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France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tricolors)
AssociationFédération Française de Football (FFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Denmark 9–0 France 
(London, England; 18 October 1908)
Biggest win
 France 7–0 Latvia 
(Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France; 27 May 1924)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 17–1 France 
(London, England; 22 October 1908)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances9 (first in 1900)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Medal (1984)
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Team

The France Olympic football team represents France in international football competitions in Olympic Games. It has been active since 1900, and first competed in 1900. Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War II French national team was also amateur, it was able to send a team to the games. The rules on amateurism were relaxed in the 1980s, which allowed France some success, notably a gold medal finish in 1984. Since 1992 the tournament has been competed by under-23 teams, making France's Olympic qualification dependent on the results of the under-21 team. Only in 2020 the French returned to the Olympic stage.

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Voided or Postponed   Fixture

2021

16 July Friendly South Korea  1–2  France Seoul, South Korea
 Report (FFF)
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A Mexico  4–1  France Chōfu, Japan
17:00 (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Tokyo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
25 July 2021 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A France  4–3  South Africa Saitama, Japan
17:00 (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
28 July 2021 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A France  0–4  Japan Yokohama, Japan
20:30 (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Players

Current squad

  • France's initial final squad was announced on 25 June 2021.[1] However, after several clubs refused to release their players, a new squad was announced on 2 July 2021, along with additional players to complete the final roster.[2] Before the start of the tournament, Niels Nkounkou was called up to replace the injured Jérémy Gelin.[3]
  • André-Pierre Gignac, Téji Savanier and Florian Thauvin were the three selected over 23 years old players.
  • Caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Paul Bernardoni (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 27) 4 0 France Angers
2 2DF Pierre Kalulu (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Italy Milan
3 2DF Melvin Bard (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) 3 0 France Lyon
4 2DF Timothée Pembélé (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 22) 2 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
5 2DF Niels Nkounkou (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 24) 1 0 England Everton
6 3MF Lucas Tousart (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Germany Hertha BSC
7 4FW Arnaud Nordin (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 26) 3 0 France Saint-Étienne
8 3MF Enzo Le Fée (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 24) 4 0 France Lorient
9 4FW Nathanaël Mbuku (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) 3 1 France Reims
10 4FW André-Pierre Gignac (captain) (1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 38) 4 4 Mexico UANL
11 3MF Téji Savanier (1991-12-22) 22 December 1991 (age 32) 4 1 France Montpellier
12 3MF Alexis Beka Beka (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23) 4 0 France Caen
13 2DF Clément Michelin (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 27) 4 0 France Lens
14 4FW Florian Thauvin (1993-01-26) 26 January 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Mexico UANL
15 2DF Modibo Sagnan (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Spain Real Sociedad
16 1GK Stefan Bajic (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0 France Saint-Étienne
17 2DF Anthony Caci (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 27) 4 0 France Strasbourg
18 4FW Randal Kolo Muani (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 25) 4 1 France Nantes
19 2DF Ismaël Doukouré (2003-07-24) 24 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Valenciennes
20 4FW Isaac Lihadji (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 France Lille
22 1GK Dimitry Bertaud (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 France Montpellier

Overage players in Olympic Games

Competition Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 Did not select
2020
 Téji Savanier (MF) Florian Thauvin (FW) André-Pierre Gignac (FW)

Olympic Games record

Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, teams consist of under-23 players, with the possibility of 3 players over the age of 23 being selected. The 1960 Summer Olympics mark the moment FIFA no longer consider Olympic matches to be played by national A teams. Before the 1984 Summer Olympics, only amateur footballers could participate. In fact, some countries fielded teams that were very similar to their A teams since their players were considered amateur.

Summer Olympic Games record Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad GP W D L GF GA
France 1900 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 6 6 Squad Qualified as hosts —
United States 1904 Did not enter Did not enter —
United Kingdom 1908 Semi-final 5th 2 0 0 2 1 26 Squad Invited —
Sweden 1912 Did not enter Did not enter —
Belgium 1920 Semi-final 4th 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad Invited —
France 1924 Quarter-final 5th 2 1 0 1 8 5 Squad Qualified as hosts —
Netherlands 1928 First round 9th 1 0 0 1 3 4 Squad Invited —
Germany 1936 Did not enter Did not enter —
United Kingdom 1948 Quarter-final 5th 2 1 0 1 2 2 Squad Invited —
Finland 1952 Preliminary round 17th 1 0 0 1 1 2 Squad Invited —
Australia 1956 Did not qualify Did not enter —
Italy 1960 First round 5th 3 1 1 1 3 9 Squad 4 3 0 1 7 6 1960
Japan 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 8 1964
Mexico 1968 Quarter-final 5th 4 2 0 2 9 7 Squad 4 2 2 0 8 2 1968
West Germany 1972 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 11 9 1972
Canada 1976 Quarter-final 5th 4 2 1 1 9 7 Squad 4 3 0 1 11 5 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Did not enter Did not enter 1980
United States 1984 Gold medal 1st 6 4 2 0 13 6 Squad 6 4 2 0 9 3 1984
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify 8 1 3 4 9 16 1988
Spain 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1992
United States 1996 Quarter-final 5th 4 2 1 1 6 4 Squad 1996
Australia 2000 Did not qualify 2000
Greece 2004 2004
China 2008 2008
United Kingdom 2012 2012
Brazil 2016 2016
Japan 2020 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 5 11 Squad 2020
France 2024 Qualified as hosts Qualified as hosts 2024
United States 2028 To be determined To be determined
Total 2 medals 13/27 36 16 5* 15 61 94 — 34 16 8 10 57 49 Total
*Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Coaching history

See also

References

  1. ^ Orsini, Vincent (25 June 2021). "La liste pour les Jeux de Tokyo" [The list for the Tokyo Games] (in French). French Football Federation.
  2. ^ "La liste actualisée pour les JO de Tokyo" [The updated list for the Tokyo Olympics] (in French). French Football Federation. 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Olympic Games: Niels Nkounkou arrives in Tokyo on Monday". news.in-24.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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