France at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia France at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of France 's results at the FIFA World Cup. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 15 FIFA World Cups, tied for the sixth most of any country. The national team is one of eight to have won the FIFA World Cup title and one of only six to have done so more than once. The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998. The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3 -- 0 in the final match. The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter finals. In 2006, France finished as runners - up, losing on penalties ( 5 -- 3 ) to Italy after the game was tied 1 -- 1 after 120 minutes. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions, in 1958 and 1986, and in fourth place once, in 1982. In 2018 France won the World Cup for the second time 4 -- 2 against Croatia in Luzhniki Stadium, Russia. Contents 1 FIFA World Cup record 2 By match 3 France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup 3.1 France vs South Africa 3.2 France vs Saudi Arabia 3.3 France vs Denmark 3.4 Round of 16 France vs Paraguay 3.5 Quarter - Final Italy vs France 3.6 Semi-Final France vs Croatia 3.7 Final 4 Record players 5 Top goalscorers 6 References 7 External links FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup finals record Qualifications record Year Round Position GP D * GF GA Squad GP GF GA 1930 Group stage 7th 0 Squad -- 1934 Round of 16 9th 0 0 Squad 0 0 6 1934 1938 Quarter - finals 6th 0 Squad Qualified as hosts 1938 1950 Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew 0 5 1950 1954 Group stage 11th 0 Squad 0 0 20 1954 1958 Third place 3rd 6 0 23 15 Squad 0 19 1958 1962 Did not qualify 5 0 10 1962 1966 Group stage 13th 0 5 Squad 6 5 0 9 1966 1970 Did not qualify 0 6 1970 5 1978 Group stage 12th 0 5 5 Squad 7 1978 1982 Fourth place 4th 7 16 12 Squad 8 5 0 20 8 1982 1986 Third place 3rd 7 12 6 Squad 8 5 15 1986 1990 Did not qualify 8 10 7 1990 1994 10 6 17 10 1994 1998 Champions 1st 7 6 0 15 Squad Qualified as hosts 1998 2002 Group stage 28th 0 0 Squad Qualified as defending champions 2002 2006 Runners - up 2nd 7 0 9 Squad 10 5 5 0 14 2006 Group stage 29th 0 Squad 12 7 20 10 2014 Quarter - finals 7th 5 10 Squad 10 6 18 8 2014 2018 Champions 1st 7 6 0 14 6 Squad 10 7 18 6 2018 2022 To be determined To be determined 2022 Total 15 / 21 2 Titles 65 33 13 * 19 120 77 N / A 111 65 23 23 216 88 Total * Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. * * Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil. show France 's World Cup record First Match France 4 -- 1 Mexico ( 15 July 1930 ; Montevideo, Uruguay ) Biggest Win France 7 -- 3 Paraguay ( 8 June 1958 ; Norrköping, Sweden ) Biggest Defeat France 2 - 5 Brazil ( 24 June 1958 ; Solna, Sweden ) Best Result Champions in 1998 and 2018 Worst Result Group stage in 1934, 1954, 1966, 1978, 2002 and 2010 By match Year as Round Against Score Scorers 1930 Group 1 Mexico 4 -- 1 Laurent, Langiller, Maschinot ( 2 ) Group 1 Argentina 0 -- 1 Group 1 Chile 0 -- 1 1934 Round 1 Austria 2 -- 3 ( a.e.t. ) Nicolas, Verriest 