France women's national football team

France

Nickname	Les Bleues (The Blues)
Association	Fédération Française de Football (FFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Laurent Bonadei
Captain	Griedge Mbock Bathy
Most caps	Eugénie Le Sommer (200)
Top scorer	Eugénie Le Sommer (94)
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	7 1 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest	2 (June 2024)
Lowest	11 (December 2024 – March 2025)
First international
France 4–0 Netherlands  (Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971)
Biggest win
France 14–0 Algeria  (Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998)  France 14–0 Bulgaria  (Le Mans, France; 28 November 2013)
Biggest defeat
Germany 7–0 France  (Bad Kreuznach, Germany; 2 September 1992)[2]
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2003)
Best result	Fourth place (2011)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2012)
Best result	Fourth place (2012)
European Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1997)
Best result	Semi-finals (2022)
Nations League Finals
Appearances	2 (first in 2024)
Best result	Runners-up (2024)
Medal record UEFA Women's Nations League 2024 France, Netherlands & Spain Team

The France women's national football team (French: Équipe de France féminine de football, sometimes shortened as Féminin A) represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation (FFF). France competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup.

The France women's national team initially struggled on the international stage failing to qualify for three of the first FIFA Women's World Cups and the six straight UEFA European Championships before reaching the quarter-finals in the 1997 edition of the competition. However, since the beginning of the new millennium, France have become one of the most consistent teams in Europe, having qualified for their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 2003 and reaching the quarter-finals in two of the three European Championships held since 2000. In 2011, France recorded a fourth-place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup; its best finish overall at the competition. In the following year, the team captured the 2012 Cyprus Cup and the fourth place at Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

Laurent Bonadei has been the team manager since August 2024.^[3] The current captain of the national team is defender Griedge Mbock Bathy.^[4]

In 1919, a women's football championship was established in France by the Fédération des Sociétés Féminines Sportives de France (FSFSF). On 29 April 1920, a team led by French women's football pioneer Alice Milliat traveled to England and played its first international match against English team Dick, Kerr's Ladies. The match, held in Preston, attracted more than 25,000 spectators. France won the match 2–0 and ended its tour with two wins, one draw, and one defeat. The following year, a return match in France at the Stade Pershing in Vincennes, a suburb of Paris, took place in front of over 12,000 spectators. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. In May 1921, France returned to England for friendlies. The team won its first match 5–1, then suffered three consecutive defeats. In October 1921, the English team returned to France contesting matches in Paris and Le Havre with both matches ending in stalemates. Despite women's football in England being prohibited by The Football Association in December 1921, France continued to go there on tour for matches. A victory for the French in Plymouth was followed by 0–0 draws in Exeter and Falmouth. By 1932, the female game had been called to an end and the women's league formed in 1919 by the FSFSF was discontinued. The last match by the FSFSF international team was another scoreless draw against Belgium on 3 April 1932.

In 1941, the Vichy regime officially banned women’s football, declaring the sport “unsuitable” and “harmful” for women.^[5] This decision was supported by the medical discourse of the time, which claimed that playing football was contrary to “female nature.” For nearly three decades, French players were denied an official national team and the sport survived only thanks to a few local initiatives and the dedication of passionate pioneers.

It was not until the late 1960s that women’s football re-emerged and was once again recognized by the French Football Federation. At that time, French players, notably those from Reims, actively mobilized to have women’s football acknowledged. A year before the official green light from the federation, Les Bleues took part in an unofficial European Cup, organized outside FIFA, with three other nations: England (a 2–0 loss in front of 15,000 spectators), Denmark, and Italy (a 1–0 loss on November 1, 1969, in front of 5,000 spectators). Italy was crowned champion.

The Federal Council of the French Football Federation officially reinstated women's football in 1970 and France played its first official international match on 17 April 1971 against the Netherlands in Hazebrouck with Jocelyne Ratignier and Marie-Claire Caron-Harant scoring.^[6] That same year, France took part in the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup, held in Mexico. The ladies continued the pirate games, which just made it into the margins of FIFA's records, until FIFA began overseeing the competition in 1991. Since 1982, UEFA has governed the European games.

