France appeared in two of the ten FIFA Confederations Cups contested and won the competition on both appearances. The team's two titles make them the second most successful team of the competition, only trailing Brazil which won four titles. France won their first Confederations Cup in 2001 having appeared in the competition as a result of winning the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and the UEFA European Championship in 2000. The team defeated Japan 1–0 in the final match. In the following Confederations Cup in 2003, France, appearing in the competition as the host country, once again won the competition, beating Cameroon 1–0 after extra time in the final.
Record FIFA Confederations Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquad 1992Did not qualify 1995 1997 1999Did not enterAs 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions 2001Champions1st5401122Squad 2003Champions1st5500123Squad 2005Did not qualify 2009 2013 2017Total2 Titles2/1010901245—
France's Confederations Cup recordFirst Match France 5–0 (30 May 2001; Daegu, South Korea)Biggest Win 5–0 (30 May 2001; Daegu, South Korea) 5–0 (22 June 2003; Saint-Denis, France)Biggest Defeat 1–0 (1 June 2001; Daegu, South Korea)Best ResultChampions in 2001 and 2003Worst Result —
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group A
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts320191+86320131+26320136−36300318−70
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group A
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts330081+79320142+26310243+133003111−100
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers RankPlayerGoalsConfederations Cups 1 Robert Pires 5 2001 (2) & 2003 (3) 2 Thierry Henry 4 20003 3 Eric Carrière 3 2001 (2) & 2003 (1) Sylvain Wiltord 3 2001 (2) & 2003 (1) 5 Patrick Vieira 2 20016 Nicolas Anelka 1 2001 Marcel Desailly 1 2001 Youri Djorkaeff 1 2001 Steve Marlet 1 20001 Ludovic Giuly 1 20003 Sidney Govou 1 20003 Olivier Kapo 1 20003
See also France at the FIFA World Cup France at the UEFA European Championship France at the UEFA Nations League
References
External links France at UEFA