FranceThe France national football team represents France in men's international football. It is controlled by the French Football Federation, the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours and imagery reference two national symbols: the French blue-white-red tricolour and Gallic rooster (coq gaulois). The team is colloquially known as Les Bleus (The Blues).
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Emblem
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Nickname(s)
Les Bleus (The Blues)
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Association
Fédération Française de Football
FFF
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Confederation
UEFA
Europe
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FIFA code
FRA
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Appearances
16
first in 1930
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Best result
Champions
1998, 2018
1958
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Albert Batteux
Head coach
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1. Claude Abbes
Goalkeeper
Born - 24 May 1927
Aged 31
Caps 3
Club - SaintÉtienne
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2. Dominique Colonna
Goalkeeper
Born - 4 September 1928
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - Reims
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3. François Remetter
Goalkeeper
Born - 8 August 1928
Aged 29
Caps 23
Club - Bordeaux
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4. Raymond Kaelbel
Defender
Born - 31 January 1932
Aged 26
Caps 17
Club - Monaco
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5. André Lerond
Defender
Born - 6 December 1930
Aged 27
Caps 4
Club - Lyon
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6. Roger Marche (c)
Defender
Born - 5 March 1924
Aged 34
Caps 55
Club - RC Paris
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7. Robert Mouynet
Defender
Born - 25 March 1930
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Lyon
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13. Armand Penverne
Defender
Born - 26 November 1926
Aged 31
Caps 26
Club - Reims
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8. Bernard Chiarelli
Midfielder
Born - 24 February 1934
Aged 24
Caps 1
Club - Valenciennes
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9. Kazimir Hnatow
Midfielder
Born - 9 January 1929
Aged 29
Caps 0
Club - Angers
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10. Robert Jonquet
Defender
Born - 3 May 1925
Aged 33
Caps 46
Club - Reims
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11. Maurice Lafont
Midfielder
Born - 13 September 1927
Aged 30
Caps 0
Club - Nîmes
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12. Jean-Jacques Marcel
Midfielder
Born - 13 June 1931
Aged 26
Caps 25
Club - Marseille
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14. Raymond Bellot
Midfielder
Born - 9 June 1929
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Monaco
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18. Raymond Kopa
Midfielder
Born - 13 October 1931
Aged 26
Caps 24
Club - Real Madrid (Spain)
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19. Célestin Oliver
Midfielder
Born - 12 July 1930
Aged 27
Caps 5
Club - Sedan
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15. Stéphane Bruey
Forward
Born - 11 December 1932
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Angers
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16. Yvon Douis
Forward
Born - 16 May 1935
Aged 23
Caps 3
Club - Lille
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17. Just Fontaine
Forward
Born - 18 August 1933
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - Reims
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20. Roger Piantoni
Forward
Born - 26 December 1931
Aged 26
Caps 25
Club - Reims
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21. Jean Vincent
Forward
Born - 29 November 1930
Aged 27
Caps 22
Club - Reims
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22. Maryan Wisnieski
Forward
Born - 1 February 1937
Aged 21
Caps 9
Club - Lens
1954
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Pierre Pibarot
Head coach
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1. François Remetter
Goalkeeper
Born - 8 August 1928
Aged 25
Caps 4
Club - FC Metz
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2. César Ruminski
Goalkeeper
Born - 14 June 1924
Aged 30
Caps 7
Club - Lille OSC
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3. Claude Abbes
Goalkeeper
Born - 24 May 1927
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - AS SaintÉtienne
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4. Lazare Gianessi
Defender
Born - 9 November 1925
Aged 28
Caps 12
Club - AS Monaco
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5. Jacques Grimonpon
Defender
Born - 30 July 1925
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - FC Girondins de Bordeaux
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6. Raymond Kaelbel
Defender
Born - 31 January 1932
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - RC Strasbourg
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7. Roger Marche (c)
Defender
Born - 5 March 1924
Aged 30
Caps 37
Club - Stade de Reims
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10. Robert Jonquet
Defender
Born - 3 May 1925
Aged 29
Caps 26
Club - Stade de Reims
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8. Guillaume Bieganski
