France national football team results (2020–present)
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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
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2020
| 8 June 2020 Friendly | France | Cancelled | | Nice, France |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Allianz Riviera |
| 5 September 2020 Nations League | Sweden | 0–1 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 8 September 2020 Nations League | France | 4–2 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
| 7 October 2020 Friendly | France | 7–1 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 21:10 UTC+2 | Report |
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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] | ||||
| 11 October 2020 Nations League | France | 0–0 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 1,000[10] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 14 October 2020 Nations League | Croatia | 1–2 | | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 6,266[11] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 11 November 2020 Friendly | France | 0–2 | | 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] | ||||
| 14 November 2020 Nations League | Portugal | 0–1 | | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19:45 UTC+0 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 17 November 2020 Nations League | France | 4–2 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
2021
| 24 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | France | 1–1 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 28 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Kazakhstan | 0–2 | | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| 19:00 UTC+6 | Report | Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
| 31 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–1 | | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Grbavica Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 2 June 2021 Friendly | France | 3–0 | | Nice, France |
| 21:05 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 0 Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal) |
| 8 June 2021 Friendly | France | 3–0 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 21:10 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 15 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F | France | 1–0 | | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 19 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F | Hungary | 1–1 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 55,998 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 23 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group F | Portugal | 2–2 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 54,886 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| 28 June 2021 Euro 2020 R16 | France | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | | Bucharest, Romania |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 22,642 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | France | 1–1 | | Strasbourg, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 21,754 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| 4 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Ukraine | 1–1 | | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 21:45 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | France | 2–0 | | Lyon, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 57,057 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
| 7 October 2021 Nations League SF | Belgium | 2–3 | | Turin, Italy |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 12,409 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 10 October 2021 Nations League Final | Spain | 1–2 | | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 31,511 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | France | 8–0 | | Paris, France |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 45,551 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
| 16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Finland | 0–2 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 21:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 31,890 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
2022
| 25 March 2022 Friendly | France | 2–1 | | Marseille, France |
| 21:15 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 62,510 Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal) |
| 29 March 2022 Friendly | France | 5–0 | | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France |
| 21:15 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 48,120 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| 3 June 2022 Nations League | France | 1–2 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 75,833 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 6 June 2022 Nations League | Croatia | 1–1 | | Split, Croatia |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 10 June 2022 Nations League | Austria | 1–1 | | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 13 June 2022 Nations League | France | 0–1 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 77,410 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| 22 September 2022 Nations League | France | 2–0 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 70,188 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 25 September 2022 Nations League | Denmark | 2–0 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 36,064 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 22 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D | France | 4–1 | | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 40,875 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
| 26 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D | France | 2–1 | | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadium 974 Attendance: 42,860 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 30 November 2022 2022 World Cup Group D | Tunisia | 1–0 | | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 43,627 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) |
| 4 December 2022 2022 World Cup R16 | France | 3–1 | | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 40,989 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
| 10 December 2022 2022 World Cup QF | England | 1–2 | | Al Khor, Qatar |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 68,895 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
| 14 December 2022 2022 World Cup SF | France | 2–0 | | Al Khor, Qatar |
| 22:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 68,294 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
| 18 December 2022 2022 World Cup F | Argentina | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | | Lusail, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium Attendance: 88,966 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Note: Argentina won on penalty kicks 4–2 | ||||
2023
| 24 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | France | 4–0 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 77,328 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
| 27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,219 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Gibraltar | 0–3 | | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskiy (Ukraine) |
| 19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | France | 1–0 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 76,500 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| 7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | France | 2–0 | | Paris, France |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,995 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
| 12 September 2023 Friendly | Germany | 2–1 | | Dortmund, Germany |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 60,486 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Netherlands | 1–2 | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,310 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
| 17 October 2023 Friendly | France | 4–1 | | Lille, France |
| 21:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 43,850 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | France | 14–0 | | Nice, France |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 32,758 Referee: John Brooks (England) |
| 21 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Greece | 2–2 | | Athens, Greece |
| 21:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium Attendance: 24,820 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
2024
| 23 March 2024 Friendly | France | 0–2 | | Lyon, France |
| 21:05 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 59,100 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 26 March 2024 Friendly | France | 3–2 | | Marseille, France |
| 21:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 5 June 2024 Friendly | France | 3–0 | | Metz, France |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 25,590 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
| 9 June 2024 Friendly | France | 0–0 | | Bordeaux, France |
| 21:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Malmut Atlantique Attendance: 40, 835 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal) |
| 17 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D | Austria | 0–1 | | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 46,425 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 21 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D | Netherlands | 0–0 | | Leipzig, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 38,531 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 25 June 2024 Euro 2024 Group D | France | 1–1 | | Dortmund, Germany |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 59,728 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 1 July 2024 Euro 2024 Round of 16 | France | 1–0 | | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 18:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 46,810 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
| 5 July 2024 Euro 2024 Quarter-final | Portugal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | | Hamburg, Germany |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 47,789 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 9 July 2024 Euro 2024 Semi-final | Spain | 2–1 | | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 62,042 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 6 September 2024 Nations League | France | 1–3 | | Paris, France |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,956 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| 9 September 2024 Nations League | France | 2–0 | | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 42,358 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 10 October 2024 Nations League | Israel | 1–4 | | Budapest, Hungary[note 3] |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Bozsik Aréna Attendance: 2,226 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro |
| 14 October 2024 Nations League | Belgium | 1–2 | | Brussels, Belgium |
| 20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 39,731 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia & Herzegovina) |
| 14 November 2024 Nations League | France | 0–0 | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 16,611 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 17 November 2024 Nations League | Italy | 1–3 | | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 68,158 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
2025
| 20 March 2025 Nations League QF | Croatia | 2–0 | | Split, Croatia |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 30,551 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
| 23 March 2025 Nations League QF | France | 2–0 (2–2 agg.) (5–4 p) | | Saint-Denis, France |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 77,502 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 5 June 2025 Nations League SF | Spain | 5–4 | | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 51,724 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 8 June 2025 Nations League 3rd | Germany | 0–2 | | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 51,313 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Notes
- ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[7][8]
- ^ a b c d e Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ^ Due to the Gaza war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[13]
References
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- ^ "France national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: France". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
- ^ "France are in 'group of death' at Euros, says Ben Yedder". Reuters. 12 June 2021.
- ^ "France beat Morocco 2-0 to set up World Cup final against Argentina: Result reaction and analysis". The Athletic. 14 December 2022.
- ^ Messi-led Argentina defeats France on penalties to cap thrilling men's World Cup final CBC Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2023
- ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "France-Ukraine : les Bleus entament leur marathon automnal contre une équipe décimée". Le Monde.fr. 7 October 2020 – via Le Monde.
- ^ "France and Portugal play out stalemate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Croatia vs France, 14 October 2020" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Equipe de France: les Bleus défieront la Finlande en novembre". RMC SPORT (in French). 2 October 2020.
- ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
