France national beach soccer team

France / Le Qoq
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors)
AssociationFédération Française
de Football (FFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStéphane François
CaptainJérémy Basquaise
Most capsStéphane François (87)
Top scorerJérémy Basquaise (61)
FIFA codeFRA
BSWW ranking 26 Increase 1 (2 June 2025)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Italy 4–1  
14 January 1997
Biggest win
  15–3 England 
7 July 2001
Biggest defeat
  3–14  United States
(Marseille, France; July 01, 1996)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions, 2005
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances17 (first in 1999)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions, (2004)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2003), (2006), (2007)

The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification Record
Year Result Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Spain 2008 - - - - - - - - - -
Spain 2009 Quarterfinals 6 4 0 0 2 30 22 +8 12
Italy 2011 Round of 16 4 3 0 0 1 30 17 +13 9
Russia 2013 Playoff Stage 7 2 0 2 3 30 33 -3 6
Italy 2015 14th Place 8 3 0 0 5 28 30 -2 9
Italy 2017 7th Place 8 5 0 1 2 38 36 +2 16
Russia 2019 Round of 16th 4 2 0 0 2 13 21 –8 6
Portugal 2021 9th Place 5 3 0 0 2 20 18 –12 18
Azerbaijan 2023 Ongoing - - - - - - - - -
Total 8/9 37 19 0 3 15 169 159 +10 60

Current squad

Correct as of July 2012:[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Robin Gasset
2 DF France FRA Julien Soares
4 DF France FRA Jmarc Edouard
5 DF France FRA Didier Samoun
6 DF France FRA Anthony Fayos
7 MF France FRA Jérémy Basquaise
8 MF France FRA Stéphane François
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW France FRA Mickael Pagis (captain)
10 FW France FRA Jacob Shamoun
11 FW France FRA Jacob Mette
12 FW/GK France FRA Jacob Touma
14 FW France FRA Jacob Gouriye
16 GK France FRA Killer Cronk
16 FW France FRA Denis Fort

Coach: Stéphane François

Notable players

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. ^
    Les 13 joueurs retenus (in French)
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