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Hugo Lloris is the most-capped male France international having appeared in 145 matches and captained France to victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Olivier Giroud (137 caps, 57 goals) is the national team's all-time leading goalscorer. Michel Platini (72 caps, 41 goals) captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.
The France national football team (French: Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football. It is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF; Fédération française de football), the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions.
On 11 August 2023, Lukeba moved to the Bundesliga club RB Leipzig for a total reported fee of €34 million, signing a five-year contract. [7] [8] Lukeba repeatedly emphasised his excitement and eagerness to join RB Leipzig, saying "I was extremely keen on joining RB Leipzig and moving to the Bundesliga, so I’m really happy that the move is now complete.
France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and was one of eight national teams to have won the competition, which they did in 1998 when they hosted the cup. They defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final. France has won two World Cups, one in 1998, another in 2018.
France and Belgium have since contested 75 official matches against each other, the most all-time between each team. Aside from Belgium, France have contested matches against almost 90 other national teams. Of the 90 teams, France have not lost to 40 of them having earned a perfect winning percentage against 26 of the teams.
Longest France career Karim Benzema, 15 years, 86 days, 28 March 2007 — 13 June 2022 Shortest France career Franck Jurietti, 5 seconds, 12 October 2005 v. Cyprus Oldest player Larbi Ben Barek, 40 years and 150 days, 6 October 1954 v. West Germany Youngest player Julien Verbrugghe, 16 years and 306 days, 1 November 1906 v. England Amateurs
After attracting the attention of a number of major European clubs, including Manchester United, Upamecano joined Red Bull Salzburg in July 2015 for a reported fee of €2.2 million. [12] He was an unused substitute in Red Bull's UEFA Champions League game against Malmö FF on 29 July 2015. [ 13 ]
Mukiele received his first call up to the senior France squad for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021. [21] He made his debut on 7 September 2021 in a match against Finland , a 2–0 home victory.