France national football team results (2020–present)

France national football team results
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This article provides details of international football games played by the France national football team from 2020 to present.[1][2][3] The team reached the UEFA Nations League Finals for the first time. Later, they finished as top of Group F often described as Group of death in Euro 2020.[4] Les Bleus won their World Cup group and defeated Poland, heavyweights England and underdogs Morocco to advance to the final for the second consecutive tournament.[5] However, after a 3–3 tie and a penalty shootout loss to Argentina, they were unable to successfully defend their championship title.[6]

Results

Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

2020

France v  Croatia
8 June 2020 Friendly France Cancelled  Croatia Nice, France
21:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Sweden  v France
5 September 2020 Nations League Sweden  0–1 France Solna, Sweden
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
France v  Croatia
8 September 2020 Nations League France 4–2  Croatia Saint-Denis, France
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
France v  Ukraine
7 October 2020 Friendly France 7–1  Ukraine Saint-Denis, France
21:10 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 March 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[9]
France v  Portugal
11 October 2020 Nations League France 0–0  Portugal Saint-Denis, France
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 1,000[10]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Croatia  v France
14 October 2020 Nations League Croatia  1–2 France Zagreb, Croatia
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 6,266[11]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
France v  Finland
11 November 2020 Friendly France 0–2  Finland Saint-Denis, France
21:10 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 31 March 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[12]
Portugal  v France
14 November 2020 Nations League Portugal  0–1 France Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
France v  Sweden
17 November 2020 Nations League France 4–2  Sweden Saint-Denis, France
20:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

2021

France v  Ukraine
24 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France 1–1  Ukraine Saint-Denis, France
20:45 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Kazakhstan  v France
28 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Kazakhstan  0–2 France Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
19:00 UTC+6 Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  v France
31 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–1 France Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Grbavica
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
France v  Wales
2 June 2021 Friendly France 3–0  Wales Nice, France
21:05 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
France v  Bulgaria
8 June 2021 Friendly France 3–0  Bulgaria Saint-Denis, France
21:10 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
France v  Germany
15 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F France 1–0  Germany Munich, Germany
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Hungary  v France
19 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F Hungary  1–1 France Budapest, Hungary
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 55,998
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Portugal  v France
23 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F Portugal  2–2 France Budapest, Hungary
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 54,886
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
France v   Switzerland
28 June 2021 Euro 2020 R16 France 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
  Switzerland Bucharest, Romania
22:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 22,642
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Penalties
France v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France 1–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Strasbourg, France
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 21,754
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Ukraine  v France
4 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Ukraine  1–1 France Kyiv, Ukraine
21:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
France v  Finland
7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France 2–0  Finland Lyon, France
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Belgium  v France
7 October 2021 Nations League SF Belgium  2–3 France Turin, Italy
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 12,409
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Spain  v France
10 October 2021 Nations League Final Spain  1–2 France Milan, Italy
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 31,511
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
France v  Kazakhstan
13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France 8–0  Kazakhstan Paris, France
20:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,551
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Finland  v France
16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Finland  0–2 France Helsinki, Finland
21:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

2022

France v  Ivory Coast
25 March 2022 Friendly France 2–1  Ivory Coast Marseille, France
21:15 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal)
France v  South Africa
29 March 2022 Friendly France 5–0  South Africa Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
21:15 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
France v  Denmark
3 June 2022 Nations League France 1–2  Denmark Saint-Denis, France
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 75,833
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Croatia  v France
6 June 2022 Nations League Croatia  1–1 France Split, Croatia
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Austria  v France
10 June 2022 Nations League Austria  1–1 France Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 44,800
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
France v  Croatia
13 June 2022 Nations League France 0–1  Croatia Saint-Denis, France
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 77,410
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
France v  Austria
22 September 2022 Nations League France 2–0  Austria Saint-Denis, France
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 70,188
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Denmark  v France
25 September 2022 Nations League Denmark  2–0 France Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Parken Stadium
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
France v  Australia
22 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D France 4–1  Australia Al Wakrah, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
France v  Denmark
26 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D France 2–1  Denmark Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 42,860
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Tunisia  v France
30 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D Tunisia  1–0 France Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 43,627
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
France v  Poland
4 December 2022 2022 World Cup R16 France 3–1  Poland Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 40,989
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
England  v France
10 December 2022 2022 World Cup QF England  1–2 France Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,895
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
France v  Morocco
14 December 2022 2022 World Cup SF France 2–0  Morocco Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,294
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Argentina  v France
18 December 2022 2022 World Cup F Argentina  3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
France Lusail, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Mbappé 80' (pen.), 81', 118' (pen.)
Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium
Attendance: 88,966
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Penalties
Note: Argentina won on penalty kicks 4–2

2023

France v  Netherlands
24 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France 4–0  Netherlands Saint-Denis, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 77,328
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Republic of Ireland  v France
27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Republic of Ireland  0–1 France Dublin, Republic of Ireland
20:45  Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 50,219
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Gibraltar  v France
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Gibraltar  0–3 France Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:45 Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskiy (Ukraine)
France v  Greece
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France 1–0  Greece Saint-Denis, France
20:45
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
France v  Republic of Ireland
7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France 2–0  Republic of Ireland Paris, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,995
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Germany  v  France
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Friendly Germany  2–1  France Dortmund, Germany
21:00
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Netherlands  v  France
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Netherlands  1–2  France Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 51,310
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
France  v  Scotland
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) Friendly France  4–1  Scotland Lille, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
France v  Gibraltar
18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying France 14–0  Gibraltar Nice, France
20:45
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Referee: John Brooks (England)
Greece  v  France
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Greece  2–2  France Athens, Greece
21:45 Report
Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium
Attendance: 24,820
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

2024

France  v  Germany
23 March 2024 Friendly France  0–2  Germany Lyon, France
21:05 UTC+1
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 59,100
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
France  v  Chile
26 March 2024 Friendly France  3–2  Chile Marseille, France
21:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
France  v  Luxembourg
5 June 2024 Friendly France  3–0  Luxembourg Metz, France
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
France  v  Canada
9 June 2024 Friendly France  0–0  Canada Bordeaux, France
21:15 UTC+2 Stadium: Malmut Atlantique
Austria  v  France
17 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D Austria  0–1  France Düsseldorf, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Netherlands  v  France
21 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D Netherlands  0–0  France Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
France  v  Poland
25 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D France  1–1  Poland Dortmund, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
France  v  Belgium
1 July 2024 Euro 2024 Round of 16 France  1–0  Belgium Düsseldorf, Germany
18:00 CET Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Portugal  v  France
5 July 2024 Euro 2024 Quarter-final Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
 France Hamburg, Germany
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Penalties
Spain  v  France
9 July 2024 Euro 2024 Semi-final Spain  2–1  France Munich, Germany
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
France  v  Italy
6 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League France  v  Italy Paris, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
France  v  Belgium
9 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League France  v  Belgium Décines-Charpieu, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Israel  v  France
10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Israel  v  France TBD[note 3]
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
Belgium  v  France
14 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Belgium  v  France Belgium
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
France  v  Israel
14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League France  v  Israel Saint-Denis, France
20:45 Report Stadium: Stade de France
Italy  v  France
17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Italy  v  France Italy
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD

Notes

  1. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[7][8]
  2. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[13]

References

  1. ^ "France - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
  2. ^ "France national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
  3. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: France". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
  4. ^ "France are in 'group of death' at Euros, says Ben Yedder". Reuters. 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "France beat Morocco 2-0 to set up World Cup final against Argentina: Result reaction and analysis". 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ Messi-led Argentina defeats France on penalties to cap thrilling men's World Cup final CBC Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2023
  7. ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ "France-Ukraine : les Bleus entament leur marathon automnal contre une équipe décimée". Le Monde.fr. 7 October 2020 – via Le Monde.
  10. ^ "France and Portugal play out stalemate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Croatia vs France, 14 October 2020" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Equipe de France: les Bleus défieront la Finlande en novembre". RMC SPORT (in French). 2 October 2020.
  13. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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