In 1975, the women's football league was officially reinstated, this time with backing from the French Football Federation, the governing body of football in France. Stade Reims was the best team in the country throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, thus constituted much of the France national team. For the non-official World Cup in 1978 in Taiwan, the team included the entire Reims squad. The team shared the title with Finland, who never actually played the final. Due to receiving minimal support from the French Football Federation, who ultimately looked at women's football as not being highly regarded, France struggled in international competition failing to advance past the first round of qualification in both the 1984 and 1987 UEFA Women's Championship. Francis Coché, who managed the team during these failures, was later replaced by Aimé Mignot. Mignot helped the team finally get past the first round, however, in the quarterfinals, they lost to Italy, which meant they wouldn't appear at the 1989 UEFA Women's Championship. Despite the initial positives, Mignot failed to continue his success with France failing to qualify for both the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and losing in the first round of qualification in three straight UEFA Women's Championships. After almost a decade in charge, Mignot was replaced by former women's international Élisabeth Loisel.^[7]

With Loisel in charge, the FFF, along with then France national football team manager Aimé Jacquet, moved the women's national team to Clairefontaine, which had quickly become a high-level training facility for male football players. As a result of the move, younger women were afforded the same benefits from the facilities offered by Clairefontaine as the men. The success of female training led to the formation of the Centre National de Formation et d'Entraînement de Clairefontaine, which is now referred to as the female section of the Clairefontaine academy. Under the tutelage of Loisel, the first results appeared encouraging. They reached their first-ever Women's World Cup qualifying for the 2003 edition after defeating England over two legs in a play-off game in London and again at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The match in Saint-Étienne attracted more than 23,000 spectators and was broadcast by the popular French broadcasting company Canal Plus. Loisel's squad later qualified for the 2005 European Championship, where they were knocked out in the group stage. She was eventually sacked after failing to qualify for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[8]

Loisel was replaced by former football player and now coach Bruno Bini. Bini had been in charge of several France female international youth sides before accepting the role and was tasked with the job of qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Due to the success of the Clairefontaine project and the surprising emergence of the French women's first division, Division 1 Féminine, Bini inherited a team full of emerging, young, and influential talent, which included the likes of Camille Abily, Sonia Bompastor, Louisa Necib, Élise Bussaglia, Laura Georges, and Corine Franco. Bini was also provided with leadership from captain Sandrine Soubeyrand. Early results under Bini were extremely positive with France finishing first in their Euro qualifying group only conceded two goals. France also performed well in friendly tournaments, such as the Nordic Cup and Cyprus Cup. At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, France were inserted into the group of death, which consisted of themselves, world powerhouse Germany, no. 7 ranked Norway, and an underrated Iceland. France finished the group with 4 points, alongside Norway, with Germany leading the group. As a result of the competition's rules, all three nations qualified for the quarterfinals. In the knockout rounds, France suffered defeat to the Netherlands losing 5–4 on penalties after no goals were scored in regular time and extra time.^[9]

Corinne Diacre was appointed manager of France's women's national team in August 2017.^[10] She has led the France national team to success as champions in the SheBelieves Cup in 2017 and runner-ups in 2018. Her time in charge was marked by considerable controversy with a number of veteran players, ultimately leading the France Football Federation to sack Diacre ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup on 9 March 2023 due to her poor relations with players. "It appears that the dysfunctions observed seem, in this context, irreversible," the federation said in a statement.^[11]

Hervé Renard was appointed on 30 March 2023 to be the new manager of France's women's national team with a contract through the Olympic Games in August 2024.^[12]

Bini's next task was to qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup after the disappointment of four years earlier. In the team's qualifying group, France finished the campaign scoring 50 goals and conceded none over the course of ten matches (all wins). On 16 September 2010, France qualified for the World Cup following the team's 3–2 aggregate victory over Italy.

