page_title: France national football team records and statistics
section_title: Individual
hierarchical_section_title: France national football team records and statistics / Records / Individual
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Сборная России проиграла французам
context_page_description: This list of France national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the France national football team, 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 and competes as a member of UEFA.
context_section_description: Most appearances
  Lilian Thuram, 142, 17 August 1994 — 13 June 2008
  Other centurions
  Thierry Henry, 123, 11 October 1997 — 22 June 2010
  Marcel Desailly, 116, 22 August 1993 — 17 June 2004
  Hugo Lloris, 109, 19 November 2008 — present
  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, 85, 17 November 2010 — present
  Most goals
  Thierry Henry, 51, 1997 — 2010
  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
  Youngest player
  René Gerard, 17 years and 330 days, 8 May 1932 v. Scotland
  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, 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
  Lilian Thuram, 16, 10 June 1996 — 13 June 2008
  Appearances at four European Championship final tournaments
  Lilian Thuram, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008
  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
  Lilian Thuram, 32, 10 June 1996 — 13 June 2008
  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
caption: Didier Deschamps has managed France to a record 83 matches and 53 victories.
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