France at 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. However France has only been part of the Nations League Finals once, in the 2020–21 season, while in the first season, they finished second of their group behind the Netherlands, but ahead of Germany, who was supposed to be relegated, but after changes on the format, stayed in League A. France won the Nations League on the 2020–21 season after winning Group A3, beating Belgium in the semi-finals and beating Spain in the final, making France the first ever European nation to win the World Cup, the European Championship and the Nations League.
UEFA Nations League 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 |
| 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
| Year | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | — |
2018–19 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[lower-alpha 1] | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | France |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Germany |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |
- 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.
| France | 2–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
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2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Sweden (R) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to League B | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
- Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Denmark | 2–0 | France |
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Report |
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 2018–19 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappé | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Olivier Giroud | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Antoine Griezmann | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Karim Benzema | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kingsley Coman | 1 | 1 | ||
| Théo Hernandez | 1 | 1 | ||
| N'Golo Kanté | 1 | 1 | ||
| Benjamin Pavard | 1 | 1 | ||
| Adrien Rabiot | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dayot Upamecano | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 17 | 5 |
Bold players are still active with the national team.
See also
References
- "Summary UEFA Nations League A – Group 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "France vs. Portugal". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "Croatia vs France, 14 October 2020". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "France vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "Portugal 0–1 France-". UEFA.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Belgium v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "Full Time Report – Final – Spain v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "France vs. Denmark" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "Croatia vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- "Austria vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "France vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- "France vs. Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- "Denmark vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
External links
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