France national football team records and statistics explained

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

Most appearances:Hugo Lloris, 145, 19 November 2008 — 18 December 2022
Other centurions:[1]
  • Lilian Thuram, 142, 17 August 1994 — 13 June 2008
  • Olivier Giroud, 137, 11 November 2011 — 9 July 2024
  • Antoine Griezmann, 135, 5 March 2014 — present
  • Thierry Henry, 123, 11 October 1997 — 22 June 2010
  • Marcel Desailly, 116, 22 August 1993 — 17 June 2004
  • 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, 121, 17 November 2010 — 18 December 2022
    Most goals: Olivier Giroud, 57, 2011 — 2024[2]
    Longest France career: Karim Benzema, 15 years, 86 days, 28 March 2007 — 13 June 2022
    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: Hugo Lloris, 20, 11 June 2010 — 18 December 2022
    Appearances at four World Cup final tournaments: Thierry Henry, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010
    Hugo Lloris, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022
    Most goals scored at the World Cup finals: Just Fontaine,[3] 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.[4]
    Most appearances at the European Championship finals: Antoine Griezmann, 17, 10 June 2016 — present
    Appearances at four European Championship final tournaments: Lilian Thuram, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008[5]
    Hugo Lloris, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020
    Olivier Giroud, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024
    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: Antoine Griezmann, 35, 15 June 2014 — present
    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, 159, 8 July 2012 — present[7]
    Most matches won as coach: 101 by Didier Deschamps
    Most matches drawn as coach: 33 by Didier Deschamps
    Most matches lost as coach: 25 by Didier Deschamps

    Team records

    Largest victory: 14–0, France – Gibraltar, 18 November 2023
    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
    Largest goals in a single halftime: 7–0, France – Gibraltar, 18 November 2023
    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 (1,140 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

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: France record international players. 30 November 2014.
    2. News: Ouzia . Malik . 23 November 2022 . Giroud defies critics to match Henry's record and soothe injury-hit France . 26 November 2022 . Evening Standard.
    3. 13 goal output at the 1958 FIFA World Cup is a World Cup record that still stands today.
    4. FIFAWorldCup. 1009822049995550720. The youngest goalscorer at the #WorldCup for France! @KMbappe with the tap-in to give #FRA the lead! #FRAPER 1-0. 21 June 2018.
    5. Web site: Lilian Thuram - Century of International Appearances. 30 November 2014.
    6. Platini's nine goals at the 1984 European Championships constitute a record for the competition.
    7. Web site: Didier Deschamps.

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