France in the UEFA Nations League
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The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first season began in September 2018, consisting of four groups in each of the four leagues ranked by UEFA coefficient of each country.
France has been on the highest level of the competition, in League A, since the beginning of this tournament. In their first season, they finished second in Group A1, behind the Netherlands but ahead of Germany. In the following edition, France advanced to the Finals for the first time; after winning Group A3, they went on to beat Belgium in the semi-finals and then Spain in the final, making France the first ever European nation to win the World Cup, the European Championship and the Nations League. France reached the Finals for a second time in 2025, losing to Spain in the semi-finals before defeating hosts Germany to finish in third place.
Overall record
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
- **Group stage and quarter-finals played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage was held on home soil.
List of matches
2018–19 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
- Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
- Head-to-head goal difference: Netherlands +1, France −1.
2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | France |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Portugal |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Croatia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3[a] | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Sweden (R) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3[a] | Relegation to League B | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
- Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Finals
France qualified for its first appearance to the UEFA Nations League Finals in the 2020–21 season, after defeating Portugal on 14 November 2020.[8]
Semi-finals
Final
2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
Denmark  | 2–0 | France |
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Report |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
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| 1 | France |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13[a] | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Italy |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13[a] | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Belgium (O) |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4[b] | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Israel (R) |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4[b] | Relegation to League B | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| France | 2–0 | Belgium |
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Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 2018–19 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappé | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Olivier Giroud | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Antoine Griezmann | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Randal Kolo Muani | 4 | 4 | |||
| Karim Benzema | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Adrien Rabiot | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bradley Barcola | 2 | 2 | |||
| Ousmane Dembélé | 2 | 2 | |||
| Michael Olise | 2 | 2 | |||
| Eduardo Camavinga | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rayan Cherki | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kingsley Coman | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mattéo Guendouzi | 1 | 1 | |||
| Théo Hernandez | 1 | 1 | |||
| N'Golo Kanté | 1 | 1 | |||
| Christopher Nkunku | 1 | 1 | |||
| Benjamin Pavard | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dayot Upamecano | 1 | 1 | |||
| Own goals | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 20 |
Bold players are still active with the national team.
See also
Notes
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[27][28]
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.