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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[1][2][3] 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
edit| FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
 1992
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1995
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| 1997
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 1999
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Did not enter[4] | |||||||||
  2001
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | Squad | |
 2003
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad | |
 2005
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2009
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 2013
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 2017
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| Total | 2 Titles | 2/10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | — | |
| France's Confederations Cup record | |
|---|---|
| First Match | France France 5–0 South Korea (30 May 2001; Daegu, South Korea) |
| Biggest Win | France 5–0 South Korea (30 May 2001; Daegu, South Korea) France 5–0 New Zealand  (22 June 2003; Saint-Denis, France) |
| Biggest Defeat |  Australia 1–0 France (1 June 2001; Daegu, South Korea) |
| Best Result | Champions in 2001 and 2003 |
| Worst Result | — |
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Australia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| South Korea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
| Mexico
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
| Japan | 0–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vieira  30' |
Attendance: 65,533
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
 Colombia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Japan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| New Zealand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Goals | Confederations 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 | 2001 |
| 6 | |||
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Where are they now? France's 1998 World Cup Winners". Goal.com. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Host nation routs Brazilians 3-0 in World Cup final". Sports Illustrated. 1 December 1998. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC Sport. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ As 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions