According to the provided data, Kylian Mbappé became the youngest French player to score at a FIFA World Cup at age 19 during the 2018 tournament, when he scored four goals and won the Young Player Award as France captured its second title. France finished as runner-up in 2022, losing the final to Argentina on penalties after a 3-3 draw in extra time; Mbappé finished that tournament as top scorer with eight goals.
France has appeared at 17 World Cups: 1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026. The country has hosted twice, in 1938 and 1998, and its best finishes are tournament championships in 1998 and 2018.
All-time figures in the provided data list France’s World Cup record as 340-20-14 (W-L-D), with 139 goals scored, 86 goals allowed and a goal differential of +53. Kylian Mbappé is recorded as France’s all-time World Cup leading scorer with 14 goals, while Just Fontaine holds the single-tournament record for France with 13 goals in 1958.
Notable individual World Cup honors in the data include Zinedine Zidane being named the tournament’s best player in 2006 and Fabien Barthez being named best goalkeeper in 1998. Hugo Lloris is listed as France’s leader in career World Cup appearances with 20 matches across four tournaments (2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022).
The historical finishes provided show champion titles in 1998 and 2018, runner-up results in 2006 and 2022, third-place finishes in 1958 and 1986, and a fourth-place finish in 1982. Several tournaments resulted in group-stage exits, and the team did not qualify for multiple editions; the 1950 entry was noted as invited then withdrawn.
The supplied all-time rosters include France’s 2026 squad with players such as Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni and manager Didier Deschamps. Rosters from 2018 and 2022 are also provided in the data, featuring many of the same core players across recent tournaments.
