellow card 33'
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé Yellow card 69' Substituted off 88'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann Substituted off 90+3'
LW 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted off 80'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud
Substitutions:
MF 15 Steven Nzonzi Substituted in 80'
FW 11 Ousmane Dembélé Substituted in 88'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted in 90+3'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[32]

Assistant referees:[31]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Reserve assistant referee:
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Belgium (Semi-final)[]

France 1–0 Belgium
  • Umtiti Goal 51'
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 64,286[33]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
France[34]
Belgium[34]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernandez
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté Yellow card 87'
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé Yellow card 90+3'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 14 Blaise Matuidi Substituted off 86'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off 85'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Steven Nzonzi Substituted in 85'
MF 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
FRA-BEL 2018-07-10.svg
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
CB 2 Toby Alderweireld Yellow card 71'
CB 4 Vincent Kompany
CB 5 Jan Vertonghen Yellow card 90+4'
DM 6 Axel Witsel
CM 19 Mousa Dembélé Substituted off 60'
CM 8 Marouane Fellaini Substituted off 80'
RM 22 Nacer Chadli Substituted off 90+1'
LM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku
CF 10 Eden Hazard (c) Yellow card 63'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Dries Mertens Substituted in 60'
MF 11 Yannick Carrasco Substituted in 80'
FW 21 Michy Batshuayi Substituted in 90+1'
Manager:
Spain Roberto Martínez

Man of the Match:
Samuel Umtiti (France)[35]

Assistant referees:[34]
Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Reserve assistant referee:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Croatia (Final)[]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Final

Croatia kicked off the final at 18:00 local time (15:00 UTC), with the ground temperature reported at 27 °C (81 °F). The match was played through a minor thunderstorm, which produced several visible lightning strikes.[36] An audience of 78,011 spectators at the Luzhniki Stadium watched the match, including ten heads of state, among them Russian president Vladimir Putin, French president Emmanuel Macron, and Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.[37] The starting line-ups for both teams were identical to those fielded in the semi-finals.[38]

Croatia had the majority of possession and chances early in the first half, with the ball staying mostly in France's half.[39][40] An attack by French midfielder Antoine Griezmann was stopped by a challenge from Marcelo Brozović, which was called as a foul despite claims that Griezmann dived.[41][42][43] Griezmann took the ensuing 30-yard (27 m) free kick, which was diverted by the head of Mario Mandžukić into the left corner of his own net to give France the lead in the 18th minute.[44] It was the first own goal to be scored in a World Cup final and the 12th of the tournament, the most of any World Cup.[45]

Ten minutes later, Croatia equalised with a left-footed strike by Ivan Perišić to the right corner of the net, assisted by Domagoj Vida after a free kick by Luka Modrić on the right. In the 34th minute, a penalty was awarded against Croatia after Perišić's handball in the box from a corner on the right was reviewed by the video assistant referee.[44] Griezmann scored the penalty in the 38th minute with a low finish to the left, giving France a 2–1 lead at half-time; the first half's three goals were the most of any World Cup final since 1974.[46] France led at half-time despite having only one shot on goal and with only 34% of possession.[45]

A Croatian counter-attack was stopped early in the second half after several pitch invaders were chased onto the field by security officers; Russian feminist rock band and protest group Pussy Riot claimed responsibility for the interruption.[47] In the 59th minute, France extended their lead to 3–1 with a left-foot strike to the left of the net from the edge of the penalty area by Paul Pogba after his initial shot had been blocked. Six minutes later, Kylian Mbappé scored France's fourth goal, with a low right-foot shot from outside the box to the left of the net; Mbappé became the first teenager to score in a World Cup final since Pelé in 1958.[40] Croatia scored their second goal in the 69th minute from a back-pass that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris failed to dribble away from Mandžukić, who poked the loose ball into the unguarded net with his right leg. Despite a late push by Croatia, the match finished as a 4–2 victory for France and the highest-scoring World Cup final since 1966.[39] This was the highest-scoring 90-minute World Cup final since 1958.[46]

France 4–2 Croatia
 Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 78,011[48]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
France[49]
Croatia[49]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 2 Benjamin Pavard
CB 4 Raphaël Varane
CB 5 Samuel Umtiti
LB 21 Lucas Hernandez Yellow card 41'
CM 6 Paul Pogba
CM 13 N'Golo Kanté Yellow card 27' Substituted off 55'
RW 10 Kylian Mbappé
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann
LW 14 Blaise Matuidi Substituted off 73'
CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substituted off 81'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Steven Nzonzi Substituted in 55'
MF 12 Corentin Tolisso Substituted in 73'
FW 18 Nabil Fekir Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps
FRA-CRO 2018-07-15.svg
GK 23 Danijel Subašić
RB 2 Šime Vrsaljko Yellow card 90+2'
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
CB 21 Domagoj Vida
LB 3 Ivan Strinić Substituted off 81'
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
CM 11 Marcelo Brozović
RW 18 Ante Rebić Substituted off 71'
AM 10 Luka Modrić (c)
LW 4 Ivan Perišić
CF 17 Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andrej Kramarić Substituted in 71'
FW 20 Marko Pjaca Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)[50]

Assistant referees:[49]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Reserve assistant referee:
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Match rules[51]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time

Record players[]

Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez also shares the FIFA World Cup record for most matches without conceding a goal, which he achieved ten times. The only other player to have reached that number is England's Peter Shilton.

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Fabien Barthez 17 1998, 2002 and 2006
Thierry Henry 17 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010
3 Lilian Thuram 16 1998, 2002 and 2006
4 Maxime Bossis 15 1978, 1982 and 1986
5 Michel Platini 14 1978, 1982 and 1986
Hugo Lloris 14 2010, 2014 and 2018
7 Manuel Amoros 12 1982 and 1986
Alain Giresse 12 1982 and 1986
Jean Tigana 12 1982 and 1986
David Trezeguet 12 1998, 2002 and 2006
Patrick Vieira 12 1998, 2002 and 2006
Zinedine Zidane 12 1998, 2002 and 2006
Olivier Giroud 12 2014 and 2018
Antoine Griezmann 12 2014 and 2018
Raphaël Varane 12 2014 and 2018

Top goalscorers[]

Just Fontaine scored all his 13 World Cup goals in 1958, where France reached third place. This makes him record holder for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup. At the time, it also made him the most successful World Cup scorer of all time until the record was broken by West Germany's Gerd Müller in the World Cup final of 1974.

No. Name Goals World Cups
1 Just Fontaine 13 1958
2 Thierry Henry 6 1998 (3) and 2006 (3)
3 Michel Platini 5 1978 (1), 1982 (2) and 1986 (2)
Zinedine Zidane 5 1998 (2) and 2006 (3)
5 Raymond Kopa 4 1958
Dominique Rocheteau 4 1978 (1), 1982 (2) and 1986 (1)
Antoine Griezmann 4 2018
Kylian Mbappé 4 2018
9 Jean Nicolas 3 1934 (1) and 1938 (2)
Roger Piantoni 3 1958
Alain Giresse 3 1982
Karim Benzema 3 2014

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