France at the FIFA World Cup
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This is a record of France's results at the FIFA World Cup. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 16 FIFA World Cups, tied for the sixth most of any country.[1] The national team is one of eight to have won the FIFA World Cup title and one of only six to have done so more than once.[2]
The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998.[3] France had defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final match at the Stade de France.[4][5][6][7] The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter-finals. In 2018, France won the World Cup for the second time, defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia.[8]
In 2006 and 2022, France finished as runners-up, losing on penalties to Italy (5–3) and Argentina (4–2) after ties after 120 minutes. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions, in 1958 and 1986, and in fourth place once, in 1982.[9][10]
FIFA World Cup record
| FIFA World Cup finals record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Campaign | |
 1930 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
 1934 | Round of 16 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1934 | |
 1938 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 1938 | ||||||
 1950 | Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1950 | |||||||||
 1954 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1954 | |
 1958 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1958 | |
 1962 | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1962 | |||||||||
 1966 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1966 | |
 1970 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1970 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1974 | ||||||||||
 1978 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1978 | |
 1982 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1982 | |
| 1986 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1986 | |
 1990 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1990 | |||||||||
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1994 | ||||||||||
 1998 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 1998 | ||||||
  2002 | Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | 2002 | ||||||
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2006 | |
 2010 | Group stage | 29th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2010 | |
 2014 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2014 | |
 2018 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2018 | |
 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2022 | |
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in progress | TBD | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2026 | |
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| Total | 2 titles | 17/23 | 79 | 48 | 14* | 20 | 152 | 87 | N/A | 125 | 75 | 27 | 23 | 250 | 95 | Total | |
- *Knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out are considered a draw.
- **Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.
| France's World Cup record | |
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| First Match | France 4–1 Mexico (15 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) |
| Biggest Win | France 7–3 Paraguay  (8 June 1958; Norrköping, Sweden) |
| Biggest Defeat | Brazil 5–2 France (24 June 1958; Solna, Sweden) |
| Best Result | Champions in 1998 and 2018 |
| Worst Result | Group stage in 1930, 1954, 1966, 1978, 2002 and 2010 |
By match
List of matches
Record by opponent
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| Opponent | Total | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Brazil | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Germany | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Mexico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
 Denmark | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
 Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
 Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
 Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
 Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 Senegal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Record by confederation
| FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
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| Confederation | Opponents | Total | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
| AFC | Australia Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| CAF | Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| CONCACAF | Canada Honduras Mexico | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| CONMEBOL | Argentina Brazil Chile Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 |
| OFC | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA | Austria Belgium Croatia Czechoslovakia Denmark England Germany Hungary Italy Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Yugoslavia | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 51 |
France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
Head coach: Aimé Jacquet
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Bernard Lama | 7 April 1963 (aged 35) | 37 | Paris Saint Germain |
| 2 | DF | Vincent Candela | 24 October 1973 (aged 24) | 10 | Roma |
| 3 | DF | Bixente Lizarazu | 9 December 1969 (aged 28) | 32 | Bayern Munich |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Vieira | 23 June 1976 (aged 21) | 7 | Arsenal |
