France national football team results (2020–present)
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This article provides details of international football games played by the France national football team from 2020 to present.[1][2][3] The team reached the UEFA Nations League Finals for the first time. Later, they finished as top of Group F often described as Group of death in Euro 2020.[4] Les Bleus won their World Cup group and defeated Poland, heavyweights England and underdogs Morocco to advance to the final for the second consecutive tournament.[5] However, after a 3–3 tie and a penalty shootout loss to Argentina, they were unable to successfully defend their championship title.[6]
Results[edit]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Defeat | |
2020[edit]
| 8 June 2020 Friendly | France  | Cancelled |  Croatia | Nice, France |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Allianz Riviera |
| 5 September 2020 Nations League | Sweden  | 0–1 | France | Solna, Sweden |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 8 September 2020 Nations League | France | 4–2 | Croatia | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
| 7 October 2020 Friendly | France | 7–1 |  Ukraine | Saint-Denis, France |
| 21:10 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 0 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 March 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[9] | ||||
| 11 October 2020 Nations League | France | 0–0 |  Portugal | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 1,000[10] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 14 October 2020 Nations League | Croatia | 1–2 | France | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 6,266[11] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 11 November 2020 Friendly | France | 0–2 |  Finland | Saint-Denis, France |
| 21:10 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria) | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 31 March 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[12] | ||||
| 14 November 2020 Nations League | Portugal | 0–1 | France | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19:45 UTC±0 | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 17 November 2020 Nations League | France | 4–2 | Sweden | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
2021[edit]
| 24 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | France | 1–1 | Ukraine | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de France Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 28 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Kazakhstan  | 0–2 | France | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| 19:00 UTC+6 | Report | Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
| 31 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 0–1 | France | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Grbavica Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 2 June 2021 Friendly | France | 3–0 |  Wales | Nice, France |
| 21:05 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal) |
| 8 June 2021 Friendly | France | 3–0 |  Bulgaria | Saint-Denis, France |
| 21:10 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 15 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F | France | 1–0 |  Germany | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 19 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F | Hungary  | 1–1 | France | Budapest, Hungary |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 55,998 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 23 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F | Portugal | 2–2 | France | Budapest, Hungary |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 54,886 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| 28 June 2021 Euro 2020 R16 | France | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) |  Switzerland | Bucharest, Romania |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 22,642 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | France | 1–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Strasbourg, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 21,754 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| 4 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Ukraine | 1–1 | France | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 21:45 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | France | 2–0 | Finland | Lyon, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Groupama Stadium Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
| 7 October 2021 Nations League SF | Belgium  | 2–3 | France | Turin, Italy |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 12,409 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 10 October 2021 Nations League Final | Spain  | 1–2 | France | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 31,511 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | France | 8–0 | Kazakhstan | Paris, France |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,551 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
| 16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Finland | 0–2 | France | Helsinki, Finland |
| 21:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
2022[edit]
| 25 March 2022 Friendly | France | 2–1 |  Ivory Coast | Marseille, France |
| 21:15 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal) |
| 29 March 2022 Friendly | France | 5–0 |  South Africa | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France |
| 21:15 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| 3 June 2022 Nations League | France | 1–2 |  Denmark | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 75,833 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 6 June 2022 Nations League | Croatia | 1–1 | France | Split, Croatia |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 10 June 2022 Nations League | Austria  | 1–1 | France | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 13 June 2022 Nations League | France | 0–1 | Croatia | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 77,410 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| 22 September 2022 Nations League | France | 2–0 | Austria | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,188 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 25 September 2022 Nations League | Denmark | 2–0 | France | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Parken Stadium Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 22 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D | France | 4–1 |  Australia | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
| 26 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D | France | 2–1 | Denmark | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadium 974 Attendance: 42,860 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 30 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D | Tunisia  | 1–0 | France | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 43,627 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) |
| 4 December 2022 2022 World Cup R16 | France | 3–1 |  Poland | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 40,989 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
| 10 December 2022 2022 World Cup QF | England  | 1–2 | France | Al Khor, Qatar |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 68,895 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
| 14 December 2022 2022 World Cup SF | France | 2–0 |  Morocco | Al Khor, Qatar |
| 22:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 68,294 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
| 18 December 2022 2022 World Cup F | Argentina  | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | France | Lusail, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium Attendance: 88,966 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Note: Argentina won on penalty kicks 4–2 | ||||
2023[edit]
| 24 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | France | 4–0 |  Netherlands | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 77,328 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
| 27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Republic of Ireland  | 0–1 | France | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 20:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,219 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Gibraltar  | 0–3 | France | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskiy (Ukraine) |
| 19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | France | 1–0 |  Greece | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 76,500 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| 7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | France | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Paris, France |
| 20:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,995 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
| 12 September 2023 Friendly | Germany | 2–1 | France | Dortmund, Germany |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Netherlands | 1–2 | France | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,310 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 17 October 2023 Friendly | France | 4–1 |  Scotland | Lille, France |
| 21:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | France | 14–0 | Gibraltar | Nice, France |
| 20:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Allianz Riviera Referee: John Brooks (England) |
| 21 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Greece | 2–2 | France | Athens, Greece |
| 21:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium Attendance: 24,820 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
2024[edit]
| 23 March 2024 Friendly | France | 0–2 | Germany | Lyon, France |
| 21:05 UTC+1 | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 59,100 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 26 March 2024 Friendly | France | 3–2 |  Chile | Marseille, France |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 17 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D | Austria | v | France | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
| 21 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D | Netherlands | v | France | Leipzig, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| 25 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D | France | v | Poland | Dortmund, Germany |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Westfalenstadion |
| 6 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League | France | v |  Italy | France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
| 9 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League | France | v | Belgium | France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
| 10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Israel  | v | France | TBD[note 3] |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
| 14 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Belgium | v | France | Belgium |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
| 14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League | France | v | Israel | France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
| 17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League | Italy | v | France | Italy |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
Head to head records[edit]
- As of match played 26 March 2023
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W% | D% | L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 33.33 | 0 | 66.67 |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33.33 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Gibraltar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 66.67 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 | 66.67 | 0 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 120 | 46 | 64.71 | 21.57 | 13.73 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[7][8]
- ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[13]
References[edit]
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- ^ "France national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: France". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
- ^ "France are in 'group of death' at Euros, says Ben Yedder". Reuters. 12 June 2021.
- ^ "France beat Morocco 2-0 to set up World Cup final against Argentina: Result reaction and analysis". 14 December 2022.
- ^ Messi-led Argentina defeats France on penalties to cap thrilling men's World Cup final CBC Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2023
- ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "France-Ukraine : les Bleus entament leur marathon automnal contre une équipe décimée". Le Monde.fr. 7 October 2020 – via Le Monde.
- ^ "France and Portugal play out stalemate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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- ^ "Equipe de France: les Bleus défieront la Finlande en novembre". RMC SPORT (in French). 2 October 2020.
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