France national football team records and statistics

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This list of France national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the France national football team (French: Equipe de France), its players, and its managers. The France national team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football) and competes as a member of UEFA.

Individual records[]

Player records[]

Lilian Thuram is the most-capped French international having appeared in 142 matches over the course of a record 14-year career.
Hugo Lloris has captained the France national football team a record 108 times.
Thierry Henry is France's record goalscorer and appeared in four FIFA World Cup tournaments.
Michel Platini scored a record nine goals at UEFA Euro 1984.
Didier Deschamps has managed France to a record 120 matches and 77 victories.
Most appearances
Lilian Thuram, 142, 17 August 1994 — 13 June 2008[1]
Other centurions
[2]
Hugo Lloris, 132, 19 November 2008 — present
Thierry Henry, 123, 11 October 1997 — 22 June 2010
Marcel Desailly, 116, 22 August 1993 — 17 June 2004
Olivier Giroud, 110, 11 November 2011 — present
Zinedine Zidane, 108, 17 August 1994 — 9 July 2006
Patrick Vieira, 107, 26 February 1997 — 2 June 2009
Didier Deschamps, 103, 29 October 1989 — 2 September 2000
Most appearances as a captain
Hugo Lloris, 108, 17 November 2010 — present
Most goals
Thierry Henry, 51, 1997 — 2010[3]
Longest France career
Karim Benzema, 14 years 163 days, 28 March 2007 — 28 June 2021
Shortest France career
Franck Jurietti, 5 seconds, 12 October 2005 v. Cyprus
Oldest player
Larbi Ben Barek, 40 years and 150 days, 6 October 1954 v. West Germany
Youngest player
Julien Verbrugghe, 16 years and 306 days, 1 November 1906 v. England Amateurs
Most appearances at the World Cup finals
Fabien Barthez, 17, 12 June 1998 - 9 July 2006
Appearances at four World Cup final tournaments
Thierry Henry, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010
Most goals scored at the World Cup finals
Just Fontaine,[4] 13, 8 June 1958 — 28 June 1958
Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals
Kylian Mbappé, 19 years and six months, 21 June 2018 v. Peru.[5]
Most appearances at the European Championship finals
Lilian Thuram, 16, 10 June 1996 — 13 June 2008[1]
Appearances at four European Championship final tournaments
Lilian Thuram, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008[1]
Hugo Lloris, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020
Most goals scored at the European Championship finals
Michel Platini, 9, 12 June 1984 — 27 June 1984[6]
Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals
Lilian Thuram, 32, 10 June 1996 — 13 June 2008[1]
Most appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup finals
Sylvain Wiltord, 10, 30 May 2001 — 29 June 2003
Robert Pires, 10, 30 May 2001 — 29 June 2003
Appearances in three different decades
Julien Darui, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Robert Jonquet, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Henri Michel, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Laurent Blanc, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Didier Deschamps, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Thierry Henry, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Nicolas Anelka, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Hugo Lloris, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Steve Mandanda, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Karim Benzema, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

Manager records[]

Most matches as coach
Didier Deschamps, 120, 8 July 2012 — present [7]
Most matches won as coach
77 by Didier Deschamps
Most matches drawn as coach
25 by Didier Deschamps
Most matches lost as coach
18 by Didier Deschamps & Michel Hidalgo

Team records[]

Largest victory
10–0, France – Azerbaijan, 6 September 1995
Largest away victory
0–7, Cyprus – France, 11 October 1980
Largest defeat
17–1, Denmark – France, 22 October 1908
Largest home defeat
0–15, France – England Amateur, 1 November 1906
Most consecutive victories
13, 29 March 2003 — 18 February 2004
Most consecutive matches without a defeat
30, 16 February 1994 — 9 October 1996
Most consecutive defeats
12, 23 March 1908 — 23 March 1911
Most consecutive matches without a victory
15, 23 March 1908 — 30 April 1911
Longest period without conceding a goal
11 matches (1140 minutes), 29 June 2003 — 6 June 2004
Highest home attendance
80,051, France – Ukraine, 2 June 2007
Highest away attendance
125,631, Scotland – France, 27 April 1949

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Lilian Thuram - Century of International Appearances". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "France record international players". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Henry le canonnier bleu". 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ^ 13 goal output at the 1958 FIFA World Cup is a World Cup record that still stands today.
  5. ^ @FIFAWorldCup (21 June 2018). "The youngest goalscorer at the #WorldCup for France! @KMbappe with the tap-in to give #FRA the lead! #FRAPER 1-0" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Platini's nine goals at the 1984 European Championships constitute a record for the competition.
  7. ^ "Didier Deschamps".

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