France contesting a match against
Portugal at the
2006 FIFA World Cup .
The list shown below shows the France national football team all-time international record against opposing nations . The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup , UEFA European Championship , UEFA Nations League , FIFA Confederations Cup , and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.[nb 1]
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football . It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA . The team played its first official match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium . France and Belgium have since contested 75 official matches against each other, the most all-time between each team. Aside from Belgium, France have contested matches against almost 90 other national teams. Of the 90 teams, France have not lost to 41 of them having earned a perfect winning percentage against 26 of the teams. France have also not beaten two teams; the Ireland national team from 1882 to 1950 and Senegal . France have contested these two teams only once.
Competition records [ ]
For single-match results of the national team, see French football single-season articles.
FIFA World Cup record[ ]
Year
Result
Position
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
1930
Group stage
7th
3
1
0
2
4
3
1934
First round
9th
1
0
0
1
2
3
1938
Quarter-finals
6th
2
1
0
1
4
4
1950
Did not qualify
1954
Group stage
11th
2
1
0
1
3
3
1958
Third place
3rd
6
4
0
2
23
15
1962
Did not qualify
1966
Group stage
13th
3
0
1
2
2
5
1970
Did not qualify
1974
1978
Group stage
12th
3
1
0
2
5
5
1982
Fourth place
4th
7
3
2
2
16
12
1986
Third place
3rd
7
4
2
1
12
6
1990
Did not qualify
1994
1998
Champions
1st
7
6
1
0
15
2
2002
Group stage
28th
3
0
1
2
0
3
2006
Runners-up
2nd
7
4
3
0
9
3
2010
Group stage
29th
3
0
1
2
1
4
2014
Quarter-finals
7th
5
3
1
1
10
3
2018
Champions
1st
7
6
1
0
14
6
2022
Qualified
Total
15/22
2 Titles
66
34
13
19
120
77
UEFA European Championship record[ ]
Year
Result
Position
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
1960
Fourth place
4th
2
0
0
2
4
7
1964
Did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
Champions
1st
5
5
0
0
14
4
1988
Did not qualify
1992
Group stage
6th
3
0
2
1
2
3
1996
Semi-finals
4th
5
2
3
0
5
2
2000
Champions
1st
6
5
0
1
13
7
2004
Quarter-finals
5th
4
2
1
1
7
5
2008
Group stage
15th
3
0
1
2
1
6
2012
Quarter-finals
8th
4
1
1
2
3
5
2016
Runners-up
2nd
7
5
1
1
13
5
2020
Round of 16
11th
4
1
3
0
7
6
Total
10/16
2 Titles
43
21
12
10
69
50
UEFA Nations League record[ ]
Season**
Division
Group
Squad
2018–19
A
1
4
2
1
1
4
4
6th
—
2020–21
A
3
8
7
1
0
17
8
1st
Squad
2022–23
A
To be determined
Total
12
9
2
1
21
12
1 title
—
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks .
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.
**Red border indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil
FIFA Confederations Cup record[ ]
Year
Result
Position
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
1992
Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
Withdrew
2001
Champions
1st
5
4
0
1
12
2
2003
Champions
1st
5
5
0
0
12
3
2005
Did not qualify
2009
2013
2017
Total
2/10
2 Titles
10
9
0
1
24
5
Head-to-head record [ ]
Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Updated as after Finland vs. France on 16 November 2021 .
Opponent
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Goals for
Goals against
Goal difference
% Won
Confederation
Albania
9
7
1
1
20
4
+16
77.8%
UEFA
Algeria
1
1
0
0
4
1
+3
100.0%
CAF
Andorra
5
5
0
0
14
0
+14
100.0%
UEFA
Argentina
12
3
3
6
11
15
-4
25.0%
CONMEBOL
Armenia
5
5
0
0
14
2
+12
100.0%
UEFA
Australia
5
3
1
1
10
3
+7
60.0%
OFC /AFC
Austria
23
12
2
9
39
40
-1
52.1%
UEFA
Azerbaijan
2
2
0
0
12
0
+12
100.0%
UEFA
Belarus
6
3
2
1
10
6
+4
50.0%
UEFA
Belgium
75
26
19
30
131
162
-31
34.7%
UEFA
Bolivia
