# France women's national football team

The France women's national football team (French: Équipe de France féminine de football, sometimes shortened as Féminin A) represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation (FFF). France competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup.
The France women's national team initially struggled on the international stage failing to qualify for three of the first FIFA Women's World Cups and the six straight UEFA European Championships before reaching the quarter-finals in the 1997 edition of the competition. However, since the beginning of the new millennium, France have become one of the most consistent teams in Europe, having qualified for their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 2003 and reaching the quarter-finals in two of the three European Championships held since 2000. In 2011, France recorded a fourth-place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup; its best finish overall at the competition. In the following year, the team captured the 2012 Cyprus Cup and the fourth place at Women's Olympic Football Tournament.
Laurent Bonadei has been the team manager since August 2024. The current captain of the national team is defender Wendie Renard.

## History
### Early history

In 1919, a women's football championship was established in France by the Fédération des Sociétés Féminines Sportives de France (FSFSF). On 29 April 1920, a team led by French women's football pioneer Alice Milliat traveled to England and played its first international match against English team Dick, Kerr's Ladies. The match, held in Preston, attracted more than 25,000 spectators. France won the match 2–0 and ended its tour with two wins, one draw, and one defeat. The following year, a return match in France at the Stade Pershing in Vincennes, a suburb of Paris, took place in front of over 12,000 spectators. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. In May 1921, France returned to England for friendlies. The team won its first match 5–1, then suffered three consecutive defeats. In October 1921, the English team returned to France contesting matches in Paris and Le Havre with both matches ending in stalemates. Despite women's football in England being prohibited by The Football Association in December 1921, France continued to go there on tour for matches. A victory for the French in Plymouth was followed by 0–0 draws in Exeter and Falmouth. By 1932, the female game had been called to an end and the women's league formed in 1919 by the FSFSF was discontinued. The last match by the FSFSF international team was another scoreless draw against Belgium on 3 April 1932.
Throughout the late 1960s in France, particularly in Reims, local players worked hard to promote awareness and the acceptance of women's football. A year before getting officially sanctioned, France took part in a makeshift European Cup against England, Denmark, and Italy. The tournament was won by the Italians. The Federal Council of the French Football Federation officially reinstated women's football in 1970 and France played its first official international match on 17 April 1971 against the Netherlands in Hazebrouck with Jocelyne Ratignier and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring. That same year, France took part in the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup, held in Mexico. The ladies continued the pirate games, which just made it into the margins of FIFA's records, until FIFA began overseeing the competition in 1991. Since 1982, UEFA has governed the European games.

### Reinstatement

In 1975, the women's football league was officially reinstated, this time with backing from the French Football Federation, the governing body of football in France. Stade Reims was the best team in the country throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, thus constituted much of the France national team. For the non-official World Cup in 1978 in Taiwan, the team included the entire Reims squad. The team shared the title with Finland, who never actually played the final. Due to receiving minimal support from the French Football Federation, who ultimately looked at women's football as not being highly regarded, France struggled in international competition failing to advance past the first round of qualification in both the 1984 and 1987 UEFA Women's Championship. Francis Coché, who managed the team during these failures, was later replaced by Aimé Mignot. Mignot helped the team finally get past the first round, however, in the quarterfinals, they lost to Italy, which meant they wouldn't appear at the 1989 UEFA Women's Championship. Despite the initial positives, Mignot failed to continue his success with France failing to qualify for both the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and losing in the first round of qualification in three straight UEFA Women's Championships. After almost a decade in charge, Mignot was replaced by former women's international Élisabeth Loisel.
With Loisel in charge, the FFF, along with then France national football team manager Aimé Jacquet, moved the women's national team to Clairefontaine, which had quickly become a high-level training facility for male football players. As a result of the move, younger women were afforded the same benefits from the facilities offered by Clairefontaine as the men. The success of female training led to the formation of the Centre National de Formation et d'Entraînement de Clairefontaine, which is now referred to as the female section of the Clairefontaine academy. Under the tutelage of Loisel, the first results appeared encouraging. They reached their first-ever Women's World Cup qualifying for the 2003 edition after defeating England over two legs in a play-off game in London and again at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The match in Saint-Étienne attracted more than 23,000 spectators and was broadcast by the popular French broadcasting company Canal Plus. Loisel's squad later qualified for the 2005 European Championship, where they were knocked out in the group stage. She was eventually sacked after failing to qualify for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