1938 Round 1 Belgium 3 -- 1 Veinante, Nicolas ( 2 ) Quarter - Final Italy 1 -- 3 Heisserer 1954 Group 1 Yugoslavia 0 -- 1 Group 1 Mexico 3 -- 2 Vincent, Cardenas, Kopa 1958 Group 2 Paraguay 7 -- 3 Fontaine ( 3 ), Piantoni, Wisnieski, Kopa, Vincent Group 2 Yugoslavia 2 -- 3 Fontaine ( 2 ) Group 2 Scotland 2 -- 1 Kopa, Fontaine Quarter - Final Northern Ireland 4 -- 0 Wisnieski, Fontaine ( 2 ), Piantoni Semi-Final Brazil 2 -- 5 Fontaine, Piantoni Third Place Match West Germany 6 -- 3 Fontaine ( 4 ), Kopa, Douis 1966 Group 1 Mexico 1 -- 1 Hausser Group 1 Uruguay 1 -- 2 De Bourgoing Group 1 England 0 -- 2 1978 Group 1 Italy 1 -- 2 Lacombe Group 1 Argentina 1 -- 2 Platini Group 1 Hungary 3 -- 1 Lopez, Berdoll, Rocheteau 1982 Group 4 England 1 -- 3 Soler Group 4 Kuwait 4 -- 1 Genghini, Platini, Six, Bossis Group 4 Czechoslovakia 1 -- 1 Six Group D Round 2 Austria 1 -- 0 Genghini Group D Round 2 Northern Ireland 4 -- 1 Giresse ( 2 ), Rocheteau ( 2 ) Semi-Final West Germany 3 -- 3 ( a.e.t. ), 4 -- 5 ( p. ) Platini, Tresor, Giresse Third Place Match Poland 2 -- 3 Girard, Couriol 1986 Group C Canada 1 -- 0 Papin Group C Soviet Union 1 -- 1 Fernández Group C Hungary 3 -- 0 Stopyra, Tigana, Rocheteau Round of 16 Italy 2 -- 0 Platini, Stopyra Quarter - Final Brazil 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ), 4 -- 3 ( p. ) Platini Semi-Final West Germany 0 -- 2 Third Place Match Belgium 4 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) Ferreri, Papin, Genghini, Amoros 1998 Group C South Africa 3 -- 0 Dugarry, Issa ( o.g. ), Henry Group C Saudi Arabia 4 -- 0 Henry ( 2 ), Trezeguet, Lizarazu Group C Denmark 2 -- 1 Djorkaeff, Petit Round of 16 Paraguay 1 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Blanc Quarter - Final Italy 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ), 4 -- 3 ( p. ) Semi-Final Croatia 2 -- 1 Thuram ( 2 ) Final Brazil 3 -- 0 Zidane ( 2 ), Petit 2002 Group A Senegal 0 -- 1 Group A Uruguay 0 -- 0 Group A Denmark 0 -- 2 2006 Group G Switzerland 0 -- 0 Group G South Korea 1 -- 1 Henry Group G Togo 2 -- 0 Vieira, Henry Round of 16 Spain 3 -- 1 Ribéry, Vieira, Zidane Quarter - Final Brazil 1 -- 0 Henry Semi-Final Portugal 1 -- 0 Zidane Final Italy 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ), 3 -- 5 ( p. ) Zidane Group A Uruguay 0 -- 0 Group A Mexico 0 -- 2 Group A South Africa 1 -- 2 Malouda 2014 Group E Honduras 3 -- 0 Benzema ( 2 ), Valladares ( o.g. ) Group E Switzerland 5 -- 2 Giroud, Matuidi, Valbuena, Benzema, Sissoko Group E Ecuador 0 -- 0 Round of 16 Nigeria 2 -- 0 Pogba, Yobo ( o.g. ) Quarter - Final Germany 0 -- 1 2018 Group C Australia 2 -- 1 Griezmann, Behich ( o.g. ) Group C Peru 1 -- 0 Mbappé Group C Denmark 0 -- 0 Round of 16 Argentina 4 -- 3 Griezmann, Pavard, Mbappé ( 2 ) Quarter - Final Uruguay 2 -- 0 Varane, Griezmann Semi-Final Belgium 1 -- 0 Umtiti Final Croatia 4 -- 2 Mandžukić ( o.g. ), Griezmann, Pogba, Mbappé France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup 1998 FIFA World Cup Squad Head coach : Aimé Jacquet No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Bernard Lama ( 1963 - 04 - 07 ) 7 April 1963 ( aged 35 ) 37 Paris Saint Germain 