1955-56 (1): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Sweden 3-0, 2-1)
1956-57 (2): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 1-1, 3-1)
1957-58 (3): Winners, vs West Germany 3-2
1958-59 (4): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 3-1, 2-1)
1959-60 (5): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 3-0)
1960-61 (6): Semi-Finals (defeated by Yugoslavia 1-0, 4-0)
1976-77 (7): Semi-Finals (defeated by Poland 2-3, 2-0)
1977-78 (8): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-0, 4-2)
1978-79 (9): Winners, vs the Netherlands 2-1 aet
1979-80 (10): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Wales 2-0, 0-1)
1980-81 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Brazil 2-0, 2-2)
1981-82 (12): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 4-2)
1982-83 (13): Winners, vs Italy 3-2
1983-84 (14): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 0-2, 5-1)
1984-85 (15): Winners, vs Uruguay 2-0
1985-86 (16): Semi-Finals (defeated by West Germany 2-1, 2-0)
1986-87 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 2-0, 2-1)
1987-88 (18): Finalists (defeated by the USSR 1-0 aet)
1988-89 (19): Quarter-Finals (defeated by West Germany 1-0, 3-1)
1989-90 (20): Round of 16 (defeated by the USSR 2-2, 2-0)
1990-91 (21): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Argentina 3-0, 1-3)
1991-92 (22): Group Stage (Ireland finished above)
1992-93 (23): Winners, vs Colombia 2-1
1993-94 (24): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 3-1)
1996-97 (25): Finalists (defeated by Italy 2-1 aet)
1997-98 (26): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Japan 0-0, 2-0)
1998-99 (27): Winners, vs Norway 3-2 aet
1999-2000 (28): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 3-1, 2-1)
2000-01 (29): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 3-1, 2-0)
2001-02 (30): Finalists (defeated by Argentina 1-0)
2002-03 (31): Winners, vs Mexico 5-2
2003-04 (32): Group Stage (Romania & Greece finished above)
2004-05 (33): Semi-Finals (defeated by Ireland 0-0, 2-1)
2005-06 (34): Semi-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 3-0, 0-2)
2006-07 (35): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Italy 1-1, 1-1 aet 4-2 p)
2007-08 (36): Semi-Finals (defeated by Argentina 1-0, 2-0)
2008-09 (37): Group Stage (Spain, United States & Paraguay finished above)
2009-10 (38): Group Stage (Germany & Turkey finished above)
2010-11 (39): Semi-Finals (defeated by Uruguay 1-0, 0-0)
2011-12 (40): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 2-0, 0-1)
2012-13 (41): Group Stage (England & Norway finished above)
2013-14 (42): Semi-Finals (defeated by Germany 0-2, 3-0)
2014-15 (43): Round of 16 (defeated by Colombia 2-0, 2-1)
2015-16 (44): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Iceland 1-2, 1-0)
2016-17 (45): Winners, vs Chile 3-1 aet
2017-18 (46): Semi-Finals (defeated by Spain 2-1, 1-1)
2018-19 (47): Winners, vs Netherlands 3-0
2019-20 (48): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Brazil 2-0)
2020-21 (49): TBD
World League/FIFA Cup (6 titles)
1971-72 (1): Winners, vs Switzerland 1-2, 5-2
1972-73 (2): Winners, vs Wales 0-0, 2-0
1973-74 (3): Winners, vs USSR 1-0, 1-1
1974-75 (4): Semi-Finals (defeated by Mexico 1-1, 1-3)
1975-76 (5): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Bulgaria 2-4, 2-0)
1994-95 (6): Winners, vs Saudi Arabia 3-0, 2-1
1995-96 (7): Winners, vs the Netherlands 5-1, 0-1
2003-04 (8): Winners, vs Japan 1-0
2009-10 (9): Round of 16 (defeated by Ireland 3-1, 0-1)
2012-13 (10): Semi-Finals (defeated by Wales 1-1, 2-1)
World Challenge (1 title)
2000 (1): Winners, vs the Czech Republic 4-0
Stadiums Used:
Paris (Parc des Princes) - 45 games
Marseille (Stade Velodrome) - 28
Lyon (Stade Gerland) - 26
Bordeaux (Parc Lescure/Stade Chaban-Delmas) - 17
Saint-Denis (Stade de France) - 15
Auxerre (Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps) - 12
Lens (Stade Bollaert-Delelis) - 9
Rennes (Stade de la Route de Lorient/Roazhon Park) - 9
Saint-Etienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard) - 9
Nantes (Stade de la Beaujoire) - 7
Toulouse (Stadium de Toulouse) - 7
Decines-Charpieu (Parc OL) - 5
Lille (Stade Pierre-Mauroy) - 5
Lille (Stadium Lille-Metropole) - 4
Montpellier (Stade de la Mosson) - 4
Nice (Allianz Riviera) - 4
Sochaux (Stade Auguste-Bonal) - 4
Bordeaux (Matmut Atlantique) - 3
Lille (Stade Grimomprez-Jooris) - 3
Metz (Stade Saint-Symphorien) - 3
Strasbourg (Stade de la Meinau) - 3
Lille (Stade Henri-Jooris) - 2
Nice (Stade du Ray) - 2
Sedan (Stade Louis-Dugauguez) - 2
Troyes (Stade de l'Aube) - 2
Bastia (Stade Armand Cesari) - 1
Caen (Stade de Venoix) - 1
Cannes (Stade Pierre de Coubertin) - 1
Guingamp (Stade du Roudourou) - 1
Nancy (Stade Marcel-Picot) - 1
Nantes (Stade Malakoff) - 1
Reims (Stade Auguste-Delaune) - 1
Records:
Largest win: 8-0 vs Russia, 1993-94
Heaviest loss: 0-4 vs Yugoslavia, 1960-61; 1-5 vs West Germany, 1983-84
First game (Nations League): England-France 3-1 (Round of 16, 1955-56)
First game (World League): France-Wales 2-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
First game (World Challenge): France-Saudi Arabia 3-0 (Group Stage, 2000)
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