Honours & Records
27 entries in the France National Team compendium.
Michel Platini Euro GoalsLe Roi of Euro 1984: 9 goals, including hat-tricks against Yugoslavia and Belgium, and theFIFA Confederations Cup 2003The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in France saw two European teams decline participation.Thierry Henry Career GoalsArsenal's all-time leading scorer and French football legend.Didier Deschamps CaptaincyDeschamps led France to World Cup and European glory.Olivier Giroud Top ScorerThe aerial giant who became France's all-time leading goalscorer.Lilian Thuram Most CapsThe unbreakable wall: France's most-capped legend and the ultimate defensive captain.2018 FIFA World CupFrance's second World Cup victory in Russia.2000 UEFA European ChampionshipFrance's golden goal triumph in the first co-hosted Euros.1984 UEFA European ChampionshipFrance's first major title, Platini's record nine goals, and a memorable final at the Parc2022 FIFA World CupArgentina's third title, Mbappé's hat-trick, and a historic Middle East host.2001 FIFA Confederations CupFrance's 1-0 victory over Japan in the 2001 Confederations Cup final.1984 Olympic Gold MedalLos Angeles, 1984: a young France silenced the world and lifted Olympic gold.2021 UEFA Nations LeagueA group-stage battle with Portugal and a semifinal heartbreak against Belgium defined FranMost caps – Hugo Lloris (145)As a goalkeeper, Lloris became the last line of defence for one of the world's most decoraAll-time top scorer – Olivier Giroud (57 goals)The target man who outscored a generation of wingers to claim France's golden boot.World Cup single-tournament record – Just Fontaine (13 goals, 1958)Thirteen goals in one World Cup, a record no one has broken in over sixty years.Euro single-tournament record – Michel Platini (9 goals, 1984)Nine goals, seven matches, one summer: Platini's 1984 is the summit no one has climbed sinMost World Cup matches – Zinedine Zidane (14)French legend who won the World Cup, Euro, and Champions League as a player, and later coaLongest unbeaten run – 21 matches (2017–2018)Twenty-one matches, zero defeats, one World Cup on the line.Most consecutive wins – 14 (2018)Fourteen straight victories, one golden summer in Moscow, and a record that still echoes.Record victory – France 12–0 San Marino (2016)Twelve goals, one afternoon, and a record that still stands unchallenged in the French recYoungest World Cup goalscorer – Antoine Griezmann (22, 2018)Two World Cups, two eras, one relentless French magician who made the ball obey.Most goals in a single Euro match – Michel Platini (5, 1984)Five goals, one summer, one nation's first European crown — Platini made history in Lens.Most goals in a single World Cup match – Just Fontaine (4, 1958)Four goals, one afternoon, and a record that still stands after sixty-five years.First World Cup hat-trick – Just Fontaine (1958)Thirteen goals, one summer, and a record no one has dared to break.Most clean sheets in a World Cup – Hugo Lloris (4, 2018)Four matches, zero goals conceded — the silence that built a World Cup title.Youngest captain – Antoine Griezmann (24, 2018)At 24, Griezmann took the armband and France's future into his own hands.
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