2DF Vincent Candela ( 1973 - 10 - 24 ) 24 October 1973 ( aged 24 ) 10 Roma 2DF Bixente Lizarazu ( 1969 - 12 - 09 ) 9 December 1969 ( aged 28 ) 32 Bayern Munich 3MF Patrick Vieira ( 1976 - 06 - 23 ) 23 June 1976 ( aged 21 ) 7 Arsenal 5 2DF Laurent Blanc ( 1965 - 11 - 19 ) 19 November 1965 ( aged 32 ) 68 Marseille 6 4FW Youri Djorkaeff ( 1968 - 03 - 09 ) 9 March 1968 ( aged 30 ) 37 Internazionale 7 3MF Didier Deschamps ( c ) ( 1968 - 10 - 15 ) 15 October 1968 ( aged 29 ) 69 Juventus 8 2DF Marcel Desailly ( 1968 - 09 - 07 ) 7 September 1968 ( aged 29 ) 41 Milan 9 4FW Stéphane Guivarc'h ( 1970 - 09 - 06 ) 6 September 1970 ( aged 27 ) 6 Auxerre 10 3MF Zinedine Zidane ( 1972 - 06 - 23 ) 23 June 1972 ( aged 25 ) 33 Juventus 11 3MF Robert Pirès ( 1973 - 10 - 29 ) 29 October 1973 ( aged 24 ) 13 Metz 12 4FW Thierry Henry ( 1977 - 08 - 17 ) 17 August 1977 ( aged 20 ) Monaco 13 3MF Bernard Diomède ( 1974 - 01 - 23 ) 23 January 1974 ( aged 24 ) 6 Auxerre 14 3MF Alain Boghossian ( 1970 - 10 - 27 ) 27 October 1970 ( aged 27 ) 6 Sampdoria 15 2DF Lilian Thuram ( 1972 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1972 ( aged 26 ) 32 Parma 16 1GK Fabien Barthez ( 1971 - 06 - 28 ) 28 June 1971 ( aged 26 ) 12 Monaco 17 3MF Emmanuel Petit ( 1970 - 09 - 22 ) 22 September 1970 ( aged 27 ) 17 Arsenal 18 2DF Frank Lebœuf ( 1968 - 01 - 22 ) 22 January 1968 ( aged 30 ) 13 Chelsea 19 3MF Christian Karembeu ( 1970 - 12 - 03 ) 3 December 1970 ( aged 27 ) 31 Real Madrid 20 4FW David Trezeguet ( 1977 - 10 - 15 ) 15 October 1977 ( aged 20 ) Monaco 21 4FW Christophe Dugarry ( 1972 - 03 - 24 ) 24 March 1972 ( aged 26 ) 23 Marseille 22 1GK Lionel Charbonnier ( 1966 - 10 - 25 ) 25 October 1966 ( aged 31 ) Auxerre France vs South Africa 12 June 1998 21 : 00 France 3 -- 0 South Africa Dugarry 36 ' Issa 77 ' ( o.g. ) Henry 90 + 2 ' Report Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance : 55,000 Referee : Márcio Rezende de Freitas ( Brazil ) GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 8 Marcel Desailly CB 5 Laurent Blanc LB Bixente Lizarazu CM 7 Didier Deschamps ( c ) 53 ' CM 17 Emmanuel Petit 28 ' 73 ' RW 6 Youri Djorkaeff 84 ' AM 10 Zinedine Zidane 75 ' LW 12 Thierry Henry CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 26 ' Substitutions : FW 21 Christophe Dugarry 26 ' MF 14 Alain Boghossian 73 ' FW 20 David Trezeguet 84 ' Manager : Aimé Jacquet GK Hans Vonk DF David Nyathi DF Willem Jackson 39 ' DF 5 Mark Fish DF 19 Lucas Radebe ( c ) DF 21 Pierre Issa MF 7 Quinton Fortune MF 10 John Moshoeu FW 6 Phil Masinga FW 12 Brendan Augustine 56 ' FW 17 Benni McCarthy 89 ' Substitutions : MF 11 Helman Mkhalele 56 ' FW 9 Shaun Bartlett 89 ' Manager : Philippe Troussier Assistant referees : Arnaldo Pinto ( Brazil ) Merere Gonzales ( Trinidad and Tobago ) Fourth official : Mario Sánchez Yanten ( Chile ) France vs Saudi Arabia 18 June 1998 21 : 00 France 4 -- 0 Saudi Arabia Henry 37 ', 78 ' Trezeguet 68 ' Lizarazu 85 ' Report Stade de France, Saint - Denis Attendance : 80,000 Referee : Arturo Brizio Carter ( Mexico ) GK 16 Fabien Barthez DF Bixente Lizarazu 50 ' DF 5 Laurent Blanc 36 ' DF 8 Marcel Desailly DF 15 Lilian Thuram MF 7 