| 5 | DF | Laurent Blanc | 19 November 1965 (aged 32) | 68 | Marseille |
| 6 | FW | Youri Djorkaeff | 9 March 1968 (aged 30) | 37 | Internazionale |
| 7 | MF | Didier Deschamps (c) | 15 October 1968 (aged 29) | 69 | Juventus |
| 8 | DF | Marcel Desailly | 7 September 1968 (aged 29) | 41 | Milan |
| 9 | FW | Stéphane Guivarc'h | 6 September 1970 (aged 27) | 6 | Auxerre |
| 10 | MF | Zinedine Zidane | 23 June 1972 (aged 25) | 33 | Juventus |
| 11 | MF | Robert Pires | 29 October 1973 (aged 24) | 13 | Metz |
| 12 | FW | Thierry Henry | 17 August 1977 (aged 20) | 3 | Monaco |
| 13 | MF | Bernard Diomède | 23 January 1974 (aged 24) | 6 | Auxerre |
| 14 | MF | Alain Boghossian | 27 October 1970 (aged 27) | 6 | Sampdoria |
| 15 | DF | Lilian Thuram | 1 January 1972 (aged 26) | 32 | Parma |
| 16 | GK | Fabien Barthez | 28 June 1971 (aged 26) | 12 | Monaco |
| 17 | MF | Emmanuel Petit | 22 September 1970 (aged 27) | 17 | Arsenal |
| 18 | DF | Frank Lebœuf | 22 January 1968 (aged 30) | 13 | Chelsea |
| 19 | MF | Christian Karembeu | 3 December 1970 (aged 27) | 31 | Real Madrid |
| 20 | FW | David Trezeguet | 15 October 1977 (aged 20) | 4 | Monaco |
| 21 | FW | Christophe Dugarry | 24 March 1972 (aged 26) | 23 | Marseille |
| 22 | GK | Lionel Charbonnier | 25 October 1966 (aged 31) | 1 | Auxerre |
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Brazil vs France (Final)
The 1998 final was held on 12 July at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. France defeated holders Brazil 3–0, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the heaviest defeat on Brazil since 1930.[11]
The pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick-off.[12] He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez struggled to hold onto. France however took the lead in the 27th minute after Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos conceded a corner which Zidane scored with a header from the right.[13] Three minutes before half-time, Zidane scored his second goal of the match, similarly another header from a corner, this time from the left side. The tournament hosts went down to ten men in the 68th minute as Marcel Desailly was sent off for a second bookable offence. Brazil reacted to this by making an attacking substitution and although they applied pressure France sealed the win with a third goal: substitute Patrick Vieira set up his club teammate Petit in a counterattack to shoot low past goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel.[14]
French president Jacques Chirac was in attendance to congratulate and commiserate the winners and runners-up respectively after the match.[15] Several days after the victory, winning manager Aimé Jacquet announced his resignation from the French team with immediate effect.[16][17][18]
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France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Head coach: Didier Deschamps
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Hugo Lloris (captain) | 26 December 1986 (aged 31) | 98 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 28 March 1996 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 3 | DF | Presnel Kimpembe | 13 August 1995 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 4 | DF | Raphaël Varane | 25 April 1993 (aged 25) | 42 | 2 | Real Madrid |
| 5 | DF | Samuel Umtiti | 14 November 1993 (aged 24) | 19 | 2 | Barcelona |
| 6 | MF | Paul Pogba | 15 March 1993 (aged 25) | 54 | 9 | Manchester United |
| 7 | FW | Antoine Griezmann | 21 March 1991 (aged 27) | 54 | 20 | Atlético Madrid |
| 8 | FW | Thomas Lemar | 12 November 1995 (aged 22) | 12 | 3 | Monaco |
| 9 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 30 September 1986 (aged 31) | 74 | 31 | Chelsea |
| 10 | FW | Kylian Mbappé | 20 December 1998 (aged 19) | 15 | 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 11 | FW | Ousmane Dembélé | 15 May 1997 (aged 21) | 12 | 2 | Barcelona |
| 12 | MF | Corentin Tolisso | 3 August 1994 (aged 23) | 9 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
| 13 | MF | N'Golo Kanté | 29 March 1991 (aged 27) | 24 | 1 | Chelsea |
| 14 | MF | Blaise Matuidi | 9 April 1987 (aged 31) | 67 | 9 | Juventus |
| 15 | MF | Steven Nzonzi | 15 December 1988 (aged 29) | 4 | 0 | Sevilla |
| 16 | GK | Steve Mandanda | 28 March 1985 (aged 33) | 27 | 0 | Marseille |
| 17 | DF | Adil Rami | 27 December 1985 (aged 32) | 35 | 1 | Marseille |
| 18 | FW | Nabil Fekir | 18 July 1993 (aged 24) | 12 | 2 | Lyon |
| 19 | DF | Djibril Sidibé | 29 July 1992 (aged 25) | 17 | 1 | Monaco |
| 20 | FW | Florian Thauvin | 26 January 1993 (aged 25) | 4 | 0 | Marseille |
| 21 | DF | Lucas Hernandez | 14 February 1996 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
| 22 | DF | Benjamin Mendy | 17 July 1994 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 23 | GK | Alphonse Areola | 27 February 1993 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
France vs Australia (Group C)
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France vs Argentina (round of 16)
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France vs Belgium (Semi-final)
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France vs Croatia (Final)
