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France at the UEFA European Championship

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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 1992 and 2008.[1]

Overall record

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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
France 1960 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 4 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 17 6 1960
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 11 10 1964
Italy 1968 8 4 2 2 16 12 1968
Belgium 1972 6 3 1 2 10 8 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 1 3 2 7 6 1976
Italy 1980 6 4 1 1 13 7 1980
France 1984 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 4 Squad Qualified as hosts 1984
West Germany 1988 Did not qualify 8 1 4 3 4 7 1988
Sweden 1992 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 8 8 0 0 20 6 1992
England 1996 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 3 0 5 2 Squad 10 5 5 0 22 2 1996
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 7 Squad 10 6 3 1 17 10 2000
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5 Squad 8 8 0 0 29 2 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad 12 8 2 2 25 5 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5 Squad 10 6 3 1 15 4 2012
France 2016 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts 2016
Europe 2020 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 7 6 Squad 10 8 1 1 25 6 2020
Germany 2024 Semi-finals 3rd 6 2 3 1 4 3 Squad 8 7 1 0 29 3 2024
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined 2028
Italy Turkey 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

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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

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Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue France scorer(s)
France 1960 Semi-finals  Yugoslavia 4–5 L Paris Vincent, Heutte (2), Wisnieski
Third place match  Czechoslovakia 0–2 L Marseille
France 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
Sweden 1992 Group stage  Sweden 1–1 D Solna Papin
 England 0–0 D Malmö
 Denmark 1–2 L Malmö Papin
England 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
Belgium Netherlands 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
Portugal 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
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage  Romania 0–0 D Zürich
 Netherlands 1–4 L Bern Henry
 Italy 0–2 L Zürich
Poland Ukraine 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
France 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
Europe 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
Germany 2024 Group stage  Austria 1–0 W Düsseldorf Wöber (o.g.)
 Netherlands 0–0 D Leipzig
 Poland 1–1 D Dortmund Mbappé
Round of 16  Belgium 1–0 W Düsseldorf Vertonghen (o.g.)
Quarter-finals  Portugal 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) D Hamburg
Semi-finals  Spain 1–2 L Munich Kolo Muani

Head-to-head record

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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

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Final tournament

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Semi-finals
France 4–5 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 26,370
Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia 2–0 France
Report
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Euro 1984

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Group stage

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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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 1–0 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 47,570

France 5–0 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 51,359

France 3–2 Yugoslavia
Report

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals
France 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Attendance: 54,848
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)
Final
France 2–0 Spain
Report

Euro 1992

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Group stage

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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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 1–1 France
Report [3]
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)

France 0–0 England
Report [4]
Attendance: 26,535

France 1–2 Denmark
Report [5]
Attendance: 25,763

Euro 1996

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Group stage

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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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 26,323

France 1–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

France 3–1 Bulgaria
Report

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Euro 2000

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Group stage

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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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 3–0 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 28,100

Czech Republic 1–2 France
Report
Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

France 2–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Spain 1–2 France
Report
Attendance: 26,614
Semi-finals
France 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) Portugal
Report
Final
France 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) Italy
Report
Attendance: 48,100[8]
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2004

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Group stage

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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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 2–1 England
Report
Attendance: 62,487
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Croatia 2–2 France
Report

Switzerland 1–3 France
Report

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
France 0–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

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Group stage

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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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 30,585[9]

Netherlands 4–1 France
Report
Attendance: 30,777[10]

France 0–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,585[11]

Euro 2012

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Ukraine (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3[a]
4  Sweden 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3[a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
France 1–1 England
Report
Attendance: 47,400[12]

Ukraine 0–2 France
Report

Sweden 2–0 France
Report
Attendance: 63,010[14]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Spain 2–0 France
Report
Attendance: 47,000[15]

Euro 2016

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Group stage

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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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 2–1 Romania
Report

France 2–0 Albania
Report

Switzerland 0–0 France
Report

Knockout stage

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Round of 16
France 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Quarter-finals
France 5–2 Iceland
Report
Semi-finals
Germany 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 64,078[21]
Final
Portugal 1–0 (a.e.t.) France
Report

Euro 2020

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany (H) 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4[a]
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4[a]
4  Hungary (H) 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
France 1–0 Germany
Report

Hungary 1–1 France
Report
Attendance: 55,998[24]

Portugal 2–2 France
Report

Knockout stage

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Round of 16

Euro 2024

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Group stage

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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
Source: UEFA
Austria 0–1 France
Report

Netherlands 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 38,531[28]

France 1–1 Poland
Report
Attendance: 59,728[29]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Knockout stage

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Round of 16
France 1–0 Belgium
Report
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Spain 2–1 France
Report
Attendance: 62,042[32]

Goalscorers

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).

References

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