Didier Deschamps ( c ) MF 10 Zinedine Zidane 71 ' MF 13 Bernard Diomède 58 ' MF 14 Alain Boghossian FW 12 Thierry Henry 79 ' FW 21 Christophe Dugarry 30 ' Substitutions : FW 20 David Trezeguet 30 ' MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff 58 ' MF 11 Robert Pirès 79 ' Manager : Aimé Jacquet GK Mohamed Al - Deayea DF Mohammed Al - Jahani 7 ' 76 ' DF Mohammed Al - Khilaiwi 19 ' DF Abdullah Zubromawi DF 13 Hussein Sulaimani MF 6 Fuad Amin ( c ) MF 7 Ibrahim Al - Shahrani MF 16 Khamis Al - Owairan MF 20 Hamzah Saleh FW 9 Sami Al - Jaber 82 ' FW 10 Saeed Al - Owairan 33 ' Substitutions : MF 12 Ibrahim Al - Harbi 33 ' 65 ' MF 14 Khalid Al - Muwallid 65 ' DF 17 Ahmed Dokhi 76 ' Manager : Carlos Alberto Parreira Assistant referees : Reynaldo Salinas ( Honduras ) Luis Torres Zúñiga ( Costa Rica ) Fourth official : Alberto Tejada Noriega ( Peru ) France vs Denmark 24 June 1998 16 : 00 France 2 -- 1 Denmark Djorkaeff 12 ' ( pen. ) Petit 56 ' Report M. Laudrup 42 ' ( pen. ) Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance : 39,100 Referee : Pierluigi Collina ( Italy ) GK 16 Fabien Barthez DF Vincent Candela DF 8 Marcel Desailly ( c ) DF 18 Franck Leboeuf MF Patrick Vieira 62 ' MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff MF 11 Robert Pirès 71 ' MF 13 Bernard Diomède 53 ' MF 17 Emmanuel Petit 64 ' MF 19 Christian Karembeu FW 20 David Trezeguet 85 ' Substitutions : MF 14 Alain Boghossian 64 ' FW 12 Thierry Henry 71 ' FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 85 ' Manager : Aimé Jacquet GK Peter Schmeichel DF Michael Schjønberg DF Marc Rieper DF Jes Høgh DF 5 Jan Heintze DF 6 Thomas Helveg DF 13 Jacob Laursen 46 ' MF 7 Allan Nielsen MF 10 Michael Laudrup ( c ) MF 21 Martin Jørgensen 54 ' FW 11 Brian Laudrup 75 ' Substitutions : DF 12 Søren Colding 65 ' 46 ' FW 19 Ebbe Sand 54 ' MF 15 Stig Tøfting 78 ' 75 ' Manager : Bo Johansson Assistant referees : Nimal Wickeramatunge ( Sri Lanka ) Emanuel Zammit ( Malta ) Fourth official : Vítor Melo Pereira ( Portugal ) Round of 16 France vs Paraguay 28 June 1998 16 : 30 France 1 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Paraguay Blanc 113 ' Report Stade Félix - Bollaert, Lens Attendance : 38,100 Referee : Ali Bujsaim ( United Arab Emirates ) GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 5 Laurent Blanc CB 8 Marcel Desailly LB Bixente Lizarazu CM 7 Didier Deschamps ( c ) CM 17 Emmanuel Petit 69 ' RW 13 Bernard Diomède 76 ' LW 6 Youri Djorkaeff CF 20 David Trezeguet CF 12 Thierry Henry 64 ' Substitutes : MF 11 Robert Pirès 64 ' MF 14 Alain Boghossian 69 ' FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 76 ' Manager : Aimé Jacquet GK José Luis Chilavert ( c ) 19 ' RB Francisco Arce 84 ' CB Carlos Gamarra CB 5 Celso Ayala LB 11 Pedro Sarabia CM 10 Roberto Acuña CM 16 Julio César Enciso 32 ' CM 13 Carlos Humberto Paredes 74 ' AM 21 Jorge Luis Campos 55 ' AM 15 Miguel Ángel Benítez 23 ' CF 9 José Cardozo 91 ' Substitutes : MF 7 Julio César Yegros 55 ' DF 20 Denis Caniza 74 ' MF 8 Aristides Rojas 91 ' Manager : Paulo César Carpegiani Assistant referees : Nimal Wickeramatunge ( Sri Lanka ) Lencie Fred ( Vanuatu ) Fourth official : Esse Baharmast ( United States ) Quarter - Final Italy vs France 3 July 1998 16 : 30 Italy 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) France Report Penalties R. Baggio Albertini Costacurta Vieri Di Biagio 3 -- 4 Zidane Lizarazu Trezeguet Henry Blanc Stade de France, Saint - Denis Attendance : 77,000 Referee : Hugh Dallas ( Scotland ) GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca RB Giuseppe Bergomi 28 ' CB Fabio Cannavaro CB 5 Alessandro Costacurta 113 ' LB Paolo Maldini ( c ) CM 11 Dino Baggio 52 ' CM 14 Luigi Di Biagio RW 17 Francesco Moriero LW 7 Gianluca Pessotto 90 ' SS 10 Alessandro Del Piero 26 ' 67 ' CF 21 Christian Vieri Substitutes : MF 9 Demetrio Albertini 52 ' FW 18 Roberto Baggio 67 ' MF 15 Angelo Di Livio 90 ' Manager : Cesare Maldini GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 5 Laurent Blanc CB 8 Marcel Desailly LB Bixente Lizarazu DM 7 Didier Deschamps ( c ) 62 ' RM 19 Christian Karembeu 65 ' LM 17 Emanuel Petit AM 10 Zinedine Zidane SS 6 Youri Djorkaeff CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 53 ' 65 ' Substitutes : FW 12 Thierry Henry 65 ' FW 20 David Trezeguet 65 ' Manager : Aimé Jacquet Assistant referees : Mark Warren ( England ) Nicolae Grigorescu ( Romania ) Fourth official : Said Belqola ( Morocco ) Semi-Final France vs Croatia 8 July 1998 21 : 00 France 2 -- 1 Croatia Thuram 47 ', 69 ' Report Šuker 46 ' Stade de France, Saint - Denis Attendance : 76,000 Referee : José García Aranda ( Spain ) GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 5 Laurent Blanc 76 ' CB 8 Marcel Desailly LB Bixente Lizarazu DM 7 Didier Deschamps ( c ) RM 19 Christian Karembeu 31 ' LM 17 Emmanuel Petit AM 10 Zinedine Zidane SS 6 Youri Djorkaeff 77 ' CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 68 ' Substitutes : FW 12 Thierry Henry 31 ' FW 20 David Trezeguet 68 ' DF 18 Frank Leboeuf 77 ' Manager : Aimé Jacquet GK Dražen Ladić RB 20 Dario Šimić 88 ' CB 6 Slaven Bilić CB Igor Štimac LB 17 Robert Jarni DM 14 Zvonimir Soldo RM 7 Aljoša Asanović 45 ' LM 13 Mario Stanić 75 ' 89 ' AM 10 Zvonimir Boban ( c ) 66 ' SS 19 Goran Vlaović CF 9 Davor Šuker Substitutes : FW 11 Silvio Marić 66 ' MF 8 Robert Prosinečki 89 ' Manager : Miroslav Blažević Assistant referees : Fernando Tresaco Gracia ( Spain ) Jorge Díaz Gálvez ( Chile ) Fourth official : Epifanio González Chávez ( Paraguay ) Final Main article : 1998 FIFA World Cup Final The 1998 final was held on 12 July at the Stade de France, Saint - Denis. France defeated holders Brazil 3 -- 0, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the heaviest defeat on Brazil since 1930. The pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick - off. He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez struggled to hold onto. France however took the lead in the 27th minute after Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos conceded a corner which Zidane scored with a header from the right. Three minutes before half - time, Zidane scored his second goal of the match, similarly another header from a corner, this time from the left side. The tournament hosts went down to ten men in the 68th minute as Marcel