France at the FIFA World Cup
15 tournaments deep — a constant of the beautiful game.
UEFA · 15 appearances · first in 1934.
World Cup titles (2)
- 1998 — won 0–3
- 2018 — won 4–2
All-time World Cup record
Played 78 · Won 42 · Drawn 14 · Lost 22 · Goals 146–93 · Shootouts won 2, lost 3.
Top World Cup scorers
- Just Fontaine — 13 goals (1958)
- Kylian Mbappé — 12 goals (2018–2026)
- Thierry Henry — 6 goals (1998–2006)
- Olivier Giroud — 5 goals (2014–2022)
- Michel Platini — 5 goals (1978–1986)
Biggest rivalries
- Italy — played 5 (W1 D2 L2) · head-to-head
- Mexico — played 4 (W2 D1 L1) · head-to-head
- Brazil — played 4 (W2 D1 L1) · head-to-head
- Denmark — played 4 (W2 D1 L1) · head-to-head
Defining matches
- 2022 Semi-final: France 2–0 Morocco — A semi-final victory that sent France to the 2022 final.
- 2022 Final: France 3–3 Argentina — France finished as runners-up of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- 2018 Semi-final: France 1–0 Belgium — A semi-final victory that sent France to the 2018 final.
- 2018 Final: France 4–2 Croatia — France finished as champions of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- 2006 Semi-final: France 1–0 Portugal — A semi-final victory that sent France to the 2006 final.
- 2006 Final: France 1–1 Italy — France finished as runners-up of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- 1998 Semi-final: France 2–1 Croatia — A semi-final victory that sent France to the 1998 final.
- 1998 Final: France 3–0 Brazil — France finished as champions of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Video highlights
- France vs. England Full Highlights | FIFA World Cup 2026™ Third-place play-off (2026)
- Highlights | France 0-2 Spain | FIFA World Cup 2026™ Semi-final (2026)
- France 2-0 Morocco | FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter-final Highlights (2026)
- Highlights | Paraguay 0-1 France | FIFA World Cup 2026™ (2026)
- Highlights | France 3-0 Sweden | FIFA World Cup 2026™ (2026)
- THE GREATEST FINAL EVER?! | Argentina v France | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Highlights (2022)
- Quarter-finals: France 4–0 Northern Ireland 19 June 1958 (1958)
- 1938 WC R1 France - Belgium (Paris, 5.6.1938) (1938)