France national football team records
This list of France national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the France national football team (French: 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 (French: Fédération Française de Football) and competes as a member of UEFA.
Records
Individual
- Most appearances
- Lilian Thuram, 142, 17 August 1994 — 13 June 2008[1]
- Other centurions
- [2]
- 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, 58, 17 November 2010 — present
- Most goals
- Thierry Henry, 51, 1997 — 2010[3]
- Longest France career
- Lilian Thuram, 13 years 297 days, 17 August 1994 — 13 June 2008
- 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
- Most appearances at the World Cup finals
- Fabien Barthez, 17, 12 June 1998 - 9 July 2006
- Appearances at four World Cup final tournaments
- Thierry Henry, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010
- Most goals scored at the World Cup finals
- Just Fontaine,[5] 13, 8 June 1958 — 28 June 1958
- Most appearances at the European Championship finals
- Lilian Thuram, 16, 10 June 1996 — 13 June 2008[1]
- Appearances at four European Championship final tournaments
- Lilian Thuram, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008[1]
- Most goals scored at the European Championship finals
- Michel Platini, 9, 12 June 1984 — 27 June 1984[6]
- Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals
- Lilian Thuram, 32, 10 June 1996 — 13 June 2008[1]
- Most appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup finals
- Sylvain Wiltord, 10, 30 May 2001 — 29 June 2003
- Robert Pirès, 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
Manager
- Most matches as coach
- Raymond Domenech, 79, 18 August 2004 — 22 June 2010[7]
- Most matches won as coach
- 41 by Raymond Domenech and Michel Hidalgo
- Most matches drawn as coach
- 24 by Raymond Domenech
- Most matches lost as coach
- 18 by Michel Hidalgo
Team
- Largest victory
- 10–0, France – Azerbaijan, 6 September 1995
- Largest home defeat
- 0–15, France – England Amateur, 1 November 1906
- 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 (1140 minutes), 29 June 2003 — 6 June 2004
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Lilian Thuram - Century of International Appearances". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "France record international players". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "Henry le canonnier bleu". 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "René Gerard". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ 13 goal output at the 1958 FIFA World Cup is a World Cup record that still stands today.
- ↑ Platini's nine goals at the 1984 European Championships constitute a record for the competition.
- ↑ "Raymond Domenech".
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