At the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, France qualified to the knockout stage by finishing in second place in its group after wins over Nigeria and Canada, and a loss to the host team. The team went on to beat England on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals, but lost to the United States in the semi-finals. France finished the competition in fourth place and earned qualification to the Olympic football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; it was the nation's first appearance in the competition. Striker Marie-Laure Delie was the only multiple goal scorer for France in the tournament, while defenders Sonia Bompastor and Laura Georges as well as midfielder Louisa Necib were selected to the All-Star Team.

France has entered one of the most successful eras in the country's women's football history. In the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 held in Sweden, France stood top of the group, beating Spain, England and Russia to earn its ticket to the quarter-finals. However, Bergeroo's side lost to Denmark in a penalty shootout, thus failing to advance to the semi-finals.

In the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Canada, France was listed to Pot 1, and was a favorite to become champions. France was named to Group F, alongside England, Mexico and Colombia. In the opening match against England, a goal from Eugénie Le Sommer gave France a 1–0 victory. However, France was shocked by Colombia in a 2–0 loss, making Colombia only the second Latin American team to win a Women's World Cup match. Therefore, France's third and final group stage match against Mexico was a must-win. France went on to beat Mexico 5–0 to qualify to the knockout round as top of the group.

In the knockout round, France eased past South Korea in a 3–0 win in Montreal to remain at the same location awaiting the quarter-final match against Germany. In the quarter-final match against Germany, despite dominating the majority of the match, France were unable to capitalize on their chances, which ultimately cost them the game. France were finally able to score in the 64th minute through Louisa Nécib, but failed to keep the lead as Célia Šašić scored on an 83rd-minute penalty kick. The score was 1–1 after 120 minutes, resulting in the match to be decided in a penalty shootout, where France's 5th penalty taken by Claire Lavogez was denied by Nadine Angerer, in which France were eliminated from the tournament losing 4–5 on penalty kicks.

France won all matches at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 3. The home matches had sizable crowds, with 7,761 spectators attending the Romania match at the MMArena in Le Mans, 15,028 spectators at the Ukraine match at the Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, 24,835 spectators at the Greece match at Roazhon Park in Rennes, and 7,521 spectators at the Albania at Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris. The team scored a win and two draws at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Group C, and was defeated by England in quarter-finals.

In March 2015, France was selected to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup of the tournament. Having automatically qualified as hosts, France was considered a favorite to win the tournament, along with the United States. The team opened with three victories against Norway, Nigeria, and South Korea, winning its group with a total of 9 points.^[13] In the round of 16, France defeated Brazil by a score of 2–1 in extra time, but lost to the United States in the quarterfinal with the same score of 2–1. This Women's World Cup was particularly notable, as it was used as a platform by many women's teams to campaign for equal pay between men and women.^[14]

Corinne Diacre was the team manager until 2023, when Hervé Renard took on the role for one season, from 2023 to 2024. Since August 23, 2024, Laurent Bonadei has managed "les Bleues".^[15]

The UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 was hosted in England. France qualified and was placed in Group D with Belgium, Iceland, and Italy. France finished top of the group with 7 points to advance to the quarterfinals. They beat the Netherlands in extra time 1-0 on July 23, 2022, in Rotherham, England. In the semi-finals, France played Germany on July 27, 2022 where they lost 2-1.^[16]

France qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which was hosted by Australia and New Zealand. France was placed in Group F with Jamaica, Brazil, and Panama, where they finished top of group with 7 points.^[17] In the round of 16, France beat Morocco 4-0 on August 8, 2023,^[18] to advance to the quarterfinals. France lost to Australia in penalty shootout, 7-6, on August 12, 2023.^[19]

France qualified for the UEFA Women’s Euro 20256 and were placed in Group D with England, Wales, and the Netherlands. They finished at the top of the group with 9 points and advanced to the quarterfinals.^[20] They played Germany and lost in penalty shootout on July 19, 2025.^[21]

The France women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Les Bleues (The Blues)".

