France in the UEFA Nations League

The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first season began in September 2018, consisting of four groups in each of the four leagues ranked by UEFA coefficient of each country.

France has been on the highest level of the competition, in League A, since the beginning of this tournament. In their first season, they finished second in Group A1, behind the Netherlands but ahead of Germany. In the following edition, France advanced to the Finals for the first and so far only time: after winning Group A3, they went on to beat Belgium in the semi-finals and then Spain in the final, making France the first ever European nation to win the World Cup, the European Championship and the Nations League.

Overall record

UEFA Nations League record
Season**	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2018–19	A	1	4	2	1	1	4	4		6th
2020–21	A	3	8	7	1	0	17	8		1st
2022–23	A	1	6	1	2	3	5	7		12th
2024–25	A	2	In progress
Total			18	10	4	4	26	19	1 Title

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage was held on home soil.

List of matches

Season	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue	France scorers
2018–19	Group stage
		Germany	0–0	D	Munich	—
		Netherlands	2–1	W	Saint-Denis	Mbappé, Giroud
		Germany	2–1	W	Saint-Denis	Griezmann (2)
		Netherlands	0–2	L	Rotterdam	—
2020–21	Group stage
		Sweden	1–0	W	Solna	Mbappé
		Croatia	4–2	W	Saint-Denis	Griezmann, Livaković (o.g.), Upamecano, Giroud
		Portugal	0–0	D	Saint-Denis	—
		Croatia	2–1	W	Zagreb	Griezmann, Mbappé
		Portugal	1–0	W	Lisbon	Kanté
		Sweden	4–2	W	Saint-Denis	Giroud (2), Pavard, Coman
	Semi-final	Belgium	3–2	W	Turin	Benzema, Mbappé, T. Hernandez
	Final	Spain	2–1	W	Milan	Benzema, Mbappé
2022–23	Group stage
		Denmark	1–2	L	Saint-Denis	Benzema
		Croatia	1–1	D	Split	Rabiot
		Austria	1–1	D	Vienna	Mbappé
		Croatia	0–1	L	Saint-Denis	—
		Austria	2–0	W	Saint-Denis	Mbappé, Giroud
		Denmark	0–2	L	Copenhagen	—
2024–25	Group stage
		Italy	1–3	L	Paris	Barcola
		Belgium	2–0	W	Décines-Charpieu	Kolo Muani, Dembélé
		Israel	4–1	W	Budapest	Camavinga, Nkunku, Guendouzi, Barcola
		Belgium	2–1	W	Leuven	Kolo Muani (2)
		Israel	0–0	D	Saint-Denis	—
		Italy	3–1	W	Milan	Rabiot (2), Vicario (o.g.)
	Quarter-final	Croatia			Split
	Quarter-final	Croatia			Saint-Denis

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	7	Qualification for Nations League Finals	—	2–0	3–0
2	France	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7		2–1	—	2–1
3	Germany	4	0	2	2	3	7	−4	2		2–2	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
^ Head-to-head goal difference: Netherlands +1, France −1.

6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)20:45

Germany	0–0	France
	Report

Allianz Arena, MunichAttendance: 67,485Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)20:45

France	2–1	Netherlands
Mbappé 14' Giroud 75'	Report	Babel 67'

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 76,452Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)20:45

France	2–1	Germany
Griezmann 62', 80' (pen.)	Report	Kroos 14' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 77,300Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)20:45

Netherlands	2–0	France
Wijnaldum 44' Depay 90+6' (pen.)	Report

De Kuip, RotterdamAttendance: 44,366Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	France	6	5	1	0	12	5	+7	16	Qualification for Nations League Finals	—	0–0	4–2	4–2
2	Portugal	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8	13		0–1	—	4–1	3–0
3	Croatia	6	1	0	5	9	16	−7	3		1–2	2–3	—	2–1
4	Sweden (R)	6	1	0	5	5	13	−8	3	Relegation to League B	0–1	0–2	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05)20:45

Sweden	0–1	France
	Report	Mbappé 41'

Friends Arena, SolnaAttendance: 0Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08)20:45

France	4–2	Croatia
Griezmann 43' Livaković 45+1' (o.g.) Upamecano 65' Giroud 77' (pen.)	Report	Lovren 17' Brekalo 55'

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 0Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)20:45

France	0–0	Portugal
	Report

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 1,000Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

14 October 2020 (2020-10-14)20:45

Croatia	1–2	France
Vlašić 64'	Report	Griezmann 8' Mbappé 79'

Stadion Maksimir, ZagrebAttendance: 6,266Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)

Portugal	0–1	France
	Report	Kanté 54'

Estádio da Luz, LisbonAttendance: 0Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)20:45

France	4–2	Sweden
Giroud 16', 59' Pavard 36' Coman 90+5'	Report	Claesson 4' Quaison 88'

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 0Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Finals

Main article: 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals

France qualified for its first appearance to the UEFA Nations League Finals in the 2020–21 season, after defeating Portugal on 14 November 2020.

