France national beach soccer team

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France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors)
AssociationFédération Française
de Football (FFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStéphane François
CaptainJérémy Basquaise
Most capsStéphane François (87)
Top scorerJérémy Basquaise (61)
FIFA codeFRA
BSWW ranking 22 Increase (31 December 2020)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Italy 4–1 France 
14 January 1997
Biggest win
 France 15–3 England 
7 July 2001
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 15–5 France 
10 January 1999
 Brazil 13–3 France 
22 July 2000
 Ukraine 10–0 France 
24 May 2013
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions, 2005
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances17 (first in 1999)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions, (2004)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2003), (2006), (2007)

The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.

Competitive record[]

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (UEFA)[]

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification Record
Year Result Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Spain 2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Spain 2009 Quarterfinals 6 4 0 0 2 30 22 +8 12
Italy 2011 Round of 16 4 3 0 0 1 30 17 +13 9
Russia 2013 Playoff Stage 7 2 0 2 3 30 33 -3 6
Italy 2015 14th Place 8 3 0 0 5 28 30 -2 9
Italy 2017 7th Place 8 5 0 1 2 38 36 +2 16
Russia 2019 Round of 16 4 2 0 0 2 13 21 –8 6
Total 6/7 37 19 0 3 15 169 159 +10 60

Current squad[]

Correct as of July 2012:[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   Robin Gasset
2 DF   Julien Soares
4 DF   Jmarc Edouard
5 DF   Didier Samoun
6 DF   Anthony Fayos
7 MF   Jérémy Basquaise
8 MF   Stéphane François
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   Mickael Pagis (captain)
10 FW   Jeremy Bru
11 FW   Romain Tossem
12 DF   Anthony Mendy
14 FW   Frédéric Mendy
16 GK   Denis Fort

Coach: Stéphane François

Notable players[]

Achievements[]

  • 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League Promotional winners
  • FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: 1 (2005)
  • Euro Beach Soccer League: 1 (2004)

References[]

  1. ^ "World Ranking". BSWW. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^
    Les 13 joueurs retenus (in French)

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