### Team under Bruno Bini

Loisel was replaced by former football player and now coach Bruno Bini. Bini had been in charge of several France female international youth sides before accepting the role and was tasked with the job of qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Due to the success of the Clairefontaine project and the surprising emergence of the French women's first division, Division 1 Féminine, Bini inherited a team full of emerging, young, and influential talent, which included the likes of Camille Abily, Sonia Bompastor, Louisa Necib, Élise Bussaglia, Laura Georges, and Corine Franco. Bini was also provided with leadership from captain Sandrine Soubeyrand. Early results under Bini were extremely positive with France finishing first in their Euro qualifying group only conceded two goals. France also performed well in friendly tournaments, such as the Nordic Cup and Cyprus Cup. At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, France were inserted into the group of death, which consisted of themselves, world powerhouse Germany, no. 7 ranked Norway, and an underrated Iceland. France finished the group with 4 points, alongside Norway, with Germany leading the group. As a result of the competition's rules, all three nations qualified for the quarterfinals. In the knockout rounds, France suffered defeat to the Netherlands losing 5–4 on penalties after no goals were scored in regular time and extra time.

#### Corinne Diacre Era

Corinne Diacre was appointed manager of France's women's national team in August 2017. She has led the France national team to success as champions in the SheBelieves Cup in 2017 and runner-ups in 2018. Her time in charge was marked by considerable controversy with a number of veteran players, ultimately leading the France Football Federation to sack Diacre ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup on 9 March 2023 due to her poor relations with players. "It appears that the dysfunctions observed seem, in this context, irreversible," the federation said in a statement.

#### Current Manager

Hervé Renard was appointed on 30 March 2023 to be the new manager of France's women's national team with a contract through the Olympic Games in August 2024.

#### 2011 Women's World Cup

Bini's next task was to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup after the disappointment of four years earlier. In the team's qualifying group, France finished the campaign scoring 50 goals and conceded none over the course of ten matches (all wins). On 16 September 2010, France qualified for the World Cup following the team's 3–2 aggregate victory over Italy.
At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, France qualified to the knockout stage by finishing in second place in its group after wins over Nigeria and Canada, and a loss to the host team. The team went on to beat England on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals, but lost to the United States in the semi-finals. France finished the competition in fourth place and earned qualification to the Olympic football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; it was the nation's first appearance in the competition. Striker Marie-Laure Delie was the only multiple goal scorer for France in the tournament, while defenders Sonia Bompastor and Laura Georges as well as midfielder Louisa Necib were selected to the All-Star Team.

### Golden era

France has entered one of the most successful eras in the country's women's football history. In the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 held in Sweden, France stood top of the group, beating Spain, England and Russia to earn its ticket to the quarter-finals. However, Bergeroo's side lost to Denmark in a penalty shootout, thus failing to advance to the semi-finals.

#### 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

In the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Canada, France was listed to Pot 1, and was a favorite to become champions. France was named to Group F, alongside England, Mexico and Colombia. In the opening match against England, a goal from Eugénie Le Sommer gave France a 1–0 victory. However, France was shocked by Colombia in a 2–0 loss, making Colombia only the second Latin American team to win a Women's World Cup match. Therefore, France's third and final group stage match against Mexico was a must-win. France went on to beat Mexico 5–0 to qualify to the knockout round as top of the group.
In the knockout round, France eased past South Korea in a 3–0 win in Montreal to remain at the same location awaiting the quarter-final match against Germany. In the quarter-final match against Germany, despite dominating the majority of the match, France were unable to capitalize on their chances, which ultimately cost them the game. France were finally able to score in the 64th minute through Louisa Nécib, but failed to keep the lead as Célia Šašić scored on an 83rd-minute penalty kick. The score was 1–1 after 120 minutes, resulting in the match to be decided in a penalty shootout, where France's 5th penalty taken by Claire Lavogez was denied by Nadine Angerer, in which France were eliminated from the tournament losing 4–5 on penalty kicks.