Television channel	Period
Direct 8	2011
W9	2015
TF1	2019

Television channel	Period
Direct 8	2009, 2013
France Télévisions	2017
TF1	2022

Television channel	Period
Direct 8, C8, CStar	2009–2018
W9	2019–2023

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Top scorer
1984 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0	Italy Portugal Switzerland	2 / 4	Musset Musset, Wolf Musset
1987 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	0–1 3–5 1–3 3–1 0–4 0–1	Netherlands Belgium Sweden	2 / 4	Constantin, Musset, Romagnoli ? 0
1988 Mundialito 0	1st Stage 0	1–1 1–1	England Italy B	2 / 3	Musset Bernard
	Semifinals	0–3	Italy
	Third place	0–1	United States
1989 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	2–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–0	Belgium Bulgaria Spain Czechoslovakia	1 / 5	Musset, Puentes Baracat, Breton, Mismacq, Musset, Puentes Musset 2, Loisel Loisel, Romagnoli
	Quarterfinals	1–2 0–2	Italy		Musset
1991 European Championship qualification 0	1st Stage 0	3–1 2–0 0–2 1–4	Poland Sweden	2 / 3	Mismacq 2, Le Boulch, Jézéquel, Musset Jézéquel
1993 European Championship qualification 0	1st Stage 0	1–4 0–4 1–1 5–1	Denmark Finland	2 / 3	Jézéquel Fusier 2, Bernauer, Cassauba, Locatelli, Petit
1995 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	0–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0	Italy Portugal Scotland	2 / 4	Sykora Sykora 2, Gout, Richoux Béghé, Guitti, Hillion, Pichon
1997 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	3–3 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1	Iceland Russia Netherlands	2 / 4	Pichon 4, Sykora + 1 o.g. 0 Gout, Henriques, Pichon
	Repechage	2–0 3–0	Finland		Pichon 2, Diacre, Roujas, Woock
/ 1997 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–1 3–1 0–3	Spain Russia Sweden	3 / 4	Roujas Roujas 3 0
1999 World Cup qualification 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0	2–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–3	Switzerland Finland Italy	3 / 4	Lattaf 2, Lagrevol, Roujas + 1 o.g. Lagrevol, Pichon Pichon, Soubeyrand
2001 European Championship qualification 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0	2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1	Sweden Netherlands Spain	1 / 4	Jézéquel 2, Herbert, Zenoni Diacre 2, Lattaf Béghé 2, Diacre
2001 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	0–3 3–4 2–0	Norway Denmark Italy	4 / 4	0 Béghé, Blouet, Pichon Jézéquel, Pichon
2003 World Cup qualification 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0	0–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1	Norway Ukraine Czech Republic	2 / 4	Pichon Pichon 3, Soubeyrand Pichon 3, Béghé, Blouin, Soubeyrand
	Repechage	1–0 1–0	England		Diacre, Pichon
2003 World Cup 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	0–2 1–0 1–1	Norway South Korea Brazil	3 / 4	0 Pichon Pichon
2005 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 0	4–0 6–0 2–0 3–0 7–1 5–1 3–0 2–5	Hungary Iceland Poland Russia	1 / 5	Pichon 5, Lattaf 2, Béghé, Bompastor, Tonazzi Lattaf 2, Tonazzi 2, Béghé Pichon 6, Diacre, Diguelman, Herbert, Lattaf, Tonazzi, Woock Lattaf 2, Pichon 2, Tonazzi
2005 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	3–1 1–1 0–3	Italy Norway Germany	3 / 4	Pichon 2, Lattaf Béghé 0
2007 World Cup qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage (Class A) 0 0 0	0–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 0–0 1–1	Netherlands Austria Hungary England	2 / 5	Soubeyrand 2 Bussaglia 2, Soubeyrand 2, Pichon Pichon 2, Soubeyrand 2, Bompastor, Lattaf, Tonazzi Diguelman
2009 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	6–0 5–0 6–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 8–0 2–0	Greece Slovenia Iceland Serbia	1 / 5	Abily 3, Soubeyrand 2, Lattaf, Nécib, Franco, Herbert, Thomis Bussaglia 2, Lattaf 2, Abily, Thiney, Thomis + 1 o.g. Herbert, Soubeyrand Brétigny 3, Thomis 2, Abily, Bussaglia, Nécib, Thiney, Traïkia
2009 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	3–1 1–5 1–1	Iceland Germany Norway	3 / 4	Abily, Bompastor, Nécib Thiney Abily
