France at the UEFA European Championship
International football delegation
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The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.
France is one of the most successful nations at the European Championship, having won two titles in 1984 and 2000, and finishing as runners-up in 2016. The team is just below Spain and Germany, who have won four and three titles, respectively, tied with Italy. France hosted the inaugural competition in 1960 and have appeared in eleven tournaments, tied for fourth-best. The team won their first title on home soil in 1984 and were led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini. In 2000, the team, led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, won its second title in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 2008 alongside a round of 16 exit in 2020 (they also went out in the first round in 1992 but during that time only eight teams qualified for the tournament finals)[1]
Overall record
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Campaign | |
 1960 |
Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1960 | |
 1964 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1964 | |||||||||
 1968 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1968 | ||||||||||
 1972 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1972 | ||||||||||
 1976 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1976 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1980 | ||||||||||
 1984 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 1984 | ||||||
 1988 |
Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1988 | |||||||||
 1992 |
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1992 | |
 1996 |
Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1996 | |
 2000 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2000 | |
 2004 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2004 | |
  2008 |
Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2008 | |
  2012 |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2012 | |
| 2016 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 2016 | ||||||
 2020 |
Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2020 | |
| 2024 |
Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2024 | |
  2028 |
To be determined | To be determined | 2028 | ||||||||||||||
 2032 |
2032 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 11/17 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 53 | — | 120 | 74 | 28 | 18 | 260 | 94 | — | |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.
Winning campaigns
| Year | Manager | Captain | Final goalscorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Michel Hidalgo | Michel Platini | Michel Platini, Bruno Bellone |
| 2000 | Roger Lemerre | Didier Deschamps | Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet |
List of matches
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
 Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Serbia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
 Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 73 | 53 |
1960 European Nations' Cup
Final tournament
- Semi-finals
- Third place play-off
Euro 1984
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| France | 3–2 | Yugoslavia |
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Report |
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Knockout stage
- Semi-finals
- Final
Euro 1992
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | France |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | England |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Euro 1996
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Romania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
Euro 2000
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| France | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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| Report |
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Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
- Final
Euro 2004
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
| France | 0–1 | Greece |
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| Report |
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Euro 2008
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Romania |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 4–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Euro 2012
Group stage
- Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
Euro 2016
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Albania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Romania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
- Round of 16
- Quarter-finals
| France | 5–2 | Iceland |
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| Report |
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- Semi-finals
- Final
Euro 2020
Group stage
- Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
Knockout stage
- Round of 16
Euro 2024
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  France |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Poland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Knockout stage
- Round of 16
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1960 | 1984 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Platini | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Antoine Griezmann | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Thierry Henry | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Zinedine Zidane | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Karim Benzema | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Youri Djorkaeff | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Olivier Giroud | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| David Trezeguet | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Dimitri Payet | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Laurent Blanc | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Papin | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Paul Pogba | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jean-François Domergue | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Christophe Dugarry | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| François Heutte | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Sylvain Wiltord | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bruno Bellone | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Yohan Cabaye | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Luis Fernandez | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Alain Giresse | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Randal Kolo Muani | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Patrice Loko | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kylian Mbappé | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Jérémy Ménez | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Samir Nasri | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Jean Vincent | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Maryan Wisnieski | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Own goals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 73 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
See also
Notes
- Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).