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
100.0%
CONMEBOL
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6
3
3
0
8
4
+4
50.0%
UEFA
Brazil
15
5
4
6
18
24
-6
33.33%
CONMEBOL
Bulgaria
23
11
4
8
41
26
+15
47.8%
UEFA
CAF XI
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
100.0%
CAF
Cameroon
3
2
1
0
5
3
+2
66.7%
CAF
Canada
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
100.0%
CONCACAF
Chile
5
2
1
2
11
5
+6
40.0%
CONMEBOL
China PR
2
1
0
1
3
2
+1
50.0%
AFC
Colombia
4
3
0
1
7
5
+2
75.0%
CONMEBOL
CONCACAF XI
1
1
0
0
5
0
+5
100.0%
CONCACAF
Costa Rica
2
2
0
0
5
3
+2
100.0%
CONCACAF
Croatia
8
6
2
0
19
8
+11
75.0%
UEFA
Cyprus
8
7
1
0
27
2
+25
87.5%
UEFA
Czechoslovakia
20
7
4
9
29
34
-5
35.0%
UEFA
Czech Republic
4
1
2
1
4
5
-1
25.0%
UEFA
Denmark
16
8
2
6
20
37
-17
50.0%
UEFA
East Germany
7
2
2
3
8
7
+1
28.6%
UEFA
Ecuador
2
1
1
0
2
0
+2
50.0%
CONMEBOL
Egypt
1
1
0
0
5
0
+5
100.0%
CAF
England
33
10
6
17
43
74
-31
30.3%
UEFA
England Amateurs
8
1
0
7
4
61
-57
12.5%
UEFA
Estonia
1
1
0
0
4
0
+4
100.0%
UEFA
Faroe Islands
6
6
0
0
22
0
+22
100.0%
UEFA
FIFA XI
1
1
0
0
5
1
+4
100.0%
FIFA
Finland
11
10
0
1
22
5
+17
90.9%
UEFA
Georgia
4
3
1
0
7
1
+6
75.0%
UEFA
Germany
17
9
4
4
22
17
+5
52.9%
UEFA
Greece
8
6
1
1
23
7
+16
75.0%
UEFA
Honduras
1
1
0
0
3
0
+3
100.0%
CONCACAF
Hungary
23
8
3
12
32
48
-16
34.8%
UEFA
Iceland
15
11
4
0
42
12
+30
73.3%
UEFA
India
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
50.0%
AFC
Iran
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
100.0%
AFC
Ireland Amateurs
1
0
0
1
1
2
-1
0.0%
UEFA
Israel
9
4
4
1
15
6
+9
44.4%
UEFA
Italy
39
11
10
18
56
82
-28
26.3%
UEFA
Ivory Coast
2
1
1
0
3
0
+3
50.0%
CAF
Jamaica
1
1
0
0
8
0
+8
100.0%
CONCACAF
Japan
6
4
1
1
14
5
+9
66.0%
AFC
Kazakhstan
2
2
0
0
10
0
+10
100.0%
UEFA
Kuwait
2
2
0
0
5
1
+4
100.0%
AFC
Latvia
1
1
0
0
7
0
+7
100.0%
UEFA
Lithuania
4
4
0
0
5
0
+5
100.0%
UEFA
Luxembourg
18
16
1
1
71
12
+59
88.9%
UEFA
Malta
2
2
0
0
10
0
+10
100.0%
UEFA
Mexico
7
5
1
1
15
6
+9
71.4%
CONCACAF
Moldova
2
2
0
0
6
2
+4
100.0%
UEFA
Morocco
5
3
2
0
12
6
+6
60.0%
CAF
Netherlands
28
13
4
11
47
56
-9
46.4%
UEFA
New Zealand
1
1
0
0
5
0
+5
100.0%
OFC
Nigeria
2
1
0
1
2
1
+1
50.0%
CAF
Northern Ireland
8
5
3
0
18
4
+14
62.5%
UEFA
Norway
15
7
4
4
22
15
+7
46.7%
UEFA
Paraguay
5
3
2
0
14
4
+10
60.0%
CONMEBOL
Peru
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
50.0%
CONMEBOL
Poland
16
8
5
3
27
16
+11
50.0%
UEFA
Portugal
28
19
3
6
52
31
+21
67.9%
UEFA
Republic of Ireland
17
8
5
4
22
15
+7
43.8%
UEFA
Romania
16
8
5
3
21
16
+5
50.0%
UEFA
Russia
7
4
1
2
15
10
+5
50.0%
UEFA
Saudi Arabia
1
1
0
0
4
0
+4
100.0%
AFC
Scotland
16
8
0
8
23
15
+8
50.0%
UEFA
Senegal
1
0
0
1
0
1
-1
0.0%
CAF
Serbia
5
3
2
0
8
4
+4
60.0%
UEFA
Slovakia
4
2
1
1
6
2
+4
50.0%
UEFA
Slovenia
3
3
0
0
10
2
+8
100.0%
UEFA
South Africa
4
2
1
1
6
3
+3
50.0%
CAF
South Korea
3
2
1
0
9
3
+6
66.7%
AFC
Soviet Union
12
2
6
4
13
18
-5
16.7%
UEFA
Spain
36
13
7
16
39
64
-25
36.1%
UEFA
Sweden
23
12
5
6
34
23
+11
52.2%
UEFA
Switzerland
39
16
11
12
70
63
+7
41.0%
UEFA
Togo
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
100.0%
CAF
Tunisia
4
2
2
0
7
3
+4
50.0%
CAF
Turkey
6
4
1
1
13
5
+8
66.6%
UEFA
United States
4
3
1
0
11
1
+10
75.0%
CONCACAF
Ukraine
12
6
5
1
23
8
+15
50.0%
UEFA
Uruguay
10
3
4
3
7
8
-1
30.0%
CONMEBOL
Wales
6
4
1
1
14
4
+10
66.7%
UEFA
West Germany
15
6
4
5
28
29
-1
40.0%
UEFA
Yugoslavia
26
9
7
10
41
39
+2
34.6%
UEFA
Opponent
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Goals for
Goals against
Goal difference
% Won
Confederation
All
880
440
185
255
1574
1211
+363
50.00%
UEFA
Notes [ ]
^ A non-senior, young France team played at 1984 Summer Olympics , which they won. Since 1992 Summer Olympics , only under-23 teams are allowed to compete in the tournament. Thus, France's Summer Olympics matches, since the 1984 Games, will not be counted on this list.
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