Fraunce naitional fitbaw team

The Fraunce naitional fitbaw team (French: Équipe de France) represents Fraunce in internaitional fitbaw. It is fieldit bi the French Fitbaa Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football), the govrenin body o fitbaw in Fraunce, an competes as a member o UEFA, which encompasses the kintras o Europe. The naitional team's tradeetional colours are blue, white an reid, the colors o the naitional banner o Fraunce, kent as the drapeau tricolore, an the coq gaulois is the seembol o the team. Fraunce is colloquially kent as Les Bleus (The Blues), which is the name associatit wi aw o the kintra's sportin naitional teams, due tae the blue shirts each team incorporates.

Fraunce

Nickname(s)	Les Bleus (The Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors)
Association	Fédération Française de Football (FFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Heid coach	Didier Deschamps
Caiptain	Raphael Varane
Maist kaips	Lilian Thuram (142)
Tap scorer	Thierry Henry (51)
Hame stadium	Stade de France
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours
FIFA rankin
Current	2 (20 Julie 2023)
Heichest	1 (Mey 2001 – Mey 2002, August – September 2018)
Lawest	27 (September 2010)
Elo rankin
Current	2 3 (17 Julie 2023)
Heichest	1 (maist recently 16 August 2018)
Lawest	44 (Mey 1928 Februar 1930)
First international
Belgium 3–3 Fraunce (Brussels, Belgium; 1 Mey 1904)
Biggest win
Fraunce 10–0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, Fraunce; 6 September 1995)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 17–1 Fraunce (Lunnon, Ingland; 22 October 1908)
Warld Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1930)
Best result	Winners, 1998 and 2018
European Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1960)
Best result	Winners, 1984 an 2000
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2001)
Best result	Winners, 2001 an 2003
Medal record Men's Fitbaa 1984 Los Angeles Team

Players

Current squad

The follaeing 23 players wur cawed up tae the squad for the 2014 FIFA Warld Cup.

Caps and goals as of 8 June 2014, after friendly match against Jamaica.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date o birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hugo Lloris (captain)	(1986-12-26) 26 December 1986	57	0	Tottenham Hotspur
16	1GK	Stéphane Ruffier	(1986-09-27) 27 September 1986	2	0	Saint Étienne
23	1GK	Mickaël Landreau	(1979-05-14) 14 Mey 1979	11	0	Bastia
2	2DF	Mathieu Debuchy	(1985-07-28) 28 Julie 1985	21	2	Newcastle United
3	2DF	Patrice Evra	(1981-05-15) 15 Mey 1981	58	0	Manchester United
4	2DF	Raphaël Varane	(1993-04-25) 25 Aprile 1993	6	0	Real Madrid
5	2DF	Mamadou Sakho	(1990-02-13) 13 Februar 1990	19	2	Liverpool
13	2DF	Eliaquim Mangala	(1991-02-13) 13 Februar 1991	3	0	Porto
15	2DF	Bacary Sagna	(1983-02-14) 14 Februar 1983	41	0	Manchester City
17	2DF	Lucas Digne	(1993-07-20) 20 Julie 1993	2	0	Paris Saint-Germain
21	2DF	Laurent Koscielny	(1985-09-10) 10 September 1985	17	0	Arsenal
6	3MF	Yohan Cabaye	(1986-01-14) 14 Januar 1986	30	3	Paris Saint-Germain
7	3MF	Rémy Cabella	(1990-03-08) 8 Mairch 1990	1	0	Montpellier
8	3MF	Mathieu Valbuena	(1984-09-28) 28 September 1984	34	5	Marseille
11	3MF	Antoine Griezmann	(1991-03-21) 21 Mairch 1991	4	3	Real Sociedad
12	3MF	Rio Mavuba	(1984-03-08) 8 Mairch 1984	12	0	Lille
14	3MF	Blaise Matuidi	(1987-04-09) 9 Aprile 1987	23	3	Paris Saint-Germain
18	3MF	Moussa Sissoko	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989	17	0	Newcastle United
19	3MF	Paul Pogba	(1993-03-15) 15 Mairch 1993	11	2	Juventus
22	3MF	Morgan Schneiderlin	(1989-11-08) 8 November 1989	1	0	Southampton
9	4FW	Olivier Giroud	(1986-09-30) 30 September 1986	30	8	Arsenal
10	4FW	Karim Benzema	(1987-12-19) 19 December 1987	66	21	Real Madrid
20	4FW	Loïc Rémy	(1987-01-02) 2 Januar 1987	23	5	QPR

Recent caw-ups

The follaein players hae been cawed up for Fraunce squad within the past 12 month.

Pos.	Player	Date o birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest caw-up
GK	Steve Mandanda	(1985-03-28) 28 Mairch 1985	16	0	Marseille	2014 FIFA Warld Cup INJ
DF	Benoît Trémoulinas	(1985-12-28) 28 December 1985	2	0	Saint-Étienne	2014 FIFA Warld Cup (staundbi)
DF	Loïc Perrin	(1985-08-07) 7 August 1985	0	0	Saint-Étienne	2014 FIFA Warld Cup (staundbi)
DF	Éric Abidal	(1979-09-11) 11 September 1979	67	0	Monaco	v. Ukraine, 19 November 2013
DF	Gaël Clichy	(1985-07-26) 26 Julie 1985	20	0	Manchester City	v. Ukraine, 19 November 2013
DF	Rod Fanni	(1981-12-06) 6 December 1981	5	0	Marseille	v. Finland, 15 October 2013
DF	Kurt Zouma	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994	0	0	Saint-Étienne	v. Finland, 15 October 2013
DF	Adil Rami	(1985-12-27) 27 December 1985	26	1	Milan	v. Belaroushie, 10 September 2013
MF	Franck Ribéry	(1983-04-07) 7 Aprile 1983	81	16	Bayern Munich	2014 FIFA Warld Cup INJ
MF	Clément Grenier	(1991-01-07) 7 Januar 1991	5	0	Lyon	2014 FIFA Warld Cup INJ
MF	Maxime Gonalons	(1989-03-10) 10 Mairch 1989	6	0	Lyon	2014 FIFA Warld Cup (standby)
MF	Dimitri Payet	(1987-03-29) 29 Mairch 1987	7	0	Marseille	v. Netherlands, 5 Mairch 2014
MF	Josuha Guilavogui	(1990-09-19) 19 September 1990	5	0	Atlético Madrid	v. Netherlands, 5 Mairch 2014
MF	Samir Nasri	(1987-06-26) 26 Juin 1987	41	5	Manchester City	v. Ukraine, 19 November 2013
MF	Étienne Capoue	(1988-07-11) 11 Julie 1988	7	1	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Belaroushie, 10 September 2013
MF	Geoffrey Kondogbia	(1993-02-15) 15 Februar 1993	1	0	Monaco	v. Belaroushie, 10 September 2013
FW	Alexandre Lacazette	(1991-05-28) 28 Mey 1991	2	0	Lyon	2014 FIFA Warld Cup (staundbi)
FW	André-Pierre Gignac	(1985-12-05) 5 December 1985	17	4	Marseille	v. Belaroushie, 10 September 2013

Notes

^INJ Player widrew frae the squad due tae an injury