	Quarterfinals	0–0 (PSO: 4–5)	Netherlands		: 1 Soubeyrand, 2 Abily, 3 Henry, 4 Le Sommer : 5 Franco, 6 Meilleroux, 7 Herbert
2011 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0 0	7–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 12–0 6–0 2–0 7–0 6–0 4–0	Croatia Iceland Estonia Serbia Northern Ireland	1 / 6	Delie 2, Franco 2, Le Sommer 2, Abily, Soubeyrand, Thiney, Thomis Thiney 2, Thomis Delie 4, Thiney 4, Herbert 2, Thomis 2, Abily, Bussaglia, Franco, Nécib, Le Sommer + 1 o.g. Thiney 4, Abily 2, Bussaglia, Delie, Thomis Bompastor 2, Delie 2, Le Sommer 2, Abily, Franco, Nécib + 1 o.g.
	Direct qualification	0–0 3–2	Italy		Bussaglia, Thiney, Bompastor
2011 World Cup 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–0 4–0 2–4	Nigeria Canada Germany	2 / 4	Delie Thiney 2, Abily, Thomis Delie, Georges
	Quarterfinals	1–1 (PSO: 4–3)	England		Bussaglia — : 2 Bussaglia, 3 Thiney, 4. Bompastor, 5 Le Sommer : 1 Abily
	Semifinals	1–3	United States		Bompastor
	Third place	1–2	Sweden		Thomis
2012 Summer Olympics 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	2–4 5–0 1–0	United States North Korea Colombia	2 / 4	Delie, Thiney Catala, Delie, Georges, Renard, Thomis Thomis
	Quarterfinals	2–1	Sweden		Georges, Renard
	Semifinals	1–2	Japan		Le Sommer
	Bronze match	0–1	Canada
2013 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	5–0 5–0 3–1 4–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 5–0	Israel Ireland Wales Scotland	1 / 5	Thiney 3, Abily, Bompastor, Delie, Franco, Rubio, Le Sommer + 1 o.g. Le Sommer 3, Delie, Morel, Nécib, Thomis Thomis 3, Thiney 2, Abily, Delie, Le Sommer Delie 2, Le Sommer 2, Nécib, Renard + 1 o.g.
2013 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	3–1 1–0 3–0	Russia Spain England	1 / 4	Delie 2, Le Sommer Renard Le Sommer, Necib, Renard
	Quarterfinals	1–1 (PSO: 2–4)	Denmark		Necib — : 2 Thiney, 3 Le Sommer : 1 Necib, 4 Delannoy
2015 World Cup qualification 0 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0 0	4–0 7–0 3–1 3–1 10–0 14–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1	Kazakhstan Austria Bulgaria Hungary Finland	1 / 6	Thiney 4, Delie 3, Abily 2, Delannoy, Thomis Bussaglia, Delie, Henry, Necib, Renard, Thomis Thiney 8, Le Sommer 5, Renard 4, Delie 3, Abily, Bussaglia, Georges, Necib Le Sommer 2, Abily, Delie, Majri, Thiney, Thomis + 1 o.g. Necib 2, Bussaglia, Delie, Thiney
2015 World Cup 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–0 0–2 5–0	England Colombia Mexico	1 / 4	Le Sommer Le Sommer 2, Delie, Henry + 1 o.g.
	Round of 16	3–0	South Korea		Delie 2, Thomis
	Quarterfinals	1–1 (PSO: 4–5)	Germany		Necib — : 1 Thiney, 2 Abily, 3 Necib, 4 Renard : 5 Lavogez
2017 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	6–0 6–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0	Albania  Greece  Romania  Ukraine	1 / 5	Houara 2, Le Sommer 4, Le Bihan 3, Hamraoui 2, Delie Le Sommer 2, Bilbault, Le Bihan Le Sommer 2, Delie, Bussaglia Majri 2, Delie, Bussaglia, Hamraoui, Abily + 1 o.g.
2016 Summer Olympics 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	4–0 0–1 3–0	Colombia United States New Zealand	2 / 4	Le Sommer, Abily, Majri + 1 o.g. Le Sommer, Cadamuro 2
	Quarterfinals	0–1	Canada
2017 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	1–0 1–1 1–1	Iceland Austria Switzerland	2 / 4	Le Sommer Henry Abily
	Quarterfinals	0–1	England
2019 World Cup 0 0	1st Stage 0 0	4–0 2–1 1–0	South Korea Norway Nigeria	1 / 4	Le Sommer, Renard 2, Henry Gauvin, Le Sommer Renard
	Round of 16	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Brazil		Gauvin, Henry
	Quarterfinals	1–2	United States		Renard
2022 European Championship qualification 0 0 0	1st Stage 0 0 0	3–0 12–0 6–0 2–0 7–0 11–0 0–0 3–0	Kazakhstan  Serbia  North Macedonia  Austria	1 / 5	Gauvin, Le Sommer, Katoto 3, De Almeida, Diani 2, Dali, Périsset, Cascarino, Laurent, Morroni, Baltimore, Matéo Majri 4, Geyoro, Katoto, Asseyi + 1 o.g. Le Sommer 6, Katoto, De Almeida 3, Torrent, Asseyi 2, Gauvin, Diani, Geyoro 2, Cascarino Renard, Katoto 2
2022 European Championship 0 0	1st Stage 0 0