#### UEFA Women's Euro 2017

France won all matches at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 3. The home matches had sizable crowds, with 7,761 spectators attending the Romania match at the MMArena in Le Mans, 15,028 spectators at the Ukraine match at the Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, 24,835 spectators at the Greece match at Roazhon Park in Rennes, and 7,521 spectators at the Albania at Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris. The team scored a win and two draws at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Group C, and was defeated by England in quarter-finals.

#### 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

In March 2015, France was selected to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup of the tournament. Having automatically qualified as hosts, France was considered a favorite to win the tournament, along with the United States. The team opened with three victories against Norway, Nigeria, and South Korea, winning its group with a total of 9 points. In the round of 16, France defeated Brazil by a score of 2–1, but lost to the United States in the quarterfinal with the same score of 2–1. This Women's World Cup was particularly notable, as it was used as a platform by many women's teams to campaign for equal pay between men and women.

## Team image
### Nicknames

The France women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Les Bleues (The Blues)".

### Media coverage
#### FIFA Women's World Cup

| Television channel | Period |
| Direct 8 | 2011 |
| W9 | 2015 |
| TF1 | 2019 |

#### UEFA Women's Euro

| Television channel | Period |
| Direct 8 | 2009, 2013 |
| France Télévisions | 2017 |
| TF1 | 2022 |

#### Friendly and Qualifiers

| Television channel | Period |
| Direct 8, C8, CStar | 2009–2018 |
| W9 | 2019–2023 |

