France national football team

The France national football team represents France is international. It is controlled by the Fédération Française de Football.

Early years
The France national football team was formed around the time that FIFA] was formed in 1904. This was as they played their first match on May 1, 1904, against in Brussels with the nation getting a 3-3 draw. After joining FIFA, they would compete in the first FIFA World Cup as the host nation. For France, they would be drawn with and Ireland in Group 3. After getting a nil all to draw in their opening game against Austria, they struggled against the Irish team with being the goalscorer for Ireland which would get the Irish the win and relegating the French to the bottom of the table.

After the national team slumped to the worst match to date at the 1908 Summer Olympics with the team losing by sixteen goals to with FIFA taking control of the national team instead of the USAFA that had been the case for the past four years. This would be followed by a first-round exit to Ireland at the 1910 FIFA World Cup in which FIFA controlled. USAFA still not happy with the ruling that occur tried to fight the battle but the last attempting ended in misery as France sent a team to the 1914 FIFA World Cup in England where they finished second in Group D behind newcomers to make the knockout stage for the first time. There, they would lose to at London by a score of two goals to one.

FIFA World Cup
Gold  Silver   Bronze

European Nations Cup
Gold  Silver   Bronze