France in the UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first season began in September 2018, consisting of four groups in each of the four leagues ranked by UEFA coefficient of each country. France has been on the highest level of the competition, in League A, since the beginning of this tournament. In their first season, they finished second in Group A1, behind the Netherlands but ahead of Germany. In the following edition, France advanced to the Finals for the first and so far only time: after winning Group A3, they went on to beat Belgium in the semi-finals and then Spain in the final, making France the first ever European nation to win the World Cup, the European Championship and the Nations League.
Overall record
| UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season** | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
| Portugal 2018–19 | A | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Same position | 6th |
| Italy 2020–21 | A | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | Same position | 1st |
| Netherlands 2022–23 | A | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Same position | 12th |
| File:Flag of none.svg 2024–25 | A | 2 | In progress | |||||||
| Total | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 1 Title | |||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
- **Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage was held on home soil.
List of matches
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2018–19 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] | Netherlands | France | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |
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- ↑ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Head-to-head goal difference: Netherlands +1, France −1.
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2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | France | Portugal | Croatia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (R) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to League B | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
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Finals
France qualified for its first appearance to the UEFA Nations League Finals in the 2020–21 season, after defeating Portugal on 14 November 2020.[1] Semi-finals {{#lst:2021 UEFA Nations League Finals|Semi-final 2}} Final
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2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | Croatia | Denmark | France | Austria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Relegation to League B | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
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2024–25 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | France | Italy | Belgium | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | Relegation to League B | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
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Quarter-finals
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Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 2018–19 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappé | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Olivier Giroud | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Antoine Griezmann | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Karim Benzema | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Randal Kolo Muani | 3 | 3 | |||
| Adrien Rabiot | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bradley Barcola | 2 | 2 | |||
| Eduardo Camavinga | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kingsley Coman | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ousmane Dembélé | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mattéo Guendouzi | 1 | 1 | |||
| Théo Hernandez | 1 | 1 | |||
| N'Golo Kanté | 1 | 1 | |||
| Christopher Nkunku | 1 | 1 | |||
| Benjamin Pavard | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dayot Upamecano | 1 | 1 | |||
| Own goals | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
Bold players are still active with the national team.
See also
- France at the FIFA Confederations Cup
- France at the FIFA World Cup
- France at the UEFA European Championship
Notes
- ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[2][3]
- ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ↑ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[4]
References
- ↑ "Portugal 0–1 France-". UEFA.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ↑ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.