Semi-finals

7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)20:45

Belgium	2–3	France
Carrasco 37' Lukaku 40'	Report	Benzema 62' Mbappé 69' (pen.) T. Hernandez 90'

Juventus Stadium, TurinAttendance: 12,409Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Final

Main article: 2021 UEFA Nations League final 10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)20:45

Spain	1–2	France
Oyarzabal 64'	Report	Benzema 66' Mbappé 80'

San Siro, MilanAttendance: 31,511Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

2022–23 UEFA Nations League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Croatia	6	4	1	1	8	6	+2	13	Qualification for Nations League Finals	—	2–1	1–1	0–3
2	Denmark	6	4	0	2	9	5	+4	12		0–1	—	2–0	2–0
3	France	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	5		0–1	1–2	—	2–0
4	Austria (R)	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4	Relegation to League B	1–3	1–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)20:45

France	1–2	Denmark
Benzema 51'	Report	Cornelius 68', 88'

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 75,833Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)20:45

Croatia	1–1	France
Kramarić 83' (pen.)	Report	Rabiot 52'

Stadion Poljud, SplitAttendance: 30,000Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)20:45

Austria	1–1	France
Weimann 37'	Report	Mbappé 83'

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 44,800Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)20:45

France	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Modrić 5' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 77,410Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)20:45

France	2–0	Austria
Mbappé 56' Giroud 65'	Report

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 70,188Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)20:45

Denmark	2–0	France
Dolberg 34' Skov Olsen 39'	Report

Parken Stadium, CopenhagenAttendance: 36,064Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	France	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13	Advance to quarter-finals	—	1–3	2–0	0–0
2	Italy	6	4	1	1	13	8	+5	13	Advance to quarter-finals	1–3	—	2–2	4–1
3	Belgium	6	1	1	4	6	9	−3	4	Qualification for relegation play-offs	1–2	0–1	—	3–1
4	Israel (R)	6	1	1	4	5	13	−8	4	Relegation to League B	1–4	1–2	1–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Tied on head to head results. Overall goal difference: France +6, Italy +5.
^ Tied on head to head points. Head to head goal difference: Belgium +1, Israel –1.

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)20:45

France	1–3	Italy
Barcola 1'	Report	Dimarco 30' Frattesi 51' Raspadori 74'

Parc des Princes, ParisAttendance: 44,956Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

9 September 2024 (2024-09-09)20:45

France	2–0	Belgium
Kolo Muani 29' Dembélé 57'	Report

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-CharpieuAttendance: 42,358Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10)20:45

Israel	1–4	France
Gandelman 24'	Report	Camavinga 7' Nkunku 28' Guendouzi 87' Barcola 89'

Bozsik Aréna, Budapest (Hungary)Attendance: 2,226Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

14 October 2024 (2024-10-14)20:45

Belgium	1–2	France
Openda 45+3'	Report	Kolo Muani 35' (pen.), 62'

King Baudouin Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 39,731Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)20:45

France	0–0	Israel
	Report

Stade de France, Saint-DenisAttendance: 16,611Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

17 November 2024 (2024-11-17)20:45

Italy	1–3	France
Cambiaso 35'	Report	Rabiot 2', 65' Vicario 33' (o.g.)

San Siro, MilanAttendance: 68,158Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Quarter-finals

First leg

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20)20:45

Croatia	v	France
	Report

Stadion Poljud, Split

Second leg

23 March 2025 (2025-03-23)20:45

France	v	Croatia
	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	2018–19	2020–21	2022–23	2024–25
Kylian Mbappé	7	1	4	2
Olivier Giroud	5	1	3	1
Antoine Griezmann	4	2	2
Karim Benzema	3		2	1
Randal Kolo Muani	3				3
Adrien Rabiot	3			1	2
Bradley Barcola	2				2
Eduardo Camavinga	1				1
Kingsley Coman	1		1
Ousmane Dembélé	1				1
Mattéo Guendouzi	1				1
Théo Hernandez	1		1
N'Golo Kanté	1		1
Christopher Nkunku	1				1
Benjamin Pavard	1		1
Dayot Upamecano	1		1
Own goals	2		1		1
Total	38	4	17	5	12

Bold players are still active with the national team.

Notes

^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.
^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.

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