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.^[22][23]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

As of 27 July 2025.^[25]

Position	Name
Head coach	Laurent Bonadei
Assistant coaches	Stéphane Saillant Sabrina Viguier
Goalkeeping coach	Lionel Letizi

• Pierre Geoffroy (1971–1978)
• Francis-Pierre Coché (1978–1987)
• Aimé Mignot (1987–1997)
• Élisabeth Loisel (1997–2007)
• Bruno Bini (2007–2013)
• Philippe Bergeroo (2013–2016)
• Olivier Echouafni (2016–2017)
• Corinne Diacre (2017–2023)
• Hervé Renard (2023–2024)
• Laurent Bonadei (2024–present)

The following 25 players were called up for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Republic of Ireland and Poland on 3 and 7 March 2026.^[26]

Caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2026, after the match against Poland.^[27]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mylène Chavas	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998	1	0	Paris FC
16	1GK	Pauline Peyraud-Magnin	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992	74	0	Denver Summit
21	1GK	Constance Picaud	(1998-07-05) 5 July 1998	14	0	Fleury
	1GK	Alice Pinguet	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002	0	0	Saint-Étienne
2	2DF	Maëlle Lakrar	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000	37	3	Real Madrid
3	2DF	Thiniba Samoura	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004	13	0	Paris Saint-Germain
4	2DF	Alice Sombath	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003	13	0	Lyon
5	2DF	Élisa De Almeida	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998	51	5	Paris Saint-Germain
19	2DF	Wassa Sangaré	(2006-03-16) 16 March 2006	2	0	London City Lionesses
20	2DF	Estelle Cascarino	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997	18	1	West Ham United
23	2DF	Melween N'Dongala	(2004-09-06) 6 September 2004	9	0	Paris FC
	2DF	Perle Morroni	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997	14	2	San Diego Wave
6	3MF	Oriane Jean-François	(2001-08-14) 14 August 2001	23	0	Aston Villa
7	3MF	Sakina Karchaoui	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996	98	6	Paris Saint-Germain
8	3MF	Grace Geyoro	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997	109	23	London City Lionesses
13	3MF	Anaële Le Moguédec	(2001-06-12) 12 June 2001	2	0	Paris FC
14	3MF	Anaïs Ebayilin	(2007-12-17) 17 December 2007	1	0	Paris Saint-Germain
17	3MF	Sandy Baltimore	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000	53	10	Chelsea
18	3MF	Laurina Fazer	(2003-10-13) 13 October 2003	4	0	San Diego Wave
9	4FW	Melvine Malard	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000	37	12	Manchester United
10	4FW	Clara Mateo	(1997-11-28) 28 November 1997	46	10	Paris FC
11	4FW	Kadidiatou Diani	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995	124	32	Lyon
12	4FW	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	(1998-11-01) 1 November 1998	62	42	Lyon
15	4FW	Kelly Gago	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999	11	3	Everton
22	4FW	Kessya Bussy	(2001-06-19) 19 June 2001	11	1	VfL Wolfsburg

