Know everything about the France National Football Team with the Current Squad in 2025 for the Roster in the Nations League and 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification
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France’s national football team is the men’s football team for France that has won the FIFA World Cup 2 times, in 1998 and 2018. The team is the current World Champion of the Football world. The team is governed by the French Football Federation. It comes under the UEFA Confederation of Europe continent.
The France National Football Team won the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 15 July 2018. When France won their only FIFA World Cup in 1998, Didier Deschamps and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane were part of the team.
With one FIFA World Cup, two UEFA European Football Championships, and two FIFA Confederations Cups France also has an Olympic tournament in their honors list.
France produces some serious talents like Thierry Henry, Michel Platini, David Trezeguet, Zinedine Zidane, Just Fontaine, Olivier Giroud, and Karim Benzema.
Didier Deschamps is the current head coach and also a former player of France, who played as a defensive midfielder for not only France but also for several clubs in France, Italy, England and Spain. Some of the major clubs were Juventus, Chelsea and Valencia.
France National Football Team History
The Football team was created in 1904, around the time of FIFA’s foundation on 21 May 1904 and contested its first official international match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium. In the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the team appeared in their first FIFA World Cup.
The Stade de France is the home ground of the team. It was opened in 1998.
| Team | France National Football Team |
|---|---|
| FIFA code | FRA |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 2 (31 March 2025) |
| Top Scorer | Olivier Giroud (57) |
| Most caps | Hugo Lloris (145) |
| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
| Captain | Kylian Mbappe |
| World Cup Appearances | 16 times Best Results- Won(1998 and 2018) |
| European Championship- | 11 times Best Results- Won(1984 and 2000) |
| Confederations Cup- | 2 times Best Results- Runners-up (2001 and 2003) |
France National Football Team Current Squad
Didier Deschamps is the current Manager, and Kylian Mbappe is the Captain of the Belgium national football team. The team currently is in good form and securing most of the games in 2024 and 2025. In 2024, France’s Soccer Team holds the 2nd position in the Men’s FIFA Power Ranking.
France National Football Team coach Didier Deschamps has announced his 25-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024 but the team was beaten by Euro 2024 winner team Spain in the semifinal by 2-1 on 9 July 2024.
France Full Squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification and National League Semifinal
The most recent squad of France’s National Football Team was announced on March 23, 2025, the 2024–25 Nations League quarterfinal matches against Croatia.
Here is the France National team’s final squad in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification, which will be considered for the upcoming matches.
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Luka Chevalier (Lille), Mike Maignan (Milan), Brice Samba (Lance). |
| Defenders | Jonathan Clauss (Nice), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Inter), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich). |
| Midfielders | Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Matteo Guendouzi (Lazio), Kouadio Kone (Roma), Adrien Rabiot (Marseille), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG). |
| Forwards | Bradley Barcola (PSG), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Desire Doué (PSG), Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Marcus Thuram (Inter). |
| Captain | Kylian Mbappe |
| Head Coach | Didier Deschamps |
2025 France National Football Team Match Fixtures and Schedule
| S.R | Teams | Score | Time/Date | |
| 2024–25 Nations League | ||||
| 1 | Croatia vs France (Quarterfinal 1) | 2-0 | 20 March | |
| 2 | France vs Croatia (Quarterfinal 2) | 2-0 (5–4 p) | 23 March | |
| 3 | Spain vs France (Semifinal) | 5 June | ||
| 4 | Germany /Portugal vs France (3rd/Final) | 8 June | ||
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Fixtures | ||||
| 1 | Ukraine vs France | – | 5 September | |
| 2 | France vs Iceland | – | 9 September | |
| 3 | France vs Azerbaijan | – | 10 October | |
| 4 | Iceland vs France | – | 13 October | |
| 5 | France vs Ukraine | – | 13 November | |
| 6 | Azerbaijan vs France | – | 16 November | |
2024 France National Football Team Fixtures and Schedule
| Date / Tournament | Team | Score | Stadium |
| 23 March 2024 Friendly | France vs Germany | 0–2 | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 26 March 2024 Friendly | France vs Chile | 3–2 | Marseille, France |
| 5 June 2024 Friendly | France vs Luxembourg | 3–0 | Longeville-lès-Metz, France |
| 9 June 2024 Friendly | France vs Canada | 0–0 | Bordeaux, France |
| 17 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group D | Austria vs France | 0–1 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 21 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group D | Netherlands vs France | 0–0 | Leipzig, Germany |
| 25 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group D | France vs Poland | 1–1 | Dortmund, Germany |
| 1 July 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Round 16 | France vs Belgium | 0(3)-0(0) | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 5 July 2024 Euro 2024 Quarterfinal | Portugal vs France | 0(3)-0(5) | Munich, Germany |
| 9 July 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Semi-finals | Spain vs France | 2–1 | Munich, Germany |
| 6 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League | France vs Italy | 1–3 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 9 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League | France vs Belgium | 2–0 | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 10 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League | Israel vs France | 1–4 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 15 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League | Belgium vs France | 1–2 | Brussels, Belgium |
| 17 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League | France vs Israel | 0–0 | Saint-Denis, France |
| 14 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League | Italy vs France | 1–3 | Milan, Italy |
France National Football Team Most Appearances Player
| Position | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | Hugo Lloris | 145 | 0 | Goalkeeper | 2008–2022 |
| 2 | Lilian Thuram | 142 | 2 | DF | 1994–2008 |
| 3 | Olivier Giroud Antoine Griezmann | 137 | 57 45 | Sticker Forward | 2011–2024 2014–2024 |
France National Football Team Top Goalscorers
| Position | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | Olivier Giroud | 137 | 57 | 0.42 | 2011–2024 |
| 2 | Thierry Henry | 123 | 51 | 0.41 | 1997–2010 |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappé | 88 | 48 | 0.55 | 2017–present |
