# France at the UEFA European Championship

The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
France is one of the most successful nations at the European Championship, having won two titles in 1984 and 2000, and finishing as runners-up in 2016. The team is just below Spain and Germany, who have won four and three titles, respectively, tied with Italy. France hosted the inaugural competition in 1960 and have appeared in eleven tournaments, tied for fourth-best. The team won their first title on home soil in 1984 and were led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini. In 2000, the team, led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, won its second title in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 1992 and 2008.

## Overall record

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Campaign |
| 1960 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1960 |
| 1964 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1964 |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1968 |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1972 |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1976 |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1980 |
| 1984 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | 1984 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1988 |
| 1992 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1992 |
| 1996 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1996 |
| 2000 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2000 |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2004 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2008 |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2012 |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | 2016 |
| 2020 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2020 |
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2024 |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 2028 |
| 2032 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 2032 |
| Total | 2 Titles | 11/17 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 53 | — | 120 | 74 | 28 | 18 | 260 | 94 | — |
    *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
    **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
    ***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

### Winning campaigns

| Year | Manager | Captain | Final goalscorer(s) |
| 1984 | Michel Hidalgo | Michel Platini | Michel Platini, Bruno Bellone |
| 2000 | Roger Lemerre | Didier Deschamps | Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet |

## List of matches

| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | France scorer(s) |
| 1960 | Semi-finals | Yugoslavia | 4–5 | L | Paris | Vincent, Heutte (2), Wisnieski |
| 1960 | Third place match | Czechoslovakia | 0–2 | L | Marseille | — |
| 1984 | Group stage | Denmark | 1–0 | W | Paris | Platini |
| 1984 | Group stage | Belgium | 5–0 | W | Nantes | Platini (3), Giresse, Fernández |
| 1984 | Group stage | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | W | Saint-Étienne | Platini (3) |
| 1984 | Semi-finals | Portugal | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | W | Marseille | Domergue (2), Platini |
| 1984 | Final | Spain | 2–0 | W | Paris | Platini, Bellone |
| 1992 | Group stage | Sweden | 1–1 | D | Solna | Papin |
| 1992 | Group stage | England | 0–0 | D | Malmö | — |
| 1992 | Group stage | Denmark | 1–2 | L | Malmö | Papin |
| 1996 | Group stage | Romania | 1–0 | W | Newcastle | Dugarry |
| 1996 | Group stage | Spain | 1–1 | D | Leeds | Djorkaeff |
| 1996 | Group stage | Bulgaria | 3–1 | W | Newcastle | Blanc, Penev (o.g.), Loko |
| 1996 | Quarter-finals | Netherlands | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | D | Liverpool | — |
| 1996 | Semi-finals | Czech Republic | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | D | Manchester | — |
| 2000 | Group stage | Denmark | 3–0 | W | Bruges | Blanc, Henry, Wiltord |
| 2000 | Group stage | Czech Republic | 2–1 | W | Bruges | Henry, Djorkaeff |
| 2000 | Group stage | Netherlands | 2–3 | L | Amsterdam | Dugarry, Trezeguet |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | Spain | 2–1 | W | Bruges | Zidane, Djorkaeff |
| 2000 | Semi-finals | Portugal | 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) | W | Brussels | Henry, Zidane |
| 2000 | Final | Italy | 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) | W | Rotterdam | Wiltord, Trezeguet |
| 2004 | Group stage | England | 2–1 | W | Lisbon | Zidane (2) |
| 2004 | Group stage | Croatia | 2–2 | D | Leiria | Tudor (o.g.), Trezeguet |
| 2004 | Group stage | Switzerland | 3–1 | W | Coimbra | Zidane, Henry (2) |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | Greece | 0–1 | L | Lisbon | — |
| 2008 | Group stage | Romania | 0–0 | D | Zürich | — |
| 2008 | Group stage | Netherlands | 1–4 | L | Bern | Henry |
| 2008 | Group stage | Italy | 0–2 | L | Zürich | — |
| 2012 | Group stage | England | 1–1 | D | Donetsk | Nasri |
| 2012 | Group stage | Ukraine | 2–0 | W | Donetsk | Ménez, Cabaye |
| 2012 | Group stage | Sweden | 0–2 | L | Kyiv | — |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | Spain | 0–2 | L | Donetsk | — |
| 2016 | Group stage | Romania | 2–1 | W | Saint-Denis | Giroud, Payet |
| 2016 | Group stage | Albania | 2–0 | W | Marseille | Griezmann, Payet |
| 2016 | Group stage | Switzerland | 0–0 | D | Lille | — |
| 2016 | Round of 16 | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | W | Lyon | Griezmann (2) |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | Iceland | 5–2 | W | Saint-Denis | Giroud (2), Pogba, Payet, Griezmann |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | Germany | 2–0 | W | Marseille | Griezmann (2) |
| 2016 | Final | Portugal | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | L | Saint-Denis | — |
| 2020 | Group stage | Germany | 1–0 | W | Munich | Hummels (o.g.) |
| 2020 | Group stage | Hungary | 1–1 | D | Budapest | Griezmann |
| 2020 | Group stage | Portugal | 2–2 | D | Budapest | Benzema (2) |
| 2020 | Round of 16 | Switzerland | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | D | Bucharest | Benzema (2), Pogba |
| 2024 | Group stage | Austria | 1–0 | W | Düsseldorf | Wöber (o.g.) |
| 2024 | Group stage | Netherlands | 0–0 | D | Leipzig | — |
| 2024 | Group stage | Poland | 1–1 | D | Dortmund | Mbappé |
| 2024 | Round of 16 | Belgium | 1–0 | W | Düsseldorf | Vertonghen (o.g.) |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | Portugal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | D | Hamburg | — |
| 2024 | Semi-finals | Spain | 1–2 | L | Munich | Kolo Muani |

## Head-to-head record

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 53 |

## Euro 1984
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Final
## Euro 1992
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |

## Euro 1996
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Semi-finals
## Euro 2000
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Final
## Euro 2004
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## Euro 2008
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |

## Euro 2012
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ukraine (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## Euro 2016
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Final
## Euro 2020
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.

### Knockout stage
#### Round of 16
## Euro 2024
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Semi-finals
## Goalscorers

| Player | Goals | 1960 | 1984 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Michel Platini | 9 | | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Antoine Griezmann | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | |
| Thierry Henry | 6 | | | | | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Zinedine Zidane | 5 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Karim Benzema | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | |
| Youri Djorkaeff | 3 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Olivier Giroud | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| David Trezeguet | 3 | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| Dimitri Payet | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| Laurent Blanc | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jean-Pierre Papin | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Pogba | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| Jean-François Domergue | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Christophe Dugarry | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| François Heutte | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sylvain Wiltord | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bruno Bellone | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yohan Cabaye | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Luis Fernandez | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alain Giresse | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Randal Kolo Muani | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Patrice Loko | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Kylian Mbappé | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Jérémy Ménez | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Samir Nasri | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Jean Vincent | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryan Wisnieski | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Own goals | 5 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 73 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 |