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Justine Lerond	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000	0	0	Montpellier	UEFA Women's Euro 2025
GK	Marie Petiteau	(2002-06-12) 12 June 2002	0	0	Montpellier	v.  Norway, 8 April 2025
DF	Selma Bacha	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000	52	3	Lyon	v.  Poland, 7 March 2026 INJ
DF	Griedge Mbock Bathy (captain)	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995	96	9	Paris Saint-Germain	v.  Sweden, 2 December 2025
DF	Lou Bogaert	(2004-06-25) 25 June 2004	6	0	Paris FC	v.  Germany, 28 October 2025
DF	Kysha Sylla	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004	0	0	Paris FC	v.  Germany, 28 October 2025
DF	Wendie Renard	(1990-07-20) 20 July 1990	168	39	Lyon	v.  Norway, 8 April 2025 INJ
MF	Inès Benyahia	(2003-03-26) 26 March 2003	0	0	Lyon	v.  Germany, 28 October 2025
MF	Amel Majri	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993	82	13	Al-Ula	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 RET
MF	Sandie Toletti	(1995-07-13) 13 July 1995	72	4	Real Madrid	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 RET
MF	Kenza Dali	(1991-07-31) 31 July 1991	76	13	San Diego Wave	v.  Norway, 8 April 2025
FW	Naomie Feller	(2001-11-06) 6 November 2001	8	1	Real Madrid	v.  Poland, 7 March 2026 INJ
FW	Delphine Cascarino	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997	83	16	London City Lionesses	v.  Sweden, 2 December 2025
FW	Eugénie Le Sommer	(1989-05-18) 18 May 1989	200	94	Toluca	v.  Norway, 8 April 2025
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad RET = Retired from the national team SUS = Serving suspension WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

As of 7 March 2026^[28]

Players in bold are still active with France.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Eugénie Le Sommer	2009–present	200	94
2	Sandrine Soubeyrand	1997–2013	198	17
3	Élise Bussaglia	2003–2019	192	30
4	Laura Georges	2001–2018	188	7
5	Camille Abily	2001–2017	183	37
6	Wendie Renard	2011–present	168	39
7	Gaëtane Thiney	2007–2019	163	58
8	Sonia Bompastor	2000–2012	156	19
9	Sarah Bouhaddi	2004–2020	149	0
10	Louisa Nécib	2005–2016	145	36

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Avg.
1	Eugénie Le Sommer	2009–present	94	200	0.47
2	Marinette Pichon	1994–2008	81	112	0.72
3	Marie-Laure Delie	2009–2017	65	123	0.53
4	Gaëtane Thiney	2007–2019	58	163	0.36
5	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	2018–present	42	62	0.68
6	Wendie Renard	2011–present	39	168	0.23
7	Camille Abily	2001–2017	37	183	0.20
8	Louisa Nécib	2005–2016	36	145	0.25
9	Kadidiatou Diani	2014–present	32	124	0.26
	Élodie Thomis	2005–2017	32	141	0.23

