France national football team records and statistics

This list of France national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the France national football team (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 (Fédération Française de Football) and competes as a member of UEFA.

Player records



 * Most appearances:Hugo Lloris, 145, 19 November 2008 — 18 December 2022


 * Other centurions:
 * 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


 * 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, 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.


 * 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 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


 * 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


 * 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