The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.

France is one of the most successful nations at the European Championship, having won two titles in 1984 and 2000, and finishing as runners-up in 2016. The team is just below Spain and Germany, who have won three titles each. France hosted the inaugural competition in 1960 and have appeared in ten tournaments (with an upcoming eleventh appearance in 2024), tied for fourth-best. The team won their first title on home soil in 1984 and were led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini. In 2000, the team, led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, won its second title in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 1992 and 2008.[1]

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA Campaign
France 1960 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 4 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 17 6 1960
Spain 1964 Did not qualify621311101964
Italy 1968842216121968
Belgium 197263121081972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19766132761976
Italy 198064111371980
France 1984 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 4 Squad Qualified as hosts 1984
West Germany 1988 Did not qualify8143471988
Sweden 1992 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 8 8 0 0 20 6 1992
England 1996 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 3 0 5 2 Squad 10 5 5 0 22 2 1996
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 7 Squad 10 6 3 1 17 10 2000
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5 Squad 8 8 0 0 29 2 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad 12 8 2 2 25 5 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5 Squad 10 6 3 1 15 4 2012
France 2016 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts 2016
Europe 2020 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 7 6 Squad 10 8 1 1 25 6 2020
Germany 2024 Qualified 8 7 1 0 29 3 2024
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined 2028
Italy Turkey 2032 2032
Total 2 Titles 11/17 43 21 12 10 69 50 — 120 74 28 18 260 94 —
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Winning campaigns

Year Manager Captain Final goalscorer(s)
1984 Michel Hidalgo Michel Platini Michel Platini, Bruno Bellone
2000 Roger Lemerre Didier Deschamps Sylvain Wiltord, David Trezeguet

List of matches

Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue France scorer(s)
France 1960Semi-finals Yugoslavia4–5LParisVincent, Heutte (2), Wisnieski
Third place match Czechoslovakia0–2LMarseille—
France 1984Group stage Denmark1–0WParisPlatini
 Belgium5–0WNantesPlatini (3), Giresse, Fernández
 Yugoslavia3–2WSaint-ÉtiennePlatini (3)
Semi-finals Portugal3–2 (a.e.t.)WMarseilleDomergue (2), Platini
Final Spain2–0WParisPlatini, Bellone
Sweden 1992Group stage Sweden1–1DSolnaPapin
 England0–0DMalmö—
 Denmark1–2LMalmöPapin
England 1996Group stage Romania1–0WNewcastleDugarry
 Spain1–1DLeedsDjorkaeff
 Bulgaria3–1WNewcastleBlanc, Penev (o.g.), Loko
Quarter-finals Netherlands0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)DLiverpool—
Semi-finals Czech Republic0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)DManchester—
Belgium Netherlands 2000Group stage Denmark3–0WBrugesBlanc, Henry, Wiltord
 Czech Republic2–1WBrugesHenry, Djorkaeff
 Netherlands2–3LAmsterdamDugarry, Trezeguet
Quarter-finals Spain2–1WBrugesZidane, Djorkaeff
Semi-finals Portugal2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)WBrusselsHenry, Zidane
Final Italy2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)WRotterdamWiltord, Trezeguet
Portugal 2004Group stage England2–1WLisbonZidane (2)
 Croatia2–2DLeiriaTudor (o.g.), Trezeguet
  Switzerland3–1WCoimbraZidane, Henry (2)
Quarter-finals Greece0–1LLisbon—
Austria Switzerland 2008Group stage Romania0–0DZürich—
 Netherlands1–4LBernHenry
 Italy0–2LZürich—
Poland Ukraine 2012Group stage England1–1DDonetskNasri
 Ukraine2–0WDonetskMénez, Cabaye
 Sweden0–2LKyiv—
Quarter-finals Spain0–2LDonetsk—
France 2016Group stage Romania2–1WSaint-DenisGiroud, Payet
 Albania2–0WMarseilleGriezmann, Payet
  Switzerland0–0DLille—
Round of 16 Republic of Ireland2–1WLyonGriezmann (2)
Quarter-finals Iceland5–2WSaint-DenisGiroud (2), Pogba, Payet, Griezmann
Semi-finals Germany2–0WMarseilleGriezmann (2)
Final Portugal0–1 (a.e.t.)LSaint-Denis—
Europe 2020Group stage Germany1–0WMunichHummels (o.g.)
 Hungary1–1DBudapestGriezmann
 Portugal2–2DBudapestBenzema (2)
Round of 16  Switzerland3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)DBucharestBenzema (2), Pogba
Germany 2024Group stage Austria–Düsseldorf
 Netherlands–Budapest
Play-off winner A–Dortmund