## Overall competitive record
### Overall record

| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Top scorer |
| 1984 European Championship qualification 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 | Italy Portugal Switzerland | 2 / 4 | Musset Musset, Wolf Musset |
| 1987 European Championship qualification 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 0–1 3–5 1–3 3–1 0–4 0–1 | Netherlands Belgium Sweden | 2 / 4 | Constantin, Musset, Romagnoli ? 0 |
| 1988 Mundialito 0 | 1st Stage 0 | 1–1 1–1 | England Italy B | 2 / 3 | Musset Bernard |
| 1988 Mundialito 0 | Semifinals | 0–3 | Italy | | |
| 1988 Mundialito 0 | Third place | 0–1 | United States | | |
| 1989 European Championship qualification 0 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 0 | 2–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 | Belgium Bulgaria Spain Czechoslovakia | 1 / 5 | Musset, Puentes Baracat, Breton, Mismacq, Musset, Puentes Musset 2, Loisel Loisel, Romagnoli |
| 1989 European Championship qualification 0 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 1–2 0–2 | Italy | | Musset |
| 1991 European Championship qualification 0 | 1st Stage 0 | 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–4 | Poland Sweden | 2 / 3 | Mismacq 2, Le Boulch, Jézéquel, Musset Jézéquel |
| 1993 European Championship qualification 0 | 1st Stage 0 | 1–4 0–4 1–1 5–1 | Denmark Finland | 2 / 3 | Jézéquel Fusier 2, Bernauer, Cassauba, Locatelli, Petit |
| 1995 European Championship qualification 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 | Italy Portugal Scotland | 2 / 4 | Sykora Sykora 2, Gout, Richoux Béghé, Guitti, Hillion, Pichon |
| 1997 European Championship qualification 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 3–3 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 | Iceland Russia Netherlands | 2 / 4 | Pichon 4, Sykora + 1 o.g. 0 Gout, Henriques, Pichon |
| 1997 European Championship qualification 0 0 | Repechage | 2–0 3–0 | Finland | | Pichon 2, Diacre, Roujas, Woock |
| / 1997 European Championship 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 1–1 3–1 0–3 | Spain Russia Sweden | 3 / 4 | Roujas Roujas 3 0 |
| 1999 World Cup qualification 0 0 | 1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 | 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 | Switzerland Finland Italy | 3 / 4 | Lattaf 2, Lagrevol, Roujas + 1 o.g. Lagrevol, Pichon Pichon, Soubeyrand |
| 2001 European Championship qualification 0 0 | 1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 | 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 | Sweden Netherlands Spain | 1 / 4 | Jézéquel 2, Herbert, Zenoni Diacre 2, Lattaf Béghé 2, Diacre |
| 2001 European Championship 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 0–3 3–4 2–0 | Norway Denmark Italy | 4 / 4 | 0 Béghé, Blouet, Pichon Jézéquel, Pichon |
| 2003 World Cup qualification 0 0 | 1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 | 0–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 | Norway Ukraine Czech Republic | 2 / 4 | Pichon Pichon 3, Soubeyrand Pichon 3, Béghé, Blouin, Soubeyrand |
| 2003 World Cup qualification 0 0 | Repechage | 1–0 1–0 | England | | Diacre, Pichon |
| 2003 World Cup 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 0–2 1–0 1–1 | Norway South Korea Brazil | 3 / 4 | 0 Pichon Pichon |
| 2005 European Championship qualification 0 0 0 | 1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 0 | 4–0 6–0 2–0 3–0 7–1 5–1 3–0 2–5 | Hungary Iceland Poland Russia | 1 / 5 | Pichon 5, Lattaf 2, Béghé, Bompastor, Tonazzi Lattaf 2, Tonazzi 2, Béghé Pichon 6, Diacre, Diguelman, Herbert, Lattaf, Tonazzi, Woock Lattaf 2, Pichon 2, Tonazzi |
| 2005 European Championship 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 3–1 1–1 0–3 | Italy Norway Germany | 3 / 4 | Pichon 2, Lattaf Béghé 0 |
| 2007 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 | 1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 0 | 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 0–0 1–1 | Netherlands Austria Hungary England | 2 / 5 | Soubeyrand 2 Bussaglia 2, Soubeyrand 2, Pichon Pichon 2, Soubeyrand 2, Bompastor, Lattaf, Tonazzi Diguelman |
| 2009 European Championship qualification 0 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 0 | 6–0 5–0 6–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 8–0 2–0 | Greece Slovenia Iceland Serbia | 1 / 5 | Abily 3, Soubeyrand 2, Lattaf, Nécib, Franco, Herbert, Thomis Bussaglia 2, Lattaf 2, Abily, Thiney, Thomis + 1 o.g. Herbert, Soubeyrand Brétigny 3, Thomis 2, Abily, Bussaglia, Nécib, Thiney, Traïkia |
| 2009 European Championship 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 3–1 1–5 1–1 | Iceland Germany Norway | 3 / 4 | Abily, Bompastor, Nécib Thiney Abily |
| 2009 European Championship 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 0–0 (PSO: 4–5) | Netherlands | | : 1 Soubeyrand, 2 Abily, 3 Henry, 4 Le Sommer : 5 Franco, 6 Meilleroux, 7 Herbert |