Desailly was sent off for a second bookable offence. Brazil reacted to this by making an attacking substitution and although they applied pressure France sealed the win with a third goal : substitute Patrick Vieira set up his club teammate Petit in a counterattack to shoot low past goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel. French president Jacques Chirac was in attendance to congratulate and commiserate the winners and runners - up respectively after the match. Several days after the victory, winning manager Aimé Jacquet announced his resignation from the French team with immediate effect. 12 July 1998 21 : 00 Brazil 0 -- 3 France Report Zidane 27 ', 45 + 1 ' Petit 90 + 3 ' Stade de France, Saint - Denis Attendance : 75,000 Referee : Said Belqola ( Morocco ) Brazil France GK Claudio Taffarel RB Cafu CB Aldair CB Júnior Baiano 33 ' LB 6 Roberto Carlos CM 5 César Sampaio 73 ' CM 8 Dunga ( c ) AM 10 Rivaldo AM 18 Leonardo 46 ' CF 20 Bebeto CF 9 Ronaldo Substitutes : MF 19 Denílson 46 ' FW 21 Edmundo 73 ' Manager : Mário Zagallo GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 8 Marcel Desailly 48 ', 68 ' CB 18 Frank Leboeuf LB Bixente Lizarazu DM 7 Didier Deschamps ( c ) 39 ' CM 17 Emmanuel Petit CM 19 Christian Karembeu 56 ' 57 ' AM 10 Zinedine Zidane AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff 74 ' CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 66 ' Substitutes : MF 14 Alain Boghossian 57 ' FW 21 Christophe Dugarry 66 ' MF Patrick Vieira 74 ' Manager : Aimé Jacquet Man of the match Zinedine Zidane ( France ) Officials Linesmen : Mark Warren ( England ) Achmat Salie ( South Africa ) Fourth official : Rahman Al Zaid ( Saudi Arabia ) Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot - out if scores still level Three substitutions permitted Record players Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez also shares the FIFA World Cup record for most matches without conceding a goal, which he achieved ten times. The only other player to have reached that number is England 's Peter Shilton. No. Name Matches World Cups Fabien Barthez 17 1998, 2002 and 2006 Thierry Henry 17 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Lilian Thuram 16 1998, 2002 and 2006 Maxime Bossis 15 1978, 1982 and 1986 5 Michel Platini 14 1978, 1982 and 1986 Hugo Lloris 14 2010, 2014 and 2018 7 Manuel Amoros 12 1982 and 1986 Alain Giresse 12 1982 and 1986 Jean Tigana 12 1982 and 1986 David Trezeguet 12 1998, 2002 and 2006 Patrick Vieira 12 1998, 2002 and 2006 Zinedine Zidane 12 1998, 2002 and 2006 Olivier Giroud 12 2014 and 2018 Antoine Griezmann 12 2014 and 2018 Raphaël Varane 12 2014 and 2018 Top goalscorers Just Fontaine scored all his 13 World Cup goals in 1958, where France reached third place. This makes him record holder for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup. At the time, it also made him the most successful World Cup scorer of all time until the record was broken by West Germany 's Gerd Müller in the World Cup final of 1974. No. Name Goals World Cups Just Fontaine 13 1958 Thierry Henry 6 1998 ( 3 ) and 2006 ( 3 ) Michel Platini 5 1978 ( 1 ), 1982 ( 2 ) and 1986 ( 2 ) Zinedine Zidane 5 1998 ( 2 ) and 2006 ( 3 ) 5 Raymond Kopa 1958 Dominique Rocheteau 1978 ( 1 ), 1982 ( 2 ) and 1986 ( 1 ) Antoine Griezmann 2018 Kylian Mbappé 2018 9 Jean Nicolas 1934 ( 1 ) and 1938 ( 2 ) Roger Piantoni 1958 Alain Giresse 1982 Karim Benzema 2014 References Jump up ^ `` Team Profile : France ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 24 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` France 's Day of Soccer Glory Arrives ; Upset of Brazil in World Cup ''. New York Times. 13 July 1998. Retrieved 24 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Where are they now ? France 's 1998 World Cup Winners ''. Goal.com. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013. 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Jump up ^ Barth, Elie ( 18 July 1998 ). `` Il devrait succéder à Gérard Houllier comme directeur technique national ''. Le Monde ( in French ). Retrieved 27 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jacquet steps down to move up ''. New Straits Times. 18 July 1998. Retrieved 27 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` The 1998 World Cup Final -- on reflection... ''. Zonal Marking. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013. External links France at FIFA Complete France FIFA World Cup Stats France FIFA World Cup squads France squad -- 1930 FIFA World Cup GK Tassin GK Thépot DF Andoire DF Capelle DF Mattler MF Chantrel MF Delmer MF J. Laurent MF Pinel MF Villaplane FW Delfour FW Langiller FW L. Laurent FW Libérati FW Maschinot FW Veinante Coach : Caudron France squad -- 1934 FIFA World Cup GK Défossé GK Llense GK Thépot DF Gonzales DF Mairesse DF Mattler DF Vandooren MF Beaucourt MF Delfour MF Delmer MF Gabrillargues MF Liétaer MF Rio MF Verriest FW Alcazar FW Aston FW Courtois FW Keller FW Korb FW Laurent FW Nicolas FW Veinante Coach : Kimpton France squad -- 1938 FIFA World Cup GK Darui GK Di Lorto GK Llense DF Ben Bouali DF Cazenave DF Mattler DF Povolny DF Vandooren MF Bastien MF Bourbotte MF Diagne MF Jasseron MF Jordan FW Aston FW Brusseaux FW Courtois FW Delfour FW Heisserer FW Kowalczyk FW Nicolas FW Veinante FW Zatelli Coach : Barreau France squad -- 1954 FIFA World Cup 1 Remetter 2 Ruminski 3 Abbes 4 Gianessi 5 Grimonpon 6 Kaelbel 7 Marche 8 Bieganski 9 Cuissard 10 Jonquet ( c ) 11 Louis 12 Marcel 13 Mahjoub 14 Penverne 15 Ben Tifour 16 Dereuddre 17 Glovacki 18 Kopa 19 Leblond 20 Schultz 21 Strappe 22 Vincent Coach : Pibarot France squad -- 1958 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Abbes 2 Colonna 3 Remetter 4 Kaelbel 5 Lerond 6 Marche ( c ) 7 Mouynet 8 Chiarelli 9 Hnatow 10 Jonquet 11 Lafont 12 Marcel 13 Penverne 14 Bellot 15 Bruey 16 Douis 17 Fontaine 18 Kopa 19 Oliver 20 Piantoni 21 Vincent 22 Wisnieski Coach : Batteux France squad -- 1966 FIFA World Cup 1 Aubour 2 Artelesa ( c ) 3 Baraffe 4 Bonnel 5 Bosquier 6 Budzynski 7 Chorda 8 Combin 9 Couécou 10 De Bourgoing 11 De Michèle 12 Djorkaeff 13 Gondet 14 Hausser 15 Herbet 16 Herbin 17 Muller 18 Piumi 19 Robuschi 20 Simon 21 Carnus 22 Schuth Coach : Guérin France squad -- 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Baratelli 2 Battiston 3 Bossis 