Team history
France World Cup history
France have appeared in 16 men's World Cup tournaments from 1930 to 2022.
Overall record
2026 qualification
How did they qualify?
- Route
- UEFA Group D winners
- Qualified
- 13 November 2025
- Goals for per game
- 2.67
- Goals against per game
- 0.67
Record
Tournament match record
Matches
73W-D-L
41-9-23Goals
136-85Goal difference 51Goals per game
1.86Timeline
Tournament-by-tournament performance
| Year | Host | Performance | Matches | Goals | GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Runner up | 7 | 16-8 | 2.29 |
| 2018 | Russia | Winner | 7 | 14-6 | 2 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Quarter-finals | 5 | 10-3 | 2 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Group stage | 3 | 1-4 | 0.33 |
| 2006 | Germany | Runner up | 7 | 9-3 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | Korea,Japan | Group stage | 3 | 0-3 | 0 |
| 1998 | France | Winner | 7 | 15-2 | 2.14 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Third place | 7 | 12-6 | 1.71 |
| 1982 | Spain | Fourth place | 7 | 16-12 | 2.29 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Group stage | 3 | 5-5 | 1.67 |
| 1966 | England | Group stage | 3 | 2-5 | 0.67 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Third place | 6 | 23-15 | 3.83 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Group stage | 2 | 3-3 | 1.5 |
| 1938 | France | Quarter-finals | 2 | 4-4 | 2 |
| 1934 | Italy | Round of 16 | 1 | 2-3 | 2 |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Group stage | 3 | 4-3 | 1.33 |