| 2011 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 0 0 | 7–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 12–0 6–0 2–0 7–0 6–0 4–0 | Croatia Iceland Estonia Serbia Northern Ireland | 1 / 6 | Delie 2, Franco 2, Le Sommer 2, Abily, Soubeyrand, Thiney, Thomis Thiney 2, Thomis Delie 4, Thiney 4, Herbert 2, Thomis 2, Abily, Bussaglia, Franco, Nécib, Le Sommer + 1 o.g. Thiney 4, Abily 2, Bussaglia, Delie, Thomis Bompastor 2, Delie 2, Le Sommer 2, Abily, Franco, Nécib + 1 o.g. |
| 2011 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0 | Direct qualification | 0–0 3–2 | Italy | | Bussaglia, Thiney, Bompastor |
| 2011 World Cup 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 1–0 4–0 2–4 | Nigeria Canada Germany | 2 / 4 | Delie Thiney 2, Abily, Thomis Delie, Georges |
| 2011 World Cup 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 1–1 (PSO: 4–3) | England | | Bussaglia — : 2 Bussaglia, 3 Thiney, 4. Bompastor, 5 Le Sommer : 1 Abily |
| 2011 World Cup 0 0 | Semifinals | 1–3 | United States | | Bompastor |
| 2011 World Cup 0 0 | Third place | 1–2 | Sweden | | Thomis |
| 2012 Summer Olympics 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 2–4 5–0 1–0 | United States North Korea Colombia | 2 / 4 | Delie, Thiney Catala, Delie, Georges, Renard, Thomis Thomis |
| 2012 Summer Olympics 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 2–1 | Sweden | | Georges, Renard |
| 2012 Summer Olympics 0 0 | Semifinals | 1–2 | Japan | | Le Sommer |
| 2012 Summer Olympics 0 0 | Bronze match | 0–1 | Canada | | |
| 2013 European Championship qualification 0 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 0 | 5–0 5–0 3–1 4–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 5–0 | Israel Ireland Wales Scotland | 1 / 5 | Thiney 3, Abily, Bompastor, Delie, Franco, Rubio, Le Sommer + 1 o.g. Le Sommer 3, Delie, Morel, Nécib, Thomis Thomis 3, Thiney 2, Abily, Delie, Le Sommer Delie 2, Le Sommer 2, Nécib, Renard + 1 o.g. |
| 2013 European Championship 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 3–1 1–0 3–0 | Russia Spain England | 1 / 4 | Delie 2, Le Sommer Renard Le Sommer, Necib, Renard |
| 2013 European Championship 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 1–1 (PSO: 2–4) | Denmark | | Necib — : 2 Thiney, 3 Le Sommer : 1 Necib, 4 Delannoy |
| 2015 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 0 0 | 4–0 7–0 3–1 3–1 10–0 14–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 | Kazakhstan Austria Bulgaria Hungary Finland | 1 / 6 | Thiney 4, Delie 3, Abily 2, Delannoy, Thomis Bussaglia, Delie, Henry, Necib, Renard, Thomis Thiney 8, Le Sommer 5, Renard 4, Delie 3, Abily, Bussaglia, Georges, Necib Le Sommer 2, Abily, Delie, Majri, Thiney, Thomis + 1 o.g. Necib 2, Bussaglia, Delie, Thiney |
| 2015 World Cup 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 1–0 0–2 5–0 | England Colombia Mexico | 1 / 4 | Le Sommer Le Sommer 2, Delie, Henry + 1 o.g. |
| 2015 World Cup 0 0 | Round of 16 | 3–0 | South Korea | | Delie 2, Thomis |
| 2015 World Cup 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 1–1 (PSO: 4–5) | Germany | | Necib — : 1 Thiney, 2 Abily, 3 Necib, 4 Renard : 5 Lavogez |
| 2017 European Championship qualification 0 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 0 | 6–0 6–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 | Albania Greece Romania Ukraine | 1 / 5 | Houara 2, Le Sommer 4, Le Bihan 3, Hamraoui 2, Delie Le Sommer 2, Bilbault, Le Bihan Le Sommer 2, Delie, Bussaglia Majri 2, Delie, Bussaglia, Hamraoui, Abily + 1 o.g. |
| 2016 Summer Olympics 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 4–0 0–1 3–0 | Colombia United States New Zealand | 2 / 4 | Le Sommer, Abily, Majri + 1 o.g. Le Sommer, Cadamuro 2 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 0–1 | Canada | | |
| 2017 European Championship 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 1–0 1–1 1–1 | Iceland Austria Switzerland | 2 / 4 | Le Sommer Henry Abily |
| 2017 European Championship 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 0–1 | England | | |
| 2019 World Cup 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | 4–0 2–1 1–0 | South Korea Norway Nigeria | 1 / 4 | Le Sommer, Renard 2, Henry Gauvin, Le Sommer Renard |
| 2019 World Cup 0 0 | Round of 16 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Brazil | | Gauvin, Henry |
| 2019 World Cup 0 0 | Quarterfinals | 1–2 | United States | | Renard |
| 2022 European Championship qualification 0 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 0 | 3–0 12–0 6–0 2–0 7–0 11–0 0–0 3–0 | Kazakhstan Serbia North Macedonia Austria | 1 / 5 | Gauvin, Le Sommer, Katoto 3, De Almeida, Diani 2, Dali, Périsset, Cascarino, Laurent, Morroni, Baltimore, Matéo Majri 4, Geyoro, Katoto, Asseyi + 1 o.g. Le Sommer 6, Katoto, De Almeida 3, Torrent, Asseyi 2, Gauvin, Diani, Geyoro 2, Cascarino Renard, Katoto 2 |
| 2022 European Championship 0 0 | 1st Stage 0 0 | | | | |