4 Janvion 5 Bracci 6 Lopez 7 Rio 8 Trésor ( c ) 9 Bathenay 10 Guillou 11 Michel 12 Papi 13 Petit 14 Berdoll 15 Platini 16 Dalger 17 Lacombe 18 Rocheteau 19 Six 20 Rouyer 21 Bertrand ‐ Demanes 22 Dropsy Coach : Hidalgo France squad -- 1982 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Baratelli 2 Amoros 3 Battiston 4 Bossis 5 Janvion 6 Lopez 7 Mahut 8 Trésor 9 Genghini 10 Platini ( c ) 11 Girard 12 Giresse 13 Larios 14 Tigana 15 Bellone 16 Couriol 17 Lacombe 18 Rocheteau 19 Six 20 Soler 21 Castaneda 22 Ettori Coach : Hidalgo France squad -- 1986 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Bats 2 Amoros 3 Ayache 4 Battiston 5 Bibard 6 Bossis 7 Le Roux 8 Tusseau 9 Fernández 10 Platini ( c ) 11 Ferreri 12 Giresse 13 Genghini 14 Tigana 15 Vercruysse 16 Bellone 17 Papin 18 Rocheteau 19 Stopyra 20 Xuereb 21 Bergeroo 22 Rust Coach : Michel France squad -- 1998 FIFA World Cup winners ( 1st title ) 1 Lama 2 Candela 3 Lizarazu 4 Vieira 5 Blanc 6 Djorkaeff 7 Deschamps ( c ) 8 Desailly 9 Guivarc'h 10 Zidane 11 Pirès 12 Henry 13 Diomède 14 Boghossian 15 Thuram 16 Barthez 17 Petit 18 Leboeuf 19 Karembeu 20 Trezeguet 21 Dugarry 22 Charbonnier Coach : Jacquet France squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Ramé 2 Candela 3 Lizarazu 4 Vieira 5 Christanval 6 Djorkaeff 7 Makélélé 8 Desailly ( c ) 9 Cissé 10 Zidane 11 Wiltord 12 Henry 13 Silvestre 14 Boghossian 15 Thuram 16 Barthez 17 Petit 18 Leboeuf 19 Sagnol 20 Trezeguet 21 Dugarry 22 Micoud 23 Coupet Coach : Lemerre France squad -- 2006 FIFA World Cup runners - up 1 Landreau 2 Boumsong 3 Abidal 4 Vieira 5 Gallas 6 Makélélé 7 Malouda 8 Dhorasoo 9 Govou 10 Zidane ( c ) 11 Wiltord 12 Henry 13 Silvestre 14 Saha 15 Thuram 16 Barthez 17 Givet 18 Diarra 19 Sagnol 20 Trezeguet 21 Chimbonda 22 Ribéry 23 Coupet Coach : Domenech France squad -- 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Lloris 2 Sagna 3 Abidal 4 Réveillère 5 Gallas 6 Planus 7 Ribéry 8 Gourcuff 9 Cissé 10 Govou 11 Gignac 12 Henry 13 Evra ( c ) 14 Toulalan 15 Malouda 16 Mandanda 17 Squillaci 18 Diarra 19 Diaby 20 Valbuena 21 Anelka 22 Clichy 23 Carrasso Coach : Domenech France squad -- 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 Lloris ( c ) 2 Debuchy 3 Evra 4 Varane 5 Sakho 6 Cabaye 7 Cabella 8 Valbuena 9 Giroud 10 Benzema 11 Griezmann 12 Mavuba 13 Mangala 14 Matuidi 15 Sagna 16 Ruffier 17 Digne 18 Sissoko 19 Pogba 20 Rémy 21 Koscielny 22 Schneiderlin 23 Landreau Coach : Deschamps France squad -- 2018 FIFA World Cup winners ( 2nd title ) 1 Lloris ( c ) 2 Pavard 3 Kimpembe 4 Varane 5 Umtiti 6 Pogba 7 Griezmann 8 Lemar 9 Giroud 10 Mbappé 11 Dembélé 12 Tolisso 13 Kanté 14 Matuidi 15 Nzonzi 16 Mandanda 17 Rami 18 Fekir 19 Sidibé 20 Thauvin 21 Hernández 22 Mendy 23 Areola Coach : Deschamps France national football team General topics French Football Federation History Managers Kits Results 1904 -- 20 1921 -- 59 1960 -- 79 1980 -- 99 2000 -- present Venues Parc des Princes Stade de France Stade Olympique Yves - 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Question: when was the last time france went to the world cup finals
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