Midfielder
Born - 3 November 1932
Aged 21
Caps 1
Club - Lille OSC
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9. Antoine Cuissard
Midfielder
Born - 19 July 1924
Aged 29
Caps 27
Club - OGC Nice
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11. Xercès Louis
Midfielder
Born - 31 October 1926
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - RC Lens
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12. Jean-Jacques Marcel
Midfielder
Born - 13 June 1931
Aged 23
Caps 8
Club - FC Sochaux
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13. Abderrahmane Mahjoub
Midfielder
Born - 25 April 1929
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - OGC Nice
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14. Armand Penverne
Midfielder
Born - 26 November 1926
Aged 27
Caps 11
Club - Stade de Reims
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15. Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
Midfielder
Born - 25 July 1927
Aged 26
Caps 1
Club - AS Troyes
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16. René Dereuddre
Midfielder
Born - 26 June 1930
Aged 23
Caps 1
Club - Toulouse FC
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18. Raymond Kopa
Midfielder
Born - 13 October 1931
Aged 22
Caps 13
Club - Stade de Reims
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19. Michel Leblond
Midfielder
Born - 10 May 1932
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - Stade de Reims
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17. Léon Glovacki
Forward
Born - 19 February 1928
Aged 26
Caps 3
Club - Stade de Reims
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20. Ernest Schultz
Forward
Born - 29 January 1931
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Olympique de Lyon
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21. André Strappe
Forward
Born - 23 February 1928
Aged 26
Caps 23
Club - Lille OSC
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22. Jean Vincent
Forward
Born - 29 November 1930
Aged 23
Caps 2
Club - Lille OSC
1938
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Gaston Barreau
Head coach
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Julien Darui
Goalkeeper
Born - 16 February 1916
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Olympique Lillois
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Laurent Di Lorto
Goalkeeper
Born - 1 January 1909
Aged 29
Caps 9
Club - FC SochauxMontbéliard
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René Llense
Goalkeeper
Born - 14 July 1913
Aged 24
Caps 9
Club - FC Sète
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Abdelkader Ben Bouali
Defender
Born - 25 October 1912
Aged 25
Caps 1
Club - Olympique de Marseille
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Hector Cazenave
Defender
Born - 13 April 1914
Aged 24
Caps 6
Club - FC SochauxMontbéliard
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Étienne Mattler
Defender
Born - 25 December 1905
Aged 32
Caps 38
Club - FC SochauxMontbéliard
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Martin Povolny
Defender
Born - 19 July 1914
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Le Havre AC
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Jules Vandooren
Defender
Born - 30 December 1908
Aged 29
Caps 14
Club - Olympique Lillois
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Jean Bastien
Midfielder
Born - 21 June 1915
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Olympique de Marseille
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François Bourbotte
Midfielder
Born - 24 February 1913
Aged 25
Caps 9
Club - SC Fives
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Raoul Diagne
Midfielder
Born - 10 November 1910
Aged 27
Caps 11
Club - RC Paris
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Lucien Jasseron
Midfielder
Born - 29 December 1913
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Le Havre AC
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Auguste Jordan
Midfielder
Born - 21 February 1909
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - RC Paris
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Alfred Aston
Forward
Born - 16 May 1912
Aged 26
Caps 15
Club - Red Star Olympique
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Michel Brusseaux
Forward
Born - 19 March 1913
Aged 25
Caps 1
Club - FC Sète
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Roger Courtois
Forward
Born - 30 May 1912
Aged 26
Caps 19
Club - FC SochauxMontbéliard
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Edmond Delfour
Forward
Born - 1 November 1907
Aged 30
Caps 39
Club - RC Roubaix
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Oscar Heisserer
Forward
Born - 18 July 1914
Aged 23
Caps 6
Club - RC Strasbourg
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Ignace Kowalczyk
Forward
Born - 27 December 1913
Aged 24
Caps 5
Club - FC Metz
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Jean Nicolas
Forward
Born - 9 June 1913
Aged 24
Caps 22
Club - FC Rouen
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Émile Veinante
Forward
Born - 12 June 1907
Aged 30
Caps 18
Club - RC Paris
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Mario Zatelli
Forward
Born - 21 December 1912
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Olympique de Marseille
1934
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George Kimpton
Head coach
(England)
