France at the FIFA Women's World Cup


The France women's national football team has represented France at the FIFA Women's World Cup at five stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023, they hosted in 2019.

FIFA Women's World Cup record edit

World Cup record edit

Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1991 Did not qualify
  1995
  1999
  2003 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 2 3
  2007 Did not qualify
  2011 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 10 10
  2015 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 10 3
  2019 6th 5 4 0 1 10 4
   2023 6th 5 3 2 0 12 4
Total 5/9 0 Titles 24 13 5 6 44 24
FIFA Women's World Cup 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

Record by opponent edit

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
  Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Brazil 3 2 1 0 4 3
  Canada 1 1 0 0 4 0
  Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 2
  England 2 1 1 0 2 1
  Germany 2 0 0 2 7 10
  Jamaica 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Mexico 1 1 0 0 5 0
  Morocco 1 1 0 0 4 0
  Nigeria 2 2 0 0 2 0
  Norway 2 1 0 1 2 3
  Panama 1 1 0 0 6 3
  South Korea 3 3 0 0 8 0
  Sweden 1 0 0 1 1 2
  United States 2 0 0 2 2 5

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3   France 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4   South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Norway  2–0  France
  • Rapp   47'
  • Mellgren   66'
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France  1–0  South Korea
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France  1–1  Brazil
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2011 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria  0–1  France
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Canada  0–4  France
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Attendance: 16,591[3]
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
France  2–4  Germany
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Quarterfinals edit

England  1–1 (a.e.t.)  France
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Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 26,395[5]

Semifinals edit

France  1–3  United States
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Third place match edit

Sweden  2–1  France
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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   England 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3   Colombia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4   Mexico 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France  1–0  England
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Attendance: 11,686[8]
France  0–2  Colombia
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Attendance: 13,138[9]
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
Mexico  0–5  France
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Attendance: 21,562[10]

Round of 16 edit

France  3–0  South Korea
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Quarterfinals edit

Germany  1–1 (a.e.t.)  France
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Penalties
5–4

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France  4–0  South Korea
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France  2–1  Norway
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Attendance: 34,872[14]
Nigeria  0–1  France
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Attendance: 28,267[15]

Round of 16 edit

France  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Brazil
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Quarterfinals edit

France  1–2  United States
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Attendance: 45,595[17]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Jamaica 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3   Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4   Panama 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France  0–0  Jamaica
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France  2–1  Brazil
Report Debinha   58'
Attendance: 49,378

Panama  3–6  France
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Round of 16 edit

France  4–0  Morocco
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Attendance: 13,557

Quarter-finals edit

Australia  0–0 (a.e.t.)  France
Report
Penalties
7–6
Attendance: 49,461

Goalscorers edit

Player Goals 2003 2011 2015 2019 2023
Eugénie Le Sommer 8 3 2 3
Marie-Laure Delie 5 2 3
Wendie Renard 5 4 1
Kadidiatou Diani 4 4
Élodie Thomis 3 2 1
Amandine Henry 3 1 2
Marinette Pichon 2 2
Gaëtane Thiney 2 2
Valérie Gauvin 2 2
Camille Abily 1 1
Laura Georges 1 1
Élise Bussaglia 1 1
Sonia Bompastor 1 1
Louisa Cadamuro 1 1
Maëlle Lakrar 1 1
Léa Le Garrec 1 1
Vicki Bècho 1 1
Kenza Dali 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 44 2 10 10 10 12
Own goals scored for opponents

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group A – Canada v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group A – France v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Match report – Quarter-finals – England v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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  7. ^ "Match report – Match for third place – Sweden v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Match report – Group F – France v England" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Match report – Group F – France v Colombia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Match report – Group F – Mexico v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Match report – Quarter-final – Germany v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Match report – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Match report – Group A – France v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Match report – Round of 16 – France v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Match report – Quarter-final – France v USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.