France in the UEFA Nations League explained

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**DivisionGroupwidth=28 width=28 width=28 width=28 width=28 width=28 width=35 width=28 Rank
2018–19A14211446th
2020–21A387101781st
2022–23A161235712th
2024–25A2In progress
Total18104426191 Title

List of matches

Seasonwidth=100Roundwidth=120Opponentwidth=65Scorewidth=50Resultwidth=100VenueFrance scorers
2018–19Group stage
0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DMunich—
2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSaint-DenisMbappé, Giroud
2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSaint-DenisGriezmann (2)
0–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LRotterdam—
2020–21Group stage
1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSolnaMbappé
4–2align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSaint-DenisGriezmann, Livaković (o.g.), Upamecano, Giroud
0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DSaint-Denis—
2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WZagrebGriezmann, Mbappé
1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WLisbonKanté
4–2align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSaint-DenisGiroud (2), Pavard, Coman
Semi-final3–2align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WTurinBenzema, Mbappé, T. Hernandez
Final2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WMilanBenzema, Mbappé
2022–23Group stage
1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LSaint-DenisBenzema
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DSplitRabiot
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DViennaMbappé
0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LSaint-Denis—
2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSaint-DenisMbappé, Giroud
0–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LCopenhagen—
2024–25Group stage
1–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LParisBarcola
2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WDécines-CharpieuKolo Muani, Dembélé
4–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBudapestCamavinga, Nkunku, Guendouzi, Barcola
2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WLeuvenKolo Muani (2)
0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DSaint-Denis—
3–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WMilanRabiot (2), Vicario (o.g.)
Quarter-finalSplit
Saint-Denis

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

Group stage

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2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Group stage

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Finals

See main article: 2021 UEFA Nations League 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

Final

See main article: 2021 UEFA Nations League final.

2022–23 UEFA Nations League

Group stage

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2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Group stage

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Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Goalscorers

PlayerGoals2018–192020–212022–232024–25
71 4 2
51 3 1
42 2
32 1
33
31 2
22
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
<--These are own goals scored by opponents for France, not own goals scored by France. This row should be placed last no matter how many own goals have been scored.-->2
Total384 17 5 12

Bold players are still active with the national team.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portugal 0–1 France-. 14 November 2020. UEFA.com. 15 November 2020.

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