• UEFA Women's Nations League
  • Runners-up (1): 2024
  • Third place (1): 2025

• Cyprus Cup
  • Winners: 2012, 2014^[29]
• SheBelieves Cup
  • Winner: 2017
• Tournoi de France
  • Winner: 2020, 2022, 2023

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify									UEFA Euro 1991
1995										UEFA Euro 1995
1999										6	2	2	2	9	7
2003	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	2	3		10	7	1	2	16	10
2007	Did not qualify									8	5	2	1	15	4
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	10	10		12	11	1	0	53	2
2015	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	1	1	10	3		10	10	0	0	54	4
2019		6th	5	4	0	1	10	4		Qualified as host
2023		6th	5	3	2	0	12	4		10	10	0	0	54	3
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2031	To be determined									To be determined
2035	To be determined									To be determined
Total	5/9	0 Titles	24	13	5	6	44	24		56	45	6	5	201	29

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

FIFA Women's World Cup Finals history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2003	Group stage	20 September	Norway	L 0–2	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
		24 September	South Korea	W 1–0	RFK Stadium, Washington
		27 September	Brazil	D 1–1
2011	Group stage	26 June	Nigeria	W 1–0	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
		30 June	Canada	W 4–0	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
		5 July	Germany	L 2–4	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
	Quarter-finals	9 July	England	D 1–1 (4–3 (p))	BayArena, Leverkusen
	Semi-finals	13 July	United States	L 1–3	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
	Third place play-off	16 July	Sweden	L 1–2	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
2015	Group stage	9 June	England	W 1–0	Moncton Stadium, Moncton
		13 June	Colombia	L 0–2
		17 June	Mexico	W 5–0	Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
	Round of 16	21 June	South Korea	W 3–0	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
	Quarter-finals	26 June	Germany	D 1–1 (4–5 (p))
2019	Group stage	7 June	South Korea	W 4–0	Parc des Princes, Paris
		12 June	Norway	W 2–1	Allianz Riviera, Nice
		17 June	Nigeria	W 1–0	Roazhon Park, Rennes
	Round of 16	23 June	Brazil	W 2–1 (a.e.t.)	Stade Océane, Le Havre
	Quarter-finals	28 June	United States	L 1–2	Parc des Princes, Paris
2023	Group stage	23 July	Jamaica	D 0–0	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
		29 July	Brazil	W 2–1	Lang Park, Brisbane
		2 August	Panama	W 6–3	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
	Round of 16	8 August	Morocco	W 4–0	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Quarter-finals	12 August	Australia	D 0–0 (6–7 (p))	Lang Park, Brisbane

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	Fourth place	4th	6	3	0	3	11	8
2016	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	7	2
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	6	6
2028	To be determined
2032
Total	3/8	0 Titles	14	7	0	7	24	16

UEFA Women's Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
1984	Did not qualify									6	2	3	1	4	4	–
1987										6	1	0	5	7	15
1989										10	4	4	2	15	3
1991										4	2	0	2	6	7
1993										4	1	1	2	7	10
1995										6	4	1	1	9	3
1997	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	4	5		8	4	3	1	14	6
2001		6th	3	1	0	2	5	7		6	4	2	0	10	5
2005		6th	3	1	1	1	4	5		8	7	0	1	32	7
2009	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	5	7		8	7	0	1	31	2
2013		5th	4	3	1	0	8	2		8	8	0	0	32	2
2017		6th	4	1	2	1	3	3		8	8	0	0	27	0
2022	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	1	1	10	5		8	7	1	0	44	0	–
2025	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	1	0	12	5		6	4	0	2	8	7	[a]	3rd
2029
Total	8/14	0 Titles	30	14	9	7	51	39		96	63	15	18	246	71	3rd

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	LG	GP	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023–24	A	2	1st	6	5	1	0	9	1		1st		2024	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	3
2025	A	2	1st	6	6	0	0	14	2		1st		2025	Third place	4	1	2	1	6	6
Total				12	11	1	0	23	3	1st			Total	0 Titles	6	2	2	2	8	9

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

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