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France national futsal team

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France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus ("The Blues")
L'Equipe tricolore ("The Tri-color Team")
AssociationFédération Française
de Football
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRaphaël Reynaud
CaptainAbdessamad Mohammed
FIFA codeFRA
FIFA ranking10 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belgium 1–3 France 
(Mouscron, Belgium; March 17, 1997)
Biggest win
 France 12–0 San Marino 
(Nice, France; January 23, 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 12–0 France 
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; February 20, 2000)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultFourth place (2024)
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2018)
Best resultGroup Stage (2018)
AMF World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 1991)
Best resultFirst round (1991) (FIFUSA)

The France national futsal team represents the French Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in France, in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.[2]

Competition history

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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008 Did not enter
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2021
Uzbekistan 2024 4th place 7 4 0 3 26 20
Total 1/10 7 4 0 3 26 20

UEFA Futsal Championship

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UEFA Futsal Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Spain 1996 Did not enter
Spain 1999 Did not qualify
Russia 2001
Italy 2003
Czech Republic 2005
Portugal 2007
Hungary 2010
Croatia 2012
Belgium 2014
Serbia 2016
Slovenia 2018 Group Stage 10th 2 0 1 1 7 9
Netherlands 2022 Did not qualify
LatviaLithuania 2026 To be determined
Total 1/13 2 0 1 1 7 9

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Norway and Serbia on 2 and 7 March 2023, respectively.[3][4]
Head coach: Raphaël Reynaud

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Joévin Durot (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38) Belgium FT Antwerpen
12 1GK Louis Marquet (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31) France Étoile Lavalloise
16 1GK Francis Lokoka (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31) France Nantes Métropole

2 2DF Sid Belhaj (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32) France Sporting Paris
6 2DF Kévin Ramirez (captain) (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) France Mouvaux Lille
20 2DF Souheil Mouhoudine (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) France Étoile Lavalloise
22 2DF Amin Benslama (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) Spain Ribera Navarra

3 4FW Mamadou Touré (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) Spain Barça Atlètic
5 4FW Youness Ahssen (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30) France UJS Toulouse
7 4FW Ronny Zakehi (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35) France Mouvaux Lille
8 4FW Ayoub Saadaoui (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) France Sporting Paris
9 4FW Nelson Lutin (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26) Italy Meta Catania
10 4FW Abdessamad Mohammed (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 33) France Étoile Lavalloise
14 4FW Ouassini Guirio (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 23) France Nantes Métropole
17 4FW Steve Bendali (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 30) France Nantes Métropole
21 4FW Boulaye Ba (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 31) France Sporting Paris

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Thibaut Garros (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) France UJS Toulouse v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
GK Maarouf Kerroumi (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30) France Toulon Élite v.  Brazil, 6 April 2022

DF Mamadou Touré (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) France Paris ACASA v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
DF Mickaël de Sá Andrade (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29) France UJS Toulouse v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022

FW Nicolás Menendez (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 28) France Béthune Futsal v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW Youba Soumaré (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) France Sporting Paris v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW Landry N'Gala (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31) France Sporting Paris v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW Nama Traoré (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) France Marcouville City v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW Arthur Tchapthet (1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 29) France Kremlin-Bicêtre v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

Fixtures

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Results and schedule

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The box below, shows the results of all matches played in the recent past, and the scheduled matches in the near future.

Round123456789
GroundAAHHAAAHH
ResultWWDWDLLLW
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2016. Source: FFF (in French)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

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  1. ^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
  2. ^ "Football and sports champions will shortly dominate futsal". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ "LES BLEUS AU CHÂTEAU" (in French). FFF. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "France Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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