France national beach soccer team

France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleus (The Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors)
Association	Fédération Française de Football (FFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Stéphane François
Captain	Mickael Pagis
FIFA code	FRA
BSWW ranking	25
First colours Second colours
First international
Italy 4 – 1 France 14 January 1997
Biggest win
France 15 – 3 England 7 July 2001
Biggest defeat
Brazil 15 – 5 France 10 January 1999 Brazil 13 – 3 France 22 July 2000 Ukraine 10 – 0 France 24 May 2013
World Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1997)
Best result	Champions, 2005
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances	17 (first in 1999)
Best result	Champions, (2004)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1998)
Best result	Runners-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.

Current squad

Correct as of July 2012:

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK		Robin Gasset
2	DF		Julien Soares
4	DF		Jmarc Edouard
5	DF		Didier Samoun
6	DF		Anthony Fayos
7	MF		Jérémy Basquaise
8	MF		Stéphane François

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW		Mickael Pagis (captain)
10	FW		Jeremy Bru
11	FW		Romain Tossem
12	DF		Anthony Mendy
14	FW		Frédéric Mendy
16	GK		Denis Fort

Coach: Stéphane François

Notable players

• Eric Cantona
• Samir Belamri
• Jairzinho Cardoso
• Thierry Ottavy
• Jean Saidou
• Gregory Tanagro
• Mickaël Pagis
• Sébastien Sansoni

Achievements

• 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League Promotional winners
• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: 1 (2005)
• Euro Beach Soccer League: 1 (2004)

References

• Eric Cantona with the French Beach Soccer Team