## Results and fixtures

* The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss

### 2025
## Coaching staff
### Current personnel

    As of 1 December 2024.
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Laurent Bonadei |
| Assistant coaches | Stéphane Saillant Sabrina Viguier |
| Goalkeeping coach | Lionel Letizi |
| Physical trainer | Thomas Pavillon |
| Mental trainer | Thomas Sammut |

### Managerial history

* Pierre Geoffroy (1971–1978)
* Francis-Pierre Coché (1978–1987)
* Aimé Mignot (1987–1997)
* Élisabeth Loisel (1997–2007)
* Bruno Bini (2007–2013)
* Philippe Bergeroo (2013–2016)
* Olivier Echouafni (2016–2017)
* Corinne Diacre (2017–2023)
* Hervé Renard (2023–2024)
* Laurent Bonadei (2024–present)

## Players
### Current squad

The following 23 players are called up for the UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Norway and Iceland on 21 and 25 February 2025.
Caps and goals are correct as of 25 February 2025, after the match against Iceland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Justine Lerond | (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Montpellier |
| 16 | 1GK | Pauline Peyraud-Magnin | (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 33) | 60 | 0 | Juventus |
| 21 | 1GK | Constance Picaud | (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 26) | 12 | 0 | Fleury |
| 2 | 2DF | Maëlle Lakrar | (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24) | 26 | 3 | Real Madrid |
| 3 | 2DF | Wendie Renard (captain) | (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34) | 168 | 39 | Lyon |
| 4 | 2DF | Thiniba Samoura | (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 5 | 2DF | Élisa De Almeida | (1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 27) | 39 | 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 7 | 2DF | Sakina Karchaoui | (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 29) | 83 | 2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 13 | 2DF | Selma Bacha | (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 24) | 40 | 2 | Lyon |
| 19 | 2DF | Griedge Mbock Bathy | (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 30) | 87 | 8 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 20 | 2DF | Lou Bogaert | (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Paris FC |
| 23 | 2DF | Melween N'Dongala | (2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Paris FC |
| 6 | 3MF | Sandie Toletti | (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 29) | 64 | 3 | Real Madrid |
| 8 | 3MF | Grace Geyoro | (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 27) | 93 | 17 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 10 | 3MF | Amel Majri | (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 32) | 76 | 12 | Lyon |
| 18 | 3MF | Oriane Jean-François | (2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 23) | 9 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 9 | 4FW | Eugénie Le Sommer | (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 35) | 199 | 94 | Lyon |
| 11 | 4FW | Kadidiatou Diani | (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29) | 111 | 30 | Lyon |
| 12 | 4FW | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) | 49 | 37 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 14 | 4FW | Melvine Malard | (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24) | 25 | 6 | Manchester United |
| 15 | 4FW | Kelly Gago | (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26) | 2 | 1 | Everton |
| 17 | 4FW | Sandy Baltimore | (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 25) | 38 | 5 | Chelsea |
| 22 | 4FW | Kessya Bussy | (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 23) | 6 | 1 | Paris FC |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Marie-Morgane Sieber | (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Guingamp | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| GK | Solène Durand | (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 30) | 4 | 0 | Sassuolo | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| DF | Estelle Cascarino | (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 28) | 18 | 1 | Juventus | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| DF | Jade Le Guilly | (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| DF | Alice Sombath | (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Lyon | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| DF | Maelys Mpomé | (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | v. Switzerland, 29 October 2024 |
| DF | Ève Périsset | (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 30) | 61 | 4 | Strasbourg | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| MF | Kenza Dali | (1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 33) | 75 | 13 | San Diego Wave | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| MF | Margaux Le Mouël | (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Paris FC | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| MF | Amandine Henry | (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 35) | 109 | 14 | Toluca | 2024 Summer Olympics $^{RET}$ |
| MF | Léa Le Garrec | (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31) | 15 | 2 | Al Qadsiah | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| MF | Inès Benyahia | (2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Lyon | 2024 Summer Olympics $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Delphine Cascarino | (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 28) | 72 | 14 | San Diego Wave | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| FW | Clara Matéo | (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 27) | 31 | 5 | Paris FC | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| FW | Vicki Bècho | (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) | 19 | 2 | Lyon | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| FW | Naomie Feller | (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 23) | 7 | 1 | Real Madrid | v. Spain, 3 December 2024 |
| FW | Julie Dufour | (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 24) | 8 | 0 | Angel City | v. Switzerland, 29 October 2024 |
| FW | Cindy Caputo | (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Saint-Étienne | v. Switzerland, 29 October 2024 |
| FW | Louna Ribadeira | (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Everton | 2024 Summer Olympics $^{PRE}$ |
| $^{INJ}$ = Withdrew due to injury $^{PRE}$ = Preliminary squad $^{WD}$ = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue $^{RET}$ = Retired from the national team |||||||

