France_at_the_UEFA_European_Championship

France at the UEFA European Championship

Overview of France at the UEFA European Championship

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 three titles each. France hosted the inaugural competition in 1960 and have appeared in ten tournaments (with an upcoming eleventh appearance in 2024), 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 1992 and 2008.^[1]

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[table_hth_GER0.02519568988364-22] Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.

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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	3rd	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	Qualified									8	7	1	0	29	3	2024
2028	To be determined									To be determined						2028
2032	To be determined									To be determined						2032
Total	2 Titles	11/17	43	21	12	10	69	50	—	120	74	28	18	260	94	—

Year	Manager	Captain	Final goalscorer(s)
1984	Michel Hidalgo	Michel Platini	Michel Platini, Bruno Bellone
2000	Roger Lemerre	Didier Deschamps	Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue	France scorer(s)
1960	Semi-finals	Yugoslavia	4–5	L	Paris	Vincent, Heutte (2), Wisnieski
1960	Third place match	Czechoslovakia	0–2	L	Marseille	—
1984	Group stage	Denmark	1–0	W	Paris	Platini
		Belgium	5–0	W	Nantes	Platini (3), Giresse, Fernández
		Yugoslavia	3–2	W	Saint-Étienne	Platini (3)
	Semi-finals	Portugal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	W	Marseille	Domergue (2), Platini
	Final	Spain	2–0	W	Paris	Platini, Bellone
1992	Group stage	Sweden	1–1	D	Solna	Papin
		England	0–0	D	Malmö	—
		Denmark	1–2	L	Malmö	Papin
1996	Group stage	Romania	1–0	W	Newcastle	Dugarry
		Spain	1–1	D	Leeds	Djorkaeff
		Bulgaria	3–1	W	Newcastle	Blanc, Penev (o.g.), Loko
	Quarter-finals	Netherlands	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	D	Liverpool	—
	Semi-finals	Czech Republic	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	D	Manchester	—
2000	Group stage	Denmark	3–0	W	Bruges	Blanc, Henry, Wiltord
		Czech Republic	2–1	W	Bruges	Henry, Djorkaeff
		Netherlands	2–3	L	Amsterdam	Dugarry, Trezeguet
	Quarter-finals	Spain	2–1	W	Bruges	Zidane, Djorkaeff
	Semi-finals	Portugal	2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)	W	Brussels	Henry, Zidane
	Final	Italy	2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)	W	Rotterdam	Wiltord, Trezeguet
2004	Group stage	England	2–1	W	Lisbon	Zidane (2)
		Croatia	2–2	D	Leiria	Tudor (o.g.), Trezeguet
		Switzerland	3–1	W	Coimbra	Zidane, Henry (2)
	Quarter-finals	Greece	0–1	L	Lisbon	—
2008	Group stage	Romania	0–0	D	Zürich	—
		Netherlands	1–4	L	Bern	Henry
		Italy	0–2	L	Zürich	—
2012	Group stage	England	1–1	D	Donetsk	Nasri
		Ukraine	2–0	W	Donetsk	Ménez, Cabaye
		Sweden	0–2	L	Kyiv	—
	Quarter-finals	Spain	0–2	L	Donetsk	—
2016	Group stage	Romania	2–1	W	Saint-Denis	Giroud, Payet
		Albania	2–0	W	Marseille	Griezmann, Payet
		Switzerland	0–0	D	Lille	—
	Round of 16	Republic of Ireland	2–1	W	Lyon	Griezmann (2)
	Quarter-finals	Iceland	5–2	W	Saint-Denis	Giroud (2), Pogba, Payet, Griezmann
	Semi-finals	Germany	2–0	W	Marseille	Griezmann (2)
	Final	Portugal	0–1 (a.e.t.)	L	Saint-Denis	—
2020	Group stage	Germany	1–0	W	Munich	Hummels (o.g.)
		Hungary	1–1	D	Budapest	Griezmann
		Portugal	2–2	D	Budapest	Benzema (2)
	Round of 16	Switzerland	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	D	Bucharest	Benzema (2), Pogba
2024	Group stage	Austria	–		Düsseldorf
		Netherlands	–		Budapest
		Poland	–		Dortmund

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	3	0	9	2	+7	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Denmark	3	2	1	8	3	+5	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Belgium	3	1	2	4	8	−4	2
4	Yugoslavia	3	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	France	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	England	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

France_at_the_UEFA_European_Championship

France at the UEFA European Championship

Overall record

Winning campaigns

List of matches

1960 European Nations' Cup

Final tournament

Euro 1984

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 1992

Group stage

Euro 1996

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 2000

Group stage

Knockout stage

Euro 2004

Group stage

Knockout phase

Euro 2008

Group stage

Euro 2012

Group stage

Knockout phase

Euro 2016

Group stage

Knockout phase

Euro 2020

Group stage

Knockout phase

Euro 2024

Group stage

Goalscorers

See also

Notes

References

External links

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France	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
Penalties
Zidane Djorkaeff Lizarazu Guérin Blanc	5–4	De Kock De Boer Kluivert Seedorf Blind

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	7	2	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	France	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
4	Denmark	3	0	3	0	8	−8	0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Advance to knockout phase
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4	Advance to knockout phase
3	Romania	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
4	France	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to knockout phase
2	Germany (H)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Portugal	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Hungary (H)	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2

France	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Switzerland
Benzema 57', 59' Pogba 75'	Report	Seferovic 15', 81' Gavranović 90'
Penalties
Pogba Giroud Thuram Kimpembe Mbappé	4–5	Gavranović Schär Akanji Vargas Mehmedi

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
Patrice Loko	1				1
Jérémy Ménez	1								1
Samir Nasri	1								1
Jean Vincent	1	1
Maryan Wisnieski	1	1
Own goals	3				1		1				1
Total	69	4	14	2	5	13	7	1	3	13	7	0