France Olympic football team

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France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleus (The Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tricolors)
Association	Fédération Française de Football (FFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Thierry Henry
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours
First international
Denmark 9–0 France  (London, England; 18 October 1908)
Biggest win
France 7–0 Latvia  (Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France; 27 May 1924)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 17–1 France  (London, England; 22 October 1908)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances	13 (first in 1900)
Best result	Gold Medal (1984)
Medal record 1984 Los Angeles Team 1900 Paris Team

The France Olympic football team, also known as the France national under-23 football team, represents France in international football competitions in Olympic Games. It has been active since 1900, and first competed in 1900. Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War II France national team was also amateur, it was able to send a team to the games. The rules on amateurism were relaxed in the 1980s, which allowed France some success, notably a gold medal finish in 1984. Since 1992 the tournament has been competed by under-23 teams, making France's Olympic qualification dependent on the results of the under-21 team. Only in 2020 the French returned to the Olympic stage.

Results and fixtures[edit]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Voided or Postponed   Fixture

2024[edit]

France  v  Ivory Coast

22 March Friendly	France	3–2	Ivory Coast	Châteauroux, France
--:-- UTC+1				Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit

France  v  United States

25 March Friendly	France	2–2	United States	Montbéliard, France
--:-- UTC+1	Kalimuendo 27' (pen.) Diouf 79'	Report	Yow 86' Cowell 89'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal

France  v  United States

24 July Olympics	France	v	United States	Marseille, France
21:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

France  v  Guinea / AFC team

27 July Olympics	France	v	Guinea / AFC team	Nice, France
21:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Allianz Riviera

New Zealand  v  France

30 July Olympics	New Zealand	v	France	Marseille, France
19:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following 23 players were called up for friendly matches against Ivory Coast and the United States on 22 and 25 March 2024, respectively.^[1]

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped by the senior team.

Caps and goals as of 25 March 2024, after the team's match against  United States.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Guillaume Restes	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Toulouse
	1GK	Lucas Chevalier	(2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Lille
	1GK	Obed Nkambadio	(2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Paris FC
	2DF	Kiliann Sildillia	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 21)	2	0	SC Freiburg
	2DF	Adrien Truffert	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Rennes
	2DF	Bafodé Diakité	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Lille
	2DF	Leny Yoro	(2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Lille
	2DF	Castello Lukeba	(2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 (age 21)	1	0	RB Leipzig
	2DF	Maxime Estève	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Burnley
	2DF	Bradley Locko	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Brest
	4FW	Désiré Doué	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 18)	2	2	Rennes
	3MF	Maghnes Akliouche	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Monaco
	3MF	Manu Koné	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
	3MF	Khéphren Thuram	(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Nice
	3MF	Andy Diouf	(2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 20)	1	1	Lens
	3MF	Enzo Millot	(2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 21)	1	0	VfB Stuttgart
	4FW	Wilson Odobert	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)	2	1	Burnley
	4FW	Rayan Cherki	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Lyon
	4FW	Elye Wahi	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Lens
	4FW	Arnaud Kalimuendo	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)	1	1	Rennes
	4FW	Bradley Barcola	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Paris Saint-Germain

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the France Olympic squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Malo Gusto	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Chelsea	v.  Ivory Coast, 22 March 2024 INJ
MF	Joris Chotard	(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Montpellier	v.  Ivory Coast, 22 March 2024 INJ
FW	Georginio Rutter	(2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Leeds United	v.  Ivory Coast, 22 March 2024 INJ

Notes

• ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Overage players in Olympic Games[edit]

Olympic Games record[edit]

Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, teams consist of under-23 players, with the possibility of 3 players over the age of 23 being selected. The 1960 Summer Olympics mark the moment FIFA no longer consider Olympic matches to be played by national A teams. Before the 1984 Summer Olympics, only amateur footballers could participate. In fact, some countries fielded teams that were very similar to their A teams since their players were considered amateur.

Summer Olympic Games record											Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	6	6	Squad		Qualified as hosts						—
1904	did not enter										did not enter						—
1908	Semi-final	5th	2	0	0	2	1	26	Squad		Invited						—
1912	withdrew										invited						—
1920	Semi-final	4th	2	1	0	1	4	5	Squad		Invited						—
1924	Quarter-final	5th	2	1	0	1	8	5	Squad		Qualified as hosts						—
1928	First round	9th	1	0	0	1	3	4	Squad		Invited						—
1936	did not enter										did not enter						—
1948	Quarter-final	5th	2	1	0	1	2	2	Squad		Invited						—
1952	Preliminary round	17th	1	0	0	1	1	2	Squad		Invited						—
1956	did not qualify										did not enter						—
1960	First round	5th	3	1	1	1	3	9	Squad		4	3	0	1	7	6	1960
1964	did not qualify										2	0	0	2	2	8	1964
1968	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	0	2	9	7	Squad		4	2	2	0	8	2	1968
1972	did not qualify										6	3	1	2	11	9	1972
1976	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	1	1	9	7	Squad		4	3	0	1	11	5	1976
1980	did not enter										did not enter						1980
1984	Gold medal	1st	6	4	2	0	13	6	Squad		6	4	2	0	9	3	1984
1988	did not qualify										8	1	3	4	9	16	1988
1992											UEFA European Under-21 Championship						1992
1996	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	1	1	6	4	Squad								1996
2000	did not qualify																2000
2004																	2004
2008																	2008
2012																	2012
2016																	2016
2020	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	5	11	Squad								2020
2024	Qualified as hosts										Qualified as hosts						2024
2028	to be determined										to be determined
Total	2 medals	13/27	36	16	5*	15	61	94	—		34	16	8	10	57	49	Total

*Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Coaching history[edit]

• FFF Committee: 1900 – Paris & 1908 – London
• Fred Pentland: 1920 – Brussels
• Charles Griffiths: 1924 – Paris
• Peter Farmer: 1928 – Amsterdam
• FFF Committee: 1948 – London & 1952 – Helsinki
• Jean Rigal: 1960 – Rome
• André Grillon: 1968 – Mexico City
• Gaby Robert: 1976 – Montreal
• Henri Michel: 1984 – Los Angeles
• Raymond Domenech: 1996 – Atlanta
• Sylvain Ripoll: 2020 – Tokyo
• Thierry Henry: 2024 – Paris

See also[edit]

• Sport in France
  • Football in France
    • Women's football in France
• France national football team
• France national football B team
• France national under-21 football team
• France women's national football team

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website