# France national football team records and statistics

This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" &#x2D; please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! 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.

## Individual records
### Player records
#### Most appearances

    Hugo Lloris, 145, 19 November 2008 — 18 December 2022

#### Other centurions

    Lilian Thuram, 142, 17 August 1994 — 13 June 2008
    Olivier Giroud, 137, 11 November 2011 — 9 July 2024
    Antoine Griezmann, 137, 5 March 2014 — 9 September 2024
    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, 121, 17 November 2010 — 18 December 2022

#### Most goals

    Olivier Giroud, 57, 2011 — 2024

#### Longest France career

    Karim Benzema, 15 years, 86 days, 28 March 2007 — 13 June 2022

#### 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

#### Youngest player

    Julien Verbrugghe, 16 years and 306 days, 1 November 1906 v. England Amateurs

#### Most appearances at the World Cup finals

    Hugo Lloris, 20, 11 June 2010 — 18 December 2022

#### Appearances at four World Cup final tournaments

    Thierry Henry, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010 Hugo Lloris, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022

#### Most goals scored at the World Cup finals

    Just Fontaine, 13, 8 June 1958 — 28 June 1958

#### Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals

    Kylian Mbappé, 19 years and six months, 21 June 2018 v. Peru.

#### Most appearances at the European Championship finals

    Antoine Griezmann, 17, 10 June 2016 — 9 July 2024

#### Appearances at four European Championship final tournaments

    Lilian Thuram, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Hugo Lloris, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olivier Giroud, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024

#### Most goals scored at the European Championship finals

    Michel Platini, 9, 12 June 1984 — 27 June 1984

#### Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals

    Antoine Griezmann, 36, 15 June 2014 — 9 July 2024

#### Most appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup finals

    Sylvain Wiltord, 10, 30 May 2001 — 29 June 2003
    Robert Pires, 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
    Hugo Lloris, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
    Steve Mandanda, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
    Karim Benzema, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

### Manager records
#### Most matches as coach

    Didier Deschamps, 165, 8 July 2012 — present

#### Most matches won as coach

    105 by Didier Deschamps

#### Most matches drawn as coach

    34 by Didier Deschamps

#### Most matches lost as coach

    26 by Didier Deschamps

## Team records
### Largest victory

    14–0, France – Gibraltar, 18 November 2023

### Largest away victory

    0–7, Cyprus – France, 11 October 1980

### Largest defeat

    17–1, Denmark – France, 22 October 1908

### Largest home defeat

    0–15, France – England Amateur, 1 November 1906

### Largest goals in a single halftime

    7–0, France – Gibraltar, 18 November 2023

### 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 (1,140 minutes), 29 June 2003 — 6 June 2004

### Highest home attendance

    80,051, France – Ukraine, 2 June 2007

### Highest away attendance

    125,631, Scotland – France, 27 April 1949