### Previous squads
## Records

    As of 25 February 2025, after the match against Iceland.
    Players in bold are still active with France.

## Honours
### Invitational trophies

* Cyprus Cup: Winner 2012, 2014
* SheBelieves Cup: Winner 2017
* Tournoi de France: Winner 2020, 2022, 2023

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

| FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 | UEFA Euro 1991 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 |
| 1999 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 2003 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 |
| 2007 | 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 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| 2027 | 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 |
| Total | 5/9 | 0 Titles | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 24 | 56 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 29 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

#### Match history

FIFA Women's World Cup Finals history :
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 2003 | Group stage | 20 September | Norway | L 0–2 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| 2003 | Group stage | 24 September | South Korea | W 1–0 | RFK Stadium, Washington |
| 2003 | Group stage | 27 September | Brazil | D 1–1 | RFK Stadium, Washington |
| 2011 | Group stage | 26 June | Nigeria | W 1–0 | Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim |
| 2011 | Group stage | 30 June | Canada | W 4–0 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum |
| 2011 | Group stage | 5 July | Germany | L 2–4 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 9 July | England | D 1–1 (4–3 (p)) | BayArena, Leverkusen |
| 2011 | Semi-finals | 13 July | United States | L 1–3 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach |
| 2011 | Third place play-off | 16 July | Sweden | L 1–2 | Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim |
| 2015 | Group stage | 9 June | England | W 1–0 | Moncton Stadium, Moncton |
| 2015 | Group stage | 13 June | Colombia | L 0–2 | Moncton Stadium, Moncton |
| 2015 | Group stage | 17 June | Mexico | W 5–0 | Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa |
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 21 June | South Korea | W 3–0 | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 26 June | Germany | D 1–1 (4–5 (p)) | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 2019 | Group stage | 7 June | South Korea | W 4–0 | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 2019 | Group stage | 12 June | Norway | W 2–1 | Allianz Riviera, Nice |
| 2019 | Group stage | 17 June | Nigeria | W 1–0 | Roazhon Park, Rennes |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 23 June | Brazil | W 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Stade Océane, Le Havre |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 28 June | United States | L 1–2 | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 2023 | Group stage | 23 July | Jamaica | D 0–0 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| 2023 | Group stage | 29 July | Brazil | W 2–1 | Lang Park, Brisbane |
| 2023 | Group stage | 2 August | Panama | W 6–3 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 8 August | Morocco | W 4–0 | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 12 August | Australia | D 0–0 (6–7 (p)) | Lang Park, Brisbane |

### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Total | 3/8 | 0 Titles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 16 |

### UEFA Women's Championship

| UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk |
| 1984 | 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 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| 1987 | 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 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | – | – |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 3 | – | – |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | – | – |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | – | – |
| 1995 | 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 | 9 | 3 | – | – |
| 1997 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | – | – |
| 2001 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | – | – |
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 7 | – | – |
| 2009 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2 | – | – |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | – | – |
| 2017 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | – | – |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | | 3rd |
| Total | 8/14 | 0 Titles | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 96 | 63 | 15 | 18 | 246 | 71 | 3rd | 3rd |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

### UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record :
| League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | League phase | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Season | LG | GP | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2023–24 | A | 2 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | | 2nd | 2024 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | A | 2 | 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 | 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2nd | 2nd | Total | 0 Titles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Promoted at end of season |
| | No movement at end of season |
| | Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |