France's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at France's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.

All-time record across 17 FIFA World Cup appearances (1930–2026)

Confederation	UEFA
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Winners (1998, 2018)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	17 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	1930 (group stage)
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2022 (runners-up)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	8 (since 1998)
FIFA World Cup hosts	1938 (quarter-finals), 1998 (winners)

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
1930 - URU	Group stage	Raoul Caudron, FRA	Andre Maschinot (2)	3	1	0	2	4	3	1
1934 - ITA	First round	George Kimpton, ENG	Jean Nicolas, Georges Verriest (1)	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1
1938 - FRA	Quarter-finals	Gaston Barreau, FRA	Jean Nicolas (2)	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
1950 - BRA	Did not participate
1954 - SUI	Group stage	Pierre Pibarot, FRA	Raymond Kopa, Jean Vincent (1)	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
1958 - SWE	Third place	Albert Batteaux, FRA, NICOLAS Paul, FRA	Just Fontaine (13)	6	4	0	2	23	15	8
1962 - CHI	Did not qualify
1966 - ENG	Group stage	Henri Guerin, FRA	Hector De Bourgoing, Gerard Hausser (1)	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3
1970 - MEX	Did not qualify
1974 - FRG	Did not qualify
1978 - ARG	Group stage	Michel Hidalgo, FRA	Five players (1)	3	1	0	2	5	5	0
1982 - ESP	Fourth place	Michel Hidalgo, FRA	Alain Giresse (3)	7	3	2	2	16	12	4
1986 - MEX	Third place	Henri Michel, FRA	Three players (2)	7	4	2	1	12	6	6
1990 - ITA	Did not qualify
1994 - USA	Did not qualify
1998 - FRA	Winners	Aime Jacquet, FRA	Thierry Henry (3)	7	6	1	0	15	2	13
2002 - JPN/KOR	Group stage	Roger Lemerre, FRA		3	0	1	2	0	3	-3
2006 - GER	Runners-up	Raymond Domenech, FRA	Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane (3)	7	4	3	0	9	3	6
2010 - RSA	Group stage	Raymond Domenech, FRA	Florent Malouda (1)	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3
2014 - BRA	Quarter-finals	Didier Deschamps, FRA	Karim Benzema (3)	5	3	1	1	10	3	7
2018 - RUS	Winners	Didier Deschamps, FRA	Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe (4)	7	6	1	0	14	6	8
2022 - QAT	Runners-up	Didier Deschamps, FRA	Kylian Mbappe (8)	7	5	1	1	16	8	8
OVERALL RECORD				73	39	14	20	136	85	51

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	73	39	14	20	136	85	51
Group stage	43	20	9	14	71	45	26
Knockout phase	30	19	5	6	65	40	25

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	7-3: vs Paraguay (group stage, 08/06/1958) 4-0: vs Northern Ireland (quarter-finals, 19/06/1958) 4-0: vs Saudi Arabia (group stage, 18/06/1998)
Biggest defeat	2-5: vs Brazil (semi-finals, 24/06/1958)
Highest scoring draw	3-3: vs Germany FR (semi-finals, 08/07/1982) aet L 4-5 PSO 3-3: vs Argentina (final, 18/12/2022) aet L 2-4 PSO
Highest scoring match	10 goals: France 7-3 Paraguay (group stage, 08/06/1958)
Most goals scored in a match	7 goals: 7-3 vs Paraguay (group stage, 08/06/1958)
Most goals conceded in a match	5 goals: 2-5 vs Brazil (semi-finals, 24/06/1958)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	23: 1958 (6 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	0: 2002 (3 matches)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	15: 1958 (6 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	2: 1998 (7 matches)

Streaks

Successive wins	6: 30/06/2018 - 26/11/2022
Successive defeats	4: 15/07/1966 - 06/06/1978
Successive draws	2: twice, most recently, 09/07/2006 - 11/06/2010
Successive matches without a defeat	9: 16/06/2018 - 26/11/2022
Successive matches without a win	5: twice, most recently, 31/05/2002 - 18/06/2006
Successive matches with a goal scored	15: 02/06/1978 - 21/06/1986
Successive matches without scoring	4: 31/05/2002 - 13/06/2006
Successive clean sheets	2: seven times, most recently, 06/07/2018 - 10/07/2018

