France at the FIFA Women's World Cup

France women's national football team's record at the FIFA Women's World Cup


The France women's national football team has represented France at the FIFA Women's World Cup at five stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023, they hosted in 2019.

FIFA Women's World Cup record

World Cup record

Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 2 3
China 2007 Did not qualify
Germany 2011 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 10 10
Canada 2015 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 10 3
France 2019 6th 5 4 0 1 10 4
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 6th 5 3 2 0 12 4
Total 5/9 0 Titles 24 13 5 6 44 24
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
United States 2003 Group stage 20 September  Norway L 0–2 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
24 September  South Korea W 1–0 RFK Stadium, Washington
27 September  Brazil D 1–1
Germany 2011 Group stage 26 June  Nigeria W 1–0 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
30 June  Canada W 4–0 Ruhrstadion, Bochum
5 July  Germany L 2–4 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Quarter-finals 9 July  England D 1–1 (4–3 (p)) BayArena, Leverkusen
Semi-finals 13 July  United States L 1–3 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
Third place play-off 16 July  Sweden L 1–2 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
Canada 2015 Group stage 9 June  England W 1–0 Moncton Stadium, Moncton
13 June  Colombia L 0–2
17 June  Mexico W 5–0 Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Round of 16 21 June  South Korea W 3–0 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Quarter-finals 26 June  Germany D 1–1 (4–5 (p))
France 2019 Group stage 7 June  South Korea W 4–0 Parc des Princes, Paris
12 June  Norway W 2–1 Allianz Riviera, Nice
17 June  Nigeria W 1–0 Roazhon Park, Rennes
Round of 16 23 June  Brazil W 2–1 (a.e.t.) Stade Océane, Le Havre
Quarter-finals 28 June  United States L 1–2 Parc des Princes, Paris
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage 23 July  Jamaica D 0–0 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
29 July  Brazil W 2–1 Lang Park, Brisbane
2 August  Panama W 6–3 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Round of 16 8 August  Morocco W 4–0 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Quarter-finals 12 August  Australia D 0–0 (6–7 (p)) Lang Park, Brisbane

Record by opponent

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 4 3
 Canada 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 2
 England 2 1 1 0 2 1
 Germany 2 0 0 2 7 10
 Jamaica 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 5 0
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Nigeria 2 2 0 0 2 0
 Norway 2 1 0 1 2 3
 Panama 1 1 0 0 6 3
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 8 0
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 1 2
 United States 2 0 0 2 2 5

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

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France squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
France

Group B

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3  France 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Norway 2–0 France
 Report
France 1–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 16,316[1]
Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China PR)
France 1–1 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 17,618[1]
Referee: Cristina Ionescu (Romania)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

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France squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup fourth place
France

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Canada 0–4 France
Report
Attendance: 16,591[3]
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
France 2–4 Germany
 Report

Quarterfinals

England 1–1 (a.e.t.) France
  • J. Scott 59'
 Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 26,395[5]

Semifinals

France 1–3 United States
Report

Third place match

Sweden 2–1 France
Report

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

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France squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
France

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Colombia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Mexico 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 1–0 England
Report
Attendance: 11,686[8]
France 0–2 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 13,138[9]
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
Mexico 0–5 France
Report
Attendance: 21,562[10]
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Round of 16

France 3–0 South Korea
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 15,518[11]

Quarterfinals

Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
Penalties
5–4
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 24,859[12]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

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France squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
France

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 4–0 South Korea
 Report
France 2–1 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 34,872[14]
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 28,267[15]

Round of 16

France 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil
 Report

Quarterfinals

France 1–2 United States
 Report
Attendance: 45,595[17]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group F

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jamaica 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
France 0–0 Jamaica
Report
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 39,045
France 2–1 Brazil
 Report Debinha 58'
Attendance: 49,378
Panama 3–6 France
 Report
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 40,498
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Round of 16

France 4–0 Morocco
 Report
Attendance: 13,557

Quarter-finals

Australia 0–0 (a.e.t.) France
Report
Penalties
7–6
Attendance: 49,461

Goalscorers

Player Goals 2003 2011 2015 2019 2023
Eugénie Le Sommer 8 3 2 3
Marie-Laure Delie 5 2 3
Wendie Renard 5 4 1
Kadidiatou Diani 4 4
Élodie Thomis 3 2 1
Amandine Henry 3 1 2
Marinette Pichon 2 2
Gaëtane Thiney 2 2
Valérie Gauvin 2 2
Camille Abily 1 1
Laura Georges 1 1
Élise Bussaglia 1 1
Sonia Bompastor 1 1
Louisa Cadamuro 1 1
Maëlle Lakrar 1 1
Léa Le Garrec 1 1
Vicki Bècho 1 1
Kenza Dali 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 44 2 10 10 10 12
Own goals scored for opponents

See also

References

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