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Robert Défossé
Goalkeeper
Born - 16 June 1909
Aged 24
Caps 8
Club - Lille
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René Llense
Goalkeeper
Born - 14 July 1913
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Sète
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Alex Thépot (c)
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 July 1906
Aged 27
Caps 27
Club - Red Star Paris
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Joseph Gonzales
Defender
Born - 19 February 1907
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - Fives
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Jacques Mairesse
Defender
Born - 27 February 1905
Aged 29
Caps 5
Club - Red Star Paris
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Étienne Mattler
Defender
Born - 25 December 1905
Aged 28
Caps 21
Club - FC Sochaux
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Jules Vandooren
Defender
Born - 30 December 1908
Aged 25
Caps 7
Club - Lille
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Georges Beaucourt
Midfielder
Born - 15 April 1912
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Lille
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Edmond Delfour
Midfielder
Born - 1 November 1907
Aged 26
Caps 24
Club - Racing Club de France
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Célestin Delmer
Midfielder
Born - 15 February 1907
Aged 27
Caps 11
Club - Excelsior Roubaix
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Louis Gabrillargues
Midfielder
Born - 16 June 1914
Aged 19
Caps 0
Club - Sète
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Noël Liétaer
Midfielder
Born - 17 November 1908
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Excelsior Roubaix
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Roger Rio
Midfielder
Born - 13 February 1913
Aged 21
Caps 10
Club - Rouen
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Georges Verriest
Midfielder
Born - 15 July 1909
Aged 24
Caps 4
Club - Excelsior Roubaix
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Joseph Alcazar
Forward
Born - 15 June 1911
Aged 22
Caps 9
Club - Marseille
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Alfred Aston
Forward
Born - 16 May 1912
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Red Star Paris
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Roger Courtois
Forward
Born - 30 May 1912
Aged 21
Caps 1
Club - FC Sochaux
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Fritz Keller
Forward
Born - 21 August 1913
Aged 20
Caps 1
Club - Strasbourg
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Pierre Korb
Forward
Born - 20 April 1908
Aged 26
Caps 12
Club - Mulhouse
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Lucien Laurent
Forward
Born - 10 December 1907
Aged 26
Caps 9
Club - CA Paris
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Jean Nicolas
Forward
Born - 9 June 1913
Aged 20
Caps 11
Club - Rouen
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Émile Veinante
Forward
Born - 12 June 1907
Aged 26
Caps 11
Club - Racing Club de France
1930
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Raoul Caudron
Head coach
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André Tassin
Goalkeeper
Born - 24 December 1902
Aged 27
Caps 0
Club - Racing Club de France
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Alex Thépot
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 July 1906
Aged 23
Caps 12
Club - Red Star Paris
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Numa Andoire
Defender
Born - 19 March 1908
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Olympique Antibes
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Marcel Capelle
Defender
Born - 25 February 1904
Aged 26
Caps 4
Club - Racing Club de France
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Jean Laurent
Defender
Born - 30 December 1906
Aged 23
Caps 3
Club - FC Sochaux
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Étienne Mattler
Defender
Born - 25 December 1905
Aged 24
Caps 1
Club - FC Sochaux
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Augustin Chantrel
Midfielder
Born - 11 November 1906
Aged 23
Caps 8
Club - CASG Paris
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Edmond Delfour
Midfielder
Born - 1 November 1907
Aged 22
Caps 6
Club - Racing Club de France
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Célestin Delmer
Midfielder
Born - 15 February 1907
Aged 23
Caps 2
Club - Amiens AC
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Alexandre Villaplane (c)
Midfielder
Born - 24 December 1904
Aged 25
Caps 22
Club - Racing Club de France
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Marcel Langiller
Forward
Born - 2 June 1908
Aged 22
Caps 8
Club - Excelsior AC Roubaix
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Lucien Laurent
Forward
Born - 10 December 1907
Aged 22
Caps 2
Club - FC Sochaux
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Ernest Libérati
Forward
Born - 22 March 1906
Aged 24
Caps 3
Club - Amiens AC
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André Maschinot
Forward
Born - 28 June 1903
Aged 27
Caps 3
Club - FC Sochaux
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Marcel Pinel
Forward
Born - 8 July 1908
Aged 22
Caps 3
Club - Red Star Paris
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Émile Veinante
Forward
Born - 12 June 1907
Aged 23
Caps 3
Club - Racing Club de France