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

Round of 16 - W7 L1 *includes first round in 1934 & 1938

Quarter-finals - W6 L2

Semi-finals - W4 L3

Third-place - W2 L1

Final - W2 L2

Extra time

Austria vs France	3-2 AET (1-1, 1-1)	1934, first round
Germany FR vs France	3-3 AET (1-1, 1-1) 5-4 PSO	1982, semi-finals
Brazil vs France	1-1 AET (1-1, 1-1) 3-4 PSO	1986, quarter-finals
France vs Belgium	4-2 AET (2-2, 2-1)	1986, third place play-off
France vs Paraguay	1-0 AET	1998, round of 16
Italy vs France	0-0 AET 3-4 PSO	1998, quarter-finals
Italy vs France	1-1 AET (1-1, 1-1) 5-3 PSO	2006, final
Argentina vs France	3-3 AET (2-2, 2-0) 4-2 PSO	2022, final

Penalty shoot-outs

W2 L3

L 4-5 vs Germany FR (1982, semi-finals)

W 4-3 vs Brazil (1986, quarter-finals)

W 4-3 vs Italy (1998, quarter-finals)

L 3-5 vs Italy (2006, final)

L 2-4 vs Argentina (2022, final)

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

4 - Thierry Henry (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)

4 - Hugo Lloris (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Most FIFA World Cup matches played

20 - Hugo Lloris (3-2010; 5-2014; 6-2018; 6-2022)

19 - Antoine Griezmann (5-2014; 7-2018; 7-2022)

18 - Olivier Giroud (5-2014; 7-2018; 6-2022)

18 - Raphael Varane (5-2014; 7-2018; 6-2022)

17 - Fabien Barthez (7-1998; 3-2002; 7-2006)

17 - Thierry Henry (6-1998; 2-2002; 7-2006; 2-2010)

16 - Lilian Thuram (6-1998; 3-2002; 7-2006)

15 - Maxime Bossis (2-1978; 6-1982; 7-1986)

14 - Michel Platini (3-1978; 5-1982; 6-1986)

14 - Kylian Mbappe (7-2018; 7-2022)

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

13 - Just Fontaine (13-1958)

12 - Kylian Mbappe (4-2018; 8-2022)

6 - Thierry Henry (3-1998; 3-2006)

5 - Michel Platini (1-1978; 2-1982; 2-1986)

5 - Zinedine Zidane (2-1998; 3-2006)

5 - Olivier Giroud (1-2018; 4-2022)

4 - Antoine Griezmann (4-2018)

4 - Raymond Kopa (1-1954; 3-1958)

4 - Dominique Rocheteau (1-1978; 2-1982; 1;1986)

3 - Alain Giresse (3-1982)

3 - Bernard Genghini (2-1982; 1-1986)

3 - Roger Piantoni (3-1958)

3 - Karim Benzema (3-2014)

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

3 - Michel Platini (1978, 1982, 1986)

3 - Dominique Rocheteau (1978, 1982, 1986)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

19y 178d - Kylian Mbappe vs Australia (16/06/2018)

20y 20d - Eduardo Camavinga vs Tunisia (30/11/2022)

20y 118d - Bruno Bellone vs Poland (10/07/1982)

20y 140d - Manuel Amoros vs Kuwait (21/06/1982)

20y 240d - David Trezeguet vs South Africa (12/06/1998)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

19y 183d - Kylian Mbappe vs Peru (21/06/2018)

20y 246d - David Trezeguet vs South Africa (18/06/1998)

20y 299d - Thierry Henry vs South Africa (12/06/1998)

20y 352d - Jean Nicolas vs Austria (27/05/1934)

21y 107d - Paul Pogba vs Nigeria (30/06/2014)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

37y 247d - Steve Mandanda vs Tunisia (30/11/2022)

36y 79d - Olivier Giroud vs Argentina (18/12/2022)

35y 357d - Hugo Lloris vs Argentina (18/12/2022)

35y 11d - Fabien Barthez vs Italy (09/07/2006)

34y 189d - Lilian Thuram vs Italy (09/07/2006)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

36y 71d - Olivier Giroud vs England (10/12/2022)

34y 16d - Zinedine Zidane vs Italy (09/07/2006)

32y 221d - Laurent Blanc vs Paraguay (28/06/1998)

