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France have appeared in two of the eight FIFA Confederations Cups contested and won the competition on both appearances. The team's two titles place in second place only trailing Brazil who have won four. France won their first Confederations Cup in 2001 having appeared in the competition as a result of winning the FIFA World Cup in 1998^[1]^[2]^[3] and UEFA Euro 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, won the competition beating Cameroon 1–0 after extra time.

Record

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999	Did not enter^[4]
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	N/A

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	9	1	+8	6
Australia	3	2	1	3	1	+2	6
South Korea	3	2	1	3	6	−3	6
Mexico	3	0	3	1	8	−7	0

30 May 2001

17:00 KST

France	5–0	South Korea
Marlet 9' Vieira 19' Anelka 34' Djorkaeff 80' Wiltord 90'	Report

Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

Attendance: 61,500

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

1 June 2001

17:00 KST

Australia	1–0	France
Zane 60'	Report

Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

Attendance: 44,400

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

3 June 2001

19:30 KST

France	4–0	Mexico
Wiltord 9' Carrière 63', 84' Pires 72'	Report

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 28,864

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

7 June 2001

20:00 KST

France	2–1	Brazil
Pires 7' Desailly 54'	Report	Ramon 30'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 34,527

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Final

10 June 2001

19:00 JST

Japan	0–1	France
	Report	Vieira 30'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 65,533

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9
Colombia	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
Japan	3	1	2	4	3	+1	3
New Zealand	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0

18 June 2003

21:00 CEST

France	1–0	Colombia
Henry 39' (pen.)	Report

Stade de Gerland, Lyon

Attendance: 38,541

Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

20 June 2003

21:00 CEST

France	2–1	Japan
Pires 43' (pen.) Govou 65'	Report	Nakamura 59'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 33,070

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

22 June 2003

21:00 CEST

France	5–0	New Zealand
Kapo 17' Henry 20' Cissé 71' Giuly 90+1' Pires 90+3'	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 36,842

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

26 June 2003

21:00 CEST

France	3–2	Turkey
Henry 11' Pires 26' Wiltord 43'	Report	Gökdeniz 42' Tuncay 48'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 41,195

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Final

29 June 2003

21:00 CEST

Cameroon	0–1 (a.e.t.)	France
	Report	Henry 97'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 51,985

Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Goal scorers

No.	Name	Goals	Confederations Cups
1	Robert Pires	5	2001 (2) & 2003 (3)
2	Thierry Henry	4	20003
3	Éric Carrière	3	2001 (2) & 2003 (1)
3	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

External links

France at UEFA

^ "Where are they now? France's 1998 World Cup Winners". Goal.com. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^ "Host nation routs Brazilians 3-0 in World Cup final". Sports Illustrated. 1 December 1998. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^ "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC Sport. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ As 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions

[1] "Where are they now? France's 1998 World Cup Winners". Goal.com. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[2] "Host nation routs Brazilians 3-0 in World Cup final". Sports Illustrated. 1 December 1998. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

[3] "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC Sport. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[4] As 1998 FIFA World Cup Champions

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-France have appeared in two of the eight [[FIFA Confederations Cup]]s contested and won the competition on both appearances. The team's two titles place in second place only trailing [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] who have won four. France won their first Confederations Cup in [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]] having appeared in the competition as a result of winning the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and UEFA Euro in 2000. The team defeated [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 1–0 in the final match. In the following Confederations Cup in [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]], France, appearing in the competition as the host country, won the competition beating [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] 1–0 after [[extra time]].
+France have appeared in two of the eight [[FIFA Confederations Cup]]s contested and won the competition on both appearances. The team's two titles place in second place only trailing [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] who have won four. France won their first Confederations Cup in [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]] having appeared in the competition as a result of winning the FIFA World Cup in [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2009/02/25/1126716/where-are-they-now-frances-1998-world-cup-winners|title= Where are they now? France’s 1998 World Cup Winners|date=25 February 2009|work=Goal.com|accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/12/france_final/|title= Host nation routs Brazilians 3-0 in World Cup final|date=1 December 1998|work=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44754965|title= France 4–2 Croatia|date=15 July 2018|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 July 2018}}</ref> and UEFA Euro in [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]. The team defeated [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 1–0 in the final match. In the following Confederations Cup in [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]], France, appearing in the competition as the host country, won the competition beating [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] 1–0 after [[extra time]].
 ==Record==
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 ==Goal scorers==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
-{{uncategorised|date=May 2020}}
+|-
+!No.
+!Name
+!Goals
+!Confederations Cups
+|-
+|align=center| 1 || [[Robert Pires]] ||align=center| 5 || 2001 (2) & 2003 (3)
+|-
+|align=center| 2 || [[Thierry Henry]] ||align=center| 4 || 20003
+|-
+|rowspan=2 align=center| 3
+| [[Éric Carrière]] ||align=center| 3 || 2001 (2) & 2003 (1)
+|-
+| [[Sylvain Wiltord]] ||align=center| 3 || 2001 (2) & 2003 (1)
+|-
+|align=center| 5 || [[Patrick Vieira]] ||align=center|2 || 2001
+|-
+|rowspan=8 align=center|6
+|-
+| [[Nicolas Anelka]] ||align=center| 1 || 2001
+|-
+| [[Marcel Desailly]] ||align=center| 1 || 2001
+|-
+| [[Youri Djorkaeff]] ||align=center| 1 || 2001
+|-
+| [[Steve Marlet]] ||align=center| 1 || 20001
+|-
+| [[Ludovic Giuly]] ||align=center| 1 || 20003
+|-
+| [[Sidney Govou]] ||align=center| 1 || 20003
+|-
+| [[Olivier Kapo]] ||align=center| 1 || 20003
+|-
+|}
+==External links==
+*[http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/ France at UEFA]
+{{France national football team}}
+{{UEFA Euro Countries}}

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