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France men's national field hockey team

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France
France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus
AssociationFrance Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachFred Soyez
Assistant coach(es)Jorge Lombi
Ramón Sala
ManagerAntoine François
CaptainViktor Lockwood
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 10 Decrease 1 (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances10 (first in 1908)
Best result4th (1920, 1936)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1971)
Best result7th (1971, 1990)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1970)
Best result4th (1970)

The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions.[2]

Tournament history

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908 United Kingdom London, Great Britain 6th 2 0 0 2 1 11 Squad
1920 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 4th 3 0 0 3 3 17 Squad
1928 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th 3 1 0 2 2 8 Squad
1932 United States Los Angeles, United States did not participate
1936 Nazi Germany Berlin, Germany 4th 5 1 1 3 7 19 Squad
1948 United Kingdom London, Great Britain 8th 4 0 1 3 4 9 Squad
1952 Finland Helsinki, Finland 11th 3 1 0 2 6 8 Squad
1956 Australia Melbourne, Australia did not participate
1960 Italy Rome, Italy 10th 5 2 1 2 3 7 Squad
1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan did not participate
1968 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 10th 8 2 1 5 2 8 Squad
1972 West Germany Munich, West Germany 12th 8 2 1 5 10 17 Squad
1976 to 1988 did not participate
1992 to 2020 did not qualify
2024 France Paris, France 11th 5 0 1 4 8 22 Squad
2028 United States Los Angeles, United States To be determined
Total 10/25 46 9 6 31 46 126

World Cup

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World Cup record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1971 Spain Barcelona, Spain 7th 6 3 0 3 4 7
1973 to 1986 did not qualify.
1990 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 7th 7 3 1 3 9 13
1994 to 2014 did not qualify.
2018 India Bhubaneswar, India 8th 5 2 1 2 8 9 Squad
2023 India Odisha, India 13th 6 2 2 2 14 23 Squad
2026 Belgium Wavre, Belgium
Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands
To be determined.
Total 4/15 24 10 4 10 35 52

EuroHockey Championship

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EuroHockey Championship II

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World League

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FIH Pro League

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FIH Hockey Nations Cup

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Champions Trophy

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Champions Challenge I

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Champions Challenge II

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. France announced their squad on 8 July 2024.[3]

Head coach: Fred Soyez[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Arthur Thieffry (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 34) 117 France Lille
2 DF Gaspard Xavier (2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (aged 22) 38 Belgium Racing Club de Bruxelles
3 DF Mattéo Desgouillons (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 24) 13 France CA Montrouge
7 MF Lucas Montecot (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 22) 12 France CA Montrouge
8 MF Simon Martin-Brisac (1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 31) 148 France Racing Club de France
9 FW Blaise Rogeau (1994-11-26)26 November 1994 (aged 29) 108 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
10 DF Viktor Lockwood (Captain) (1992-03-29)29 March 1992 (aged 32) 162 France Lille
11 FW Noé Jouin (2002-08-02)2 August 2002 (aged 21) 19 France Saint Germain
12 DF Amaury Bellenger (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 25) 70 Belgium Uccle Sport
14 MF Gaspard Baumgarten (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 31) 174 Belgium Léopold
16 MF François Goyet (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 29) 153 Belgium Gantoise
17 DF Christophe Peters-Deutz (1995-11-17)17 November 1995 (aged 28) 106 France Racing Club de France
18 MF Eliot Curty (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 25) 65 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
21 FW Etienne Tynevez (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 25) 115 Belgium Gantoise
22 DF Victor Charlet (1993-11-19)19 November 1993 (aged 30) 158 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
24 MF Charles Masson (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 32) 143 Belgium Gantoise
28 FW Timothée Clément (2000-04-08)8 April 2000 (aged 24) 65 Belgium Gantoise
30 DF Brieuc Delemazure (2002-04-02)2 April 2002 (aged 22) 28 France Lille

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Hockey JO 2024 – La sélection des Bleus". dicodusport.fr (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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