Croatia kicked off the final at 18:00 local time (15:00 UTC), with the ground temperature reported at 27 °C (81 °F). The match was played through a minor thunderstorm, which produced several visible lightning strikes.[37] An audience of 78,011 spectators at the Luzhniki Stadium watched the match, including ten heads of state, among them Russian president Vladimir Putin, French president Emmanuel Macron, and Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.[38] The starting line-ups for both teams were identical to those fielded in the semi-finals.[39]
Croatia had the majority of possession and chances early in the first half, with the ball staying mostly in France's half.[40][41] An attack by French midfielder Antoine Griezmann was stopped by a challenge from Marcelo Brozović, which was called as a foul despite claims that Griezmann dived.[42][43][44] Griezmann took the ensuing 30-yard (27 m) free kick, which was diverted by the head of Mario Mandžukić into the left corner of his own net to give France the lead in the 18th minute.[45] It was the first own goal to be scored in a World Cup final and the 12th of the tournament, the most of any World Cup.[46]
Ten minutes later, Croatia equalised with a left-footed strike by Ivan Perišić to the right corner of the net, assisted by Domagoj Vida after a free kick by Luka Modrić on the right. In the 34th minute, a penalty was awarded against Croatia after Perišić's handball in the box from a corner on the right was reviewed by the video assistant referee.[45] Griezmann scored the penalty in the 38th minute with a low finish to the left, giving France a 2–1 lead at half-time; the first half's three goals were the most of any World Cup final since 1974.[47] France led at half-time despite having only one shot on goal and with only 34% of possession.[46]
A Croatian counter-attack was stopped early in the second half after several pitch invaders were chased onto the field by security officers; Russian feminist rock band and protest group Pussy Riot claimed responsibility for the interruption.[48] In the 59th minute, France extended their lead to 3–1 with a left-foot strike to the left of the net from the edge of the penalty area by Paul Pogba after his initial shot had been blocked. Six minutes later, Kylian Mbappé scored France's fourth goal, with a low right-foot shot from outside the box to the left of the net; Mbappé became the first teenager to score in a World Cup final since Pelé in 1958.[41] Croatia scored their second goal in the 69th minute from a back-pass that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris failed to dribble away from Mandžukić, who poked the loose ball into the unguarded net with his right leg. Despite a late push by Croatia, the match finished as a 4–2 victory for France and the highest-scoring World Cup final since 1966.[40] This was the highest-scoring 90-minute World Cup final since 1958.[47]
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France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| France | 2–1 | Denmark |
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Round of 16
| France | 3–1 | Poland |
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| England | 1–2 | France |
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| France | 2–0 | Morocco |
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Final
France at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Senegal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iraq |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Knockout stage
- Round of 32
- Round of 16
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
| France | Match 101 | Winner Match 98 |
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Player records
Most appearances
French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris holds the FIFA World Cup record for most matches played by a goalkeeper, with twenty appearances.
French keeper Fabien Barthez also shares the World Cup record for most clean sheets, with ten in total. The only other player to have reached that number is England's Peter Shilton.
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
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| 1 | Hugo Lloris | 20 | 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 |
| Kylian Mbappé | 20 | 2018, 2022 and 2026 | |
| 3 | Antoine Griezmann | 19 | 2014, 2018 and 2022 |
| 4 | Olivier Giroud | 18 | 2014, 2018 and 2022 |
| Raphaël Varane | 18 | 2014, 2018 and 2022 | |
| 6 | Fabien Barthez | 17 | 1998, 2002 and 2006 |
| Thierry Henry | 17 | 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 | |
| Ousmane Dembélé | 17 | 2018, 2022 and 2026 | |
| 9 | Lilian Thuram | 16 | 1998, 2002 and 2006 |
| 10 | Maxime Bossis | 15 | 1978, 1982 and 1986 |
Top goalscorers
Just Fontaine scored all his 13 World Cup goals in 1958, where France reached third place. This makes him record holder for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup. At the time, it also made him the most successful World Cup scorer of all time until the record was broken by West Germany's Gerd Müller in the World Cup final of 1974.
| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
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| 1 | Kylian Mbappé | 20 | 2018 (4), 2022 (8) and 2026 (8) |
| 2 | Just Fontaine | 13 | 1958 |
| 3 | Thierry Henry | 6 | 1998 (3) and 2006 (3) |
| 4 | Michel Platini | 5 | 1978 (1), 1982 (2) and 1986 (2) |
| Zinedine Zidane | 5 | 1998 (2) and 2006 (3) | |
| Olivier Giroud | 5 | 2014 (1) and 2022 (4) | |
| Ousmane Dembélé | 5 | 2026 | |
| 8 | Raymond Kopa | 4 | 1958 |
| Dominique Rocheteau | 4 | 1978 (1), 1982 (2) and 1986 (1) | |
| Antoine Griezmann | 4 | 2018 | |