France

Europe · UEFA · European Union

#4Elo 2161· 2026-11-03#3FIFA· 2026-10-07
2World Cup titles· last 20182Continental titles· last 20003Intercontinental titles1Other tournament wins4World Cup final runs3Continental finals reached

Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Full odds: UEFA European Championship · FIFA World Cup · every title race

Greatest games

France's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

1
L 3-3 v Argentina(pens 2-4)
2022-12-18 · World Cup · Final
3.816
2
L 1-1 v Italy(pens 3-5)
2006-07-09 · World Cup · Final
3.542
3
L 3-3 v Germany(pens 4-5)
1982-07-08 · World Cup · Semifinals
3.203
4
W 2-1 v Italy
2000-07-02 · European Championship · Final
3.137
5
W 3-0 v Brazil
1998-07-12 · World Cup · Final
3.103
6
L 0-1 v Portugal
2016-07-10 · European Championship · Final
2.684
7
L 0-2 v Spain
2026-07-14 · World Cup · Semifinals
2.643
8
L 3-3 v Switzerland(pens 4-5)
2021-06-28 · European Championship · Round of 16
2.620
9
W 1-1 v Brazil(pens 4-3)
1986-06-21 · World Cup · Quarterfinals
2.604
10
W 4-2 v Croatia
2018-07-15 · World Cup · Final
2.602

Footprint

Tournament appearances
38
Trophies
8
Major trophies
7
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
17
Continental appearances
11
Last final reached
2022
Last trophy
2021

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to France. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC
Semifinal
FIFA World Cup 2026
France
2025Other
Semifinal
2025 UEFA Nations League Finals
France
2024Euros
Semifinal
UEFA European Championship 2024
France
2022WC
Final
FIFA World Cup 2022
France
2021Euros
Round of 16
UEFA European Championship 2021
France
2021Other
Champion
2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
France
2018WC
Champion
FIFA World Cup 2018
France
2016Euros
Final
UEFA European Championship 2016
France
2014WC
Quarterfinal
FIFA World Cup 2014
France
2012Euros
Quarterfinal
UEFA European Championship 2012
France
2010WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2010
France
2008Euros
Appearance
UEFA European Championship 2008
France

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2025 Lost
UEFA Nations League
Score
4-5
Venue
MHPArena, Germany
2022 Lost
World Cup
Score
3-3 (PKs 2)
Venue
Lusail International Stadium, Qatar
2021 Won
UEFA Nations League
Score
2-1
Venue
San Siro, Italy
2018 Won
World Cup
Score
4-2
Venue
Luzhniki Stadium, Russia
2016 Lost
European Championship
Score
0-1
Venue
Stade de France, France
2006 Lost
World Cup
Score
1-1 (PKs 3)
Venue
Berlin Olympiastadion, Germany
2003 Won
Confederations Cup
Score
1-0
Venue
Stade de France, France
2001 Won
Confederations Cup
Score
1-0
Venue
International Stadium, Japan
2000 Won
European Championship
Score
2-1
Venue
Feijenoord Stadion, Netherlands
1998 Won
World Cup
Score
3-0
Venue
Stade de France, France
1985 Won
Artemio Franchi Trophy
Score
2-0
Venue
Parc des Princes, France
1984 Won
European Championship
Score
2-0
Venue
Parc des Princes, France