32y 174d - Marius Tresor vs Germany FR (08/07/1982)

31y 357d - Hector De Bourgoing vs Uruguay (15/07/1966)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

6 - Just Fontaine (08/06/1958 - 28/06/1958)

Most goals in a match

4 - Just Fontaine vs Germany FR (1958, third place play-off)

Hat-tricks

3 goals - Just Fontaine vs Paraguay (1958, group stage)

4 goals - Just Fontaine vs Germany FR (1958, third place play-off)

3 goals - Kylian Mbappe vs Argentina (2022, final)

Fastest goal scored

31'' - Bernard Lacombe vs Italy (1978, group stage)

35'' - Emile Veinante vs Belgium (1938, first round)

4' - Just Fontaine vs Yugoslavia (1958, group stage)

Most clean sheets (GK)

10 - Fabien Barthez (5-1998; 1-2002; 4-2006)

8 - Hugo Lloris (1-2010; 3-2014; 3-2018; 1-2022)

3 - Joel Bats (3-1986)

Red cards

Zinedine Zidane vs Saudi Arabia (1998, group stage)

Laurent Blanc vs Croatia (1998, semi-finals)

Marcel Desailly vs Brazil (1998, final)

Thierry Henry vs Uruguay (2002, group stage)

Zinedine Zidane vs Italy (2006, final)

Yoann Gourcuff vs South Africa (2010, group stage)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

3 - Didier Deschamps, FRA (2014, 2018, 2022)

2 - Raymond Domenech, FRA (2006, 2010)

2 - Hidalgo, Michel, FRA (1978, 1982)

Most matches

19 - Didier Deschamps, FRA (5-2014; 7-2018; 7-2022)

10 - Raymond Domenech, FRA (7-2006; 3-2010)

10 - Hidalgo, Michel, FRA (3-1978; 7-1982)

Most matches won

14 - Didier Deschamps, FRA (3-2014; 6-2018; 5-2022)

Youngest coach

37y 328d - Pierre Pibarot vs Yugoslavia (16/06/1954)

38y 216d - Henri Michel vs Canada (01/06/1986)

38y 341d - Albert Batteaux vs Paraguay (08/06/1958)

Oldest coach

60y 358d - Roger Lemerre vs Denmark (11/06/2002)

58y 236d - Paul Nicolas vs Germany FR (28/06/1958)

58y 149d - Raymond Domenech vs South Africa (22/06/2010)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
116'	E2H	Georges Verriest, FRA	27/05/1934	AUT vs FRA	scored	Goal
88'	2H	Raymond Kopa, FRA	19/06/1954	FRA vs MEX	scored	Goal
27'	1H	Raymond Kopa, FRA	28/06/1958	FRA vs FRG	scored	Goal
15'	1H	Hector De Bourgoing, FRA	15/07/1966	URU vs FRA	scored	Goal
26'	1H	Michel Platini, FRA	08/07/1982	FRG vs FRA	scored	Goal
111'	E2H	Manuel Amoros, FRA	28/06/1986	FRA vs BEL	scored	Goal
12'	1H	Youri Djorkaeff, FRA	24/06/1998	FRA vs DEN	scored	Goal
33'	1H	Zinedine Zidane, FRA	05/07/2006	POR vs FRA	scored	Goal
7'	1H	Zinedine Zidane, FRA	09/07/2006	ITA vs FRA	scored	Goal
45'	1H	Karim Benzema, FRA	15/06/2014	FRA vs HON	scored	Goal
32'	1H	Karim Benzema, FRA	20/06/2014	SUI vs FRA	not scored	Saved
58'	2H	Antoine Griezmann, FRA	16/06/2018	FRA vs AUS	scored	Goal
13'	1H	Antoine Griezmann, FRA	30/06/2018	FRA vs ARG	scored	Goal
38'	1H	Antoine Griezmann, FRA	15/07/2018	FRA vs CRO	scored	Goal
80'	2H	Kylian Mbappe, FRA	18/12/2022	ARG vs FRA	scored	Goal
118'	E2H	Kylian Mbappe, FRA	18/12/2022	ARG vs FRA	scored	Goal

