Current FIFA Ranking: 3
Highest FIFA Ranking: 1 (May 2001-May 2002 & Aug-Sept 2018)
Lowest FIFA Ranking: 26 (Sept 2010)
Football Team Nickname: Les Bleus (The Blues)
Honours:
World Cup (2): 1998, 2018
European Championship (2): 1984, 2000
Confederations Cup (2): 2001, 2003
Nations League (1): 2021
Head coach: Didier Deschamps (since July 2012)
Top scorer in qualifying: Kylian Mbappe (5)
Star players: Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
Just an Emi Martinez shin away from winning consecutive World Cups, France will be among the favourites in 2026 and once more led by Didier Deschamps who will be into his 14th and final year in charge after confirming he will step down after the finals.
Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele will join Kylian Mbappe in a fearsome forward line and, as always, the production line of young talent continues to play its part with the likes of Bradley Barcola, Eduardo Camavinga and Michael Olise hoping to shine on the biggest stage of all.
Les Bleus did not feature at USA 1994 or Mexico 1970 but were third in Mexico in 1986 - both of their World Cup triumphs have come on European soil.
Previous World Cup appearances (16):
2022: Runners-up (3-3 aet v Argentina, 2-4 on pens)
2018: Winners
2014: Quarter-final
2010: Group stage
2006: Runners-up
2002: Group stage
1998: Winners
1986: Third
1982: Fourth
1978: Group stage
1966: Group stage
1958: Third
1954: Group stage
1938: Quarter-final
1934: Preliminary round
1930:Group stage