1960 European Nations' Cup

Final tournament

Semi-finals
France 4–5 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 26,370
Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia 2–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Euro 1984

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
4  Yugoslavia 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 1–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 47,570
France 5–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 51,359
France 3–2 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 47,510

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
France 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 54,848
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)
Final
France 2–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 47,368[2]

Euro 1992

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
3  France 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  England 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 1–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
France 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 26,535
France 1–2 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 25,763

Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 26,323
France 1–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
France 3–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 26,976

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 28,100
Czech Republic 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
France 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Spain 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 26,614
Semi-finals
France 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 48,000
Final
France 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) Italy
 Report
Attendance: 48,100[5]
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2004

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 2–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 62,487
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Croatia 2–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 29,160
Switzerland 1–3 France
 Report
Attendance: 28,111

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
France 0–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 30,585[6]
Netherlands 4–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[7]
France 0–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,585[8]

Euro 2012

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Ukraine (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3[lower-alpha 1]
4  Sweden 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
France 1–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 47,400[9]
Ukraine 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 48,000[10]
Sweden 2–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 63,010[11]

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Spain 2–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 47,000[12]

Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 2–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 75,113[13]
France 2–0 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 63,670[14]
Switzerland 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 45,616[15]

Knockout phase

Round of 16
France 2–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 56,279[16]
Quarter-finals
France 5–2 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 76,833[17]
Semi-finals
Germany 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 64,078[18]
Final
Portugal 1–0 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
Attendance: 75,868[19]

Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout phase
2  Germany (H) 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Hungary (H) 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
France 1–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 13,000[20]
Hungary 1–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 55,998[21]
Portugal 2–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 54,886[22]

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Play-off winner A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Austria Match 8 France
Report
Netherlands Match 20 France
Report
France Match 32 Play-off winner A
Report

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1960 1984 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Michel Platini 9 9
Antoine Griezmann 7 61
Thierry Henry 6 321
Zinedine Zidane 5 23
Karim Benzema 4 4
Youri Djorkaeff 3 12
Olivier Giroud 3 3
David Trezeguet 3 21
Dimitri Payet 3 3
Laurent Blanc 2 11
Jean-Pierre Papin 2 2
Paul Pogba 2 11
Jean-François Domergue 2 2
Christophe Dugarry 2 11
François Heutte 2 2
Sylvain Wiltord 2 2
Bruno Bellone 1 1
Yohan Cabaye 1 1
Luis Fernandez 1 1
Alain Giresse 1 1
Patrice Loko 1 1
Jérémy Ménez 1 1
Samir Nasri 1 1
Jean Vincent 1 1
Maryan Wisnieski 1 1
Own goals 3 111
Total 69 41425137131370

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).

References

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  2. ↑ "European Football Championship 1984 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Final – and the Man of the Match". Euro 2000 Technical Report and Statistics (PDF). UEFA. 2000. p. 107. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Full-time report Romania-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Full-time Netherlands-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Full-time report France-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Full-time report France-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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  11. ↑ "Full-time report Sweden-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Full-time report Spain-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v France" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Iceland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Germany v France" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Hungary v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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