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
30'	1H	Alex Thepot	Carlos Vidal	Chile	19/07/1930	CHI vs FRA	Saved
44'	1H	Francois Remetter	Florencio Amarilla	Paraguay	08/06/1958	FRA vs PAR	Conceded
45'	1H	Jean Paul Bertrand Demanes	Daniel Passarella	Argentina	06/06/1978	ARG vs FRA	Conceded
84'	2H	Jean Luc Ettori	Antonin Panenka	Czechoslovakia	24/06/1982	FRA vs TCH	Conceded
75'	2H	Joel Bats	Zico	Brazil	21/06/1986	BRA vs FRA	Saved
42'	1H	Fabien Barthez	Michael Laudrup	Denmark	24/06/1998	FRA vs DEN	Conceded
28'	1H	Fabien Barthez	David Villa	Spain	27/06/2006	ESP vs FRA	Conceded
79'	2H	Hugo Lloris	Cuauhtemoc Blanco	Mexico	17/06/2010	FRA vs MEX	Conceded
62'	2H	Hugo Lloris	Mile Jedinak	Australia	16/06/2018	FRA vs AUS	Conceded
90+9'	O2H	Hugo Lloris	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	04/12/2022	FRA vs POL	Conceded
54'	2H	Hugo Lloris	Harry Kane	England	10/12/2022	ENG vs FRA	Conceded
84'	2H	Hugo Lloris	Harry Kane	England	10/12/2022	ENG vs FRA	Missed
23'	1H	Hugo Lloris	Lionel Messi	Argentina	18/12/2022	ARG vs FRA	Conceded

