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France

A statistical overview of France's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 68 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 2
Continental titles: 2
Tournament entries: 27
Legends tracked: 68

Capital: Paris
Population: 68.1M
Coach profiles: 1 ranked
Database OVR: 86 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 68
Average OVR: 86
Peak OVR: 94
Average height: 180 cm
Average speed: 81
Average first touch: 80

Composition

Position distribution

68 total

Goalkeepers7 · 10%

Defenders23 · 34%

Midfielders22 · 32%

Attackers16 · 24%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 1826%
Right: 4871%
Unknown: 23%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1990s

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2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRPlatini, Michel94 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerGiroud, Olivier57 goals137 caps

Most national capsLloris, Hugo145 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioFontaine, Just1.42 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreHenry, Thierry95 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthDesailly, Marcel96 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchZidane, Zinedine98 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1990s21 legendsPrimary player era

Coaching legacy

Highest-rated France coaches

The leading coaches from this football culture, ordered by Legends Database OVR. Their tactical work remains explored in each dedicated profile.

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Quiet ArchitectAime JacquetFrance / Bordeaux88OVR

Showing 1 of 1 France coach profile currently rated in the database.

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches119

Win rate52.9%

Goal difference+73

Won: 6353%
Drawn: 2824%
Lost: 2824%

Goals for: 198
Goals against: 125
World Cup: 16appearances
Continental: 11appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises France's football tradition through these recurring themes.

technical elegance
flair
diverse athleticism
tactical versatility
individual brilliance

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Stade de France
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Paris

Player index

Explore every France legend

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