France appeared in two of the ten FIFA Confederations Cups contested and won the competition on both appearances. The team's two titles make them the second most successful team of the competition, only trailing Brazil which won four titles. France won their first Confederations Cup in 2001 having appeared in the competition as a result of winning the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and the UEFA European Championship in 2000. The team defeated Japan 1–0 in the final match. In the following Confederations Cup in 2003, France, appearing in the competition as the host country, once again won the competition, beating Cameroon 1–0 after extra time in the final.
Record
| FIFA Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| 2001 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | Squad | |
| 2003 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad | |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 2/10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | — | |
| France's Confederations Cup record | |
|---|---|
| First Match | France France 5–0 South Korea (30 May 2001; Daegu, South Korea) |
| Biggest Win | France 5–0 South Korea (30 May 2001; Daegu, South Korea) France 5–0 New Zealand (22 June 2003; Saint-Denis, France) |
| Biggest Defeat | Australia 1–0 France (1 June 2001; Daegu, South Korea) |
| Best Result | Champions in 2001 and 2003 |
| Worst Result | — |
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| France | 5–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Marlet 9' Vieira 19' Anelka 34' Djorkaeff 80' Wiltord 90' | Report |
| Australia | 1–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Zane 60' | Report |
| France | 4–0 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Wiltord 9' Carrière 63', 84' Pires 72' | Report |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| France | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Pires 7' Desailly 54' | Report | Ramon 30' |
Final
| Japan | 0–1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vieira 30' |
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| France | 1–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Henry 39' (pen.) | Report |
| France | 2–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Pires 43' (pen.) Govou 65' | Report | Nakamura 59' |
| France | 5–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Kapo 17' Henry 20' Cissé 71' Giuly 90+1' Pires 90+3' | Report |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| France | 3–2 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Henry 11' Pires 26' Wiltord 43' | Report | Gökdeniz 42' Tuncay 48' |
Final
| Cameroon | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Henry 97' |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Confederations Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Pires | 5 | 2001 (2) & 2003 (3) |
| 2 | Thierry Henry | 4 | 20003 |
| 3 | Eric Carrière | 3 | 2001 (2) & 2003 (1) |
| Sylvain Wiltord | 3 | 2001 (2) & 2003 (1) | |
| 5 | Patrick Vieira | 2 | 2001 |
| 6 | |||
| Nicolas Anelka | 1 | 2001 | |
| Marcel Desailly | 1 | 2001 | |
| Youri Djorkaeff | 1 | 2001 | |
| Steve Marlet | 1 | 20001 | |
| Ludovic Giuly | 1 | 20003 | |
| Sidney Govou | 1 | 20003 | |
| Olivier Kapo | 1 | 20003 |
See also
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