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
1930	13/07/1930	France 4-1 Mexico, Group stage (Montevideo-URU)
1930	15/07/1930	Argentina 1-0 France, Group stage (Montevideo-URU)
1930	19/07/1930	Chile 1-0 France, Group stage (Montevideo-URU)
1934	27/05/1934	Austria 3-2 France, First round (Turin-ITA) aet
1938	05/06/1938	France 3-1 Belgium, First round (Colombes-FRA)
1938	12/06/1938	Italy 3-1 France, Quarter-finals (Colombes-FRA)
1954	16/06/1954	Yugoslavia 1-0 France, Group stage (Lausanne-SUI)
1954	19/06/1954	France 3-2 Mexico, Group stage (Geneva-SUI)
1958	08/06/1958	France 7-3 Paraguay, Group stage (Norrkoping-SWE)
1958	11/06/1958	Yugoslavia 3-2 France, Group stage (Vasteras-SWE)
1958	15/06/1958	France 2-1 Scotland, Group stage (Orebro-SWE)
1958	19/06/1958	France 4-0 Northern Ireland, Quarter-finals (Norrkoping-SWE)
1958	24/06/1958	Brazil 5-2 France, Semi-finals (Solna-SWE)
1958	28/06/1958	France 6-3 Germany FR, Third-place play-off (Gothenburg-SWE)
1966	13/07/1966	France 1-1 Mexico, Group stage (London-ENG)
1966	15/07/1966	Uruguay 2-1 France, Group stage (London-ENG)
1966	20/07/1966	England 2-0 France, Group stage (London-ENG)
1978	02/06/1978	Italy 2-1 France, Group stage (Mar del Plata-ARG)
1978	06/06/1978	Argentina 2-1 France, Group stage (Buenos Aires-ARG)
1978	10/06/1978	France 3-1 Hungary, Group stage (Mar del Plata-ARG)
1982	16/06/1982	England 3-1 France, Group stage (Bilbao-ESP)
1982	21/06/1982	France 4-1 Kuwait, Group stage (Valladolid-ESP)
1982	24/06/1982	France 1-1 Czechoslovakia, Group stage (Valladolid-ESP)
1982	28/06/1982	Austria 0-1 France, Second round (group) (Madrid-ESP)
1982	04/07/1982	France 4-1 Northern Ireland, Second round (group) (Madrid-ESP)
1982	08/07/1982	Germany FR 3-3 France, Semi-finals (Seville-ESP) aet (5-4 PSO)
1982	10/07/1982	Poland 3-2 France, Third-place play-off (Alicante-ESP)
1986	01/06/1986	Canada 0-1 France, Group stage (Leon-MEX)
1986	05/06/1986	France 1-1 Soviet Union, Group stage (Leon-MEX)
1986	09/06/1986	Hungary 0-3 France, Group stage (Leon-MEX)
1986	17/06/1986	Italy 0-2 France, Round of 16 (Mexico City-MEX)
1986	21/06/1986	Brazil 1-1 France, Quarter-finals (Guadalajara-MEX) aet (3-4 PSO)
1986	25/06/1986	France 0-2 Germany FR, Semi-finals (Guadalajara-MEX)
1986	28/06/1986	France 4-2 Belgium, Third-place play-off (Puebla-MEX) aet
1998	12/06/1998	France 3-0 South Africa, Group stage (Marseille-FRA)
1998	18/06/1998	France 4-0 Saudi Arabia, Group stage (Saint-Denis-FRA)
1998	24/06/1998	France 2-1 Denmark, Group stage (Lyon-FRA)
1998	28/06/1998	France 1-0 Paraguay, Round of 16 (Lens-FRA) aet
1998	03/07/1998	Italy 0-0 France, Quarter-finals (Saint-Denis-FRA) aet (3-4 PSO)
1998	08/07/1998	France 2-1 Croatia, Semi-finals (Saint-Denis-FRA)
1998	12/07/1998	Brazil 0-3 France, Final (Saint-Denis-FRA)
2002	31/05/2002	France 0-1 Senegal, Group stage (Seoul-KOR)
2002	06/06/2002	France 0-0 Uruguay, Group stage (Busan-KOR)
2002	11/06/2002	Denmark 2-0 France, Group stage (Incheon-KOR)
2006	13/06/2006	France 0-0 Switzerland, Group stage (Stuttgart-GER)
2006	18/06/2006	France 1-1 Korea Republic, Group stage (Leipzig-GER)
2006	23/06/2006	Togo 0-2 France, Group stage (Cologne-GER)
2006	27/06/2006	Spain 1-3 France, Round of 16 (Hanover-GER)
2006	01/07/2006	Brazil 0-1 France, Quarter-finals (Frankfurt/Main-GER)
2006	05/07/2006	Portugal 0-1 France, Semi-finals (Munich-GER)
2006	09/07/2006	Italy 1-1 France, Final (Berlin-GER) aet (5-3 PSO)
2010	11/06/2010	Uruguay 0-0 France, Group stage (Cape Town-RSA)
2010	17/06/2010	France 0-2 Mexico, Group stage (Polokwane-RSA)
2010	22/06/2010	France 1-2 South Africa, Group stage (Mangaung/Bloemfontein-RSA)
2014	15/06/2014	France 3-0 Honduras, Group stage (Porto Alegre-BRA)
2014	20/06/2014	Switzerland 2-5 France, Group stage (Salvador-BRA)
2014	25/06/2014	Ecuador 0-0 France, Group stage (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
2014	30/06/2014	France 2-0 Nigeria, Round of 16 (Brasilia-BRA)
2014	04/07/2014	France 0-1 Germany, Quarter-finals (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
2018	16/06/2018	France 2-1 Australia, Group stage (Kazan-RUS)
2018	21/06/2018	France 1-0 Peru, Group stage (Ekaterinburg-RUS)
2018	26/06/2018	Denmark 0-0 France, Group stage (Moscow-RUS)
2018	30/06/2018	France 4-3 Argentina, Round of 16 (Kazan-RUS)
2018	06/07/2018	Uruguay 0-2 France, Quarter-finals (Nizhny Novgorod-RUS)
2018	10/07/2018	France 1-0 Belgium, Semi-finals (St. Petersburg-RUS)
2018	15/07/2018	France 4-2 Croatia, Final (Moscow-RUS)
2022	22/11/2022	France 4-1 Australia, Group stage (Al Wakrah-QAT)
2022	26/11/2022	France 2-1 Denmark, Group stage (Doha (Ad-Dawhah)-QAT)
2022	30/11/2022	Tunisia 1-0 France, Group stage (Doha-QAT)
2022	04/12/2022	France 3-1 Poland, Round of 16 (Doha (Ad-Dawhah)-QAT)
2022	10/12/2022	England 1-2 France, Quarter-finals (Al Khor-QAT)
2022	14/12/2022	France 2-0 Morocco, Semi-finals (Al Khor-QAT)
2022	18/12/2022	Argentina 3-3 France, Final (Al Dayyan-QAT) aet (4-2 PSO)