France national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus ("The Blues") L'Equipe tricolore ("The Tri-color Team") | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fédération Française de Football | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Raphaël Reynaud | ||
| Captain | Abdessamad Mohammed | ||
| FIFA code | FRA | ||
| FIFA ranking | 10 [1] | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2024) | ||
| UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2018) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2018) | ||
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
[edit]FIFA Futsal World Cup
[edit]| FIFA Futsal World Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1989
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Did not enter | |||||||
 1992
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 1996
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 2000
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2004
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 2008
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Did not enter | |||||||
 2012
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2016
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 2021
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 2024
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Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 23 | |
| Total | 1/10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 23 | |
UEFA Futsal Championship
[edit]| UEFA Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1996
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Did not enter | |||||||
| 1999
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2010
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 2012
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| 2014
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 2016
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 2018 |
Group Stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2026 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1/13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]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 | GK | Joévin Durot | 25 November 1985 | FT Antwerpen
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| 12 | GK | Louis Marquet | 15 May 1993 |  Étoile Lavalloise
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| 16 | GK | Francis Lokoka | 8 September 1993 | Nantes Métropole
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| 2 | DF | Sid Belhaj | 28 August 1992 | Sporting Paris
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| 6 | DF | Kévin Ramirez (captain) | 10 August 1987 | Mouvaux Lille
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| 20 | DF | Souheil Mouhoudine | 29 March 1995 | Étoile Lavalloise
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| 22 | DF | Amin Benslama | 13 May 2003 | Ribera Navarra
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| 3 | FW | Mamadou Touré | 15 September 2001 | Barça Atlètic
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| 5 | FW | Youness Ahssen | 27 August 1994 | UJS Toulouse
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| 7 | FW | Ronny Zakehi | 8 April 1989 | Mouvaux Lille
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| 8 | FW | Ayoub Saadaoui | 14 December 1994 | Sporting Paris
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| 9 | FW | Nelson Lutin | 5 December 1997 | Meta Catania
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| 10 | FW | Abdessamad Mohammed | 10 December 1990 | Étoile Lavalloise
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| 14 | FW | Ouassini Guirio | 14 December 2000 | Nantes Métropole
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| 17 | FW | Steve Bendali | 12 November 1994 | Nantes Métropole
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| 21 | FW | Boulaye Ba | 27 August 1993 | Sporting Paris
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Recent call-ups
[edit]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 | 2 January 2003 | UJS Toulouse
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v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
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| GK | Maarouf Kerroumi | 1 June 1994 | Toulon Élite
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v. Brazil, 6 April 2022
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| DF | Mamadou Touré | 27 January 1998 | Paris ACASA
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v. Egypt, 19 December 2022
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| DF | Mickaël de Sá Andrade | 14 August 1995 | UJS Toulouse
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v. Egypt, 19 December 2022
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| FW | Nicolás Menendez | 3 February 1996 | Béthune Futsal
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v. Egypt, 19 December 2022
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| FW | Youba Soumaré | 9 March 1993 | Sporting Paris
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v. Egypt, 19 December 2022
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| FW | Landry N'Gala | 8 June 1993 | Sporting Paris
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v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022
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| FW | Nama Traoré | 23 April 2001 | Marcouville City
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v. Moldova, 9 November 2022
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| FW | Arthur Tchapthet | 2 November 1995 | Kremlin-Bicêtre
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v. Moldova, 9 November 2022
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COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. | ||||||
Fixtures
[edit]Results and schedule
[edit]The box below, shows the results of all matches played in the recent past, and the scheduled matches in the near future.
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2016. Source: FFF (in French)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
References
[edit]- ^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
- ^ "Football and sports champions will shortly dominate futsal". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "LES BLEUS AU CHÂTEAU" (in French). FFF. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "France Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
External links
[edit]Futsal in France | ||
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Head-to-head record
[edit]The following table shows France's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Guatemala
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Iran
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
 Paraguay
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Thailand
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Ukraine
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
 Venezuela
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 57.14 |