France at the FIFA Confederations Cup

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[1][2][3] 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
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Did not enter[4]
South Korea Japan 2001 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 12 2 Squad
France 2003 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 12 3 Squad
Germany 2005 Did not qualify
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total 2 Titles 2/10 10 9 0 1 24 5 —

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

Main article: 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
Attendance: 61,500
Australia 1–0 France
Zane 60' Report
Attendance: 44,400
France 4–0 Mexico
Wiltord 9'
Carrière 63', 84'
Pires 72'		 Report
Attendance: 28,864

Knockout stage

Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage

Semi-finals

France 2–1 Brazil
Pires 7'
Desailly 54'		 Report Ramon 30'
Attendance: 34,527

Final

Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Japan 0–1 France
Report Vieira 30'
Attendance: 65,533

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

Main article: 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
Attendance: 38,541
France 2–1 Japan
Pires 43' (pen.)
Govou 65'		 Report Nakamura 59'
Attendance: 33,070
France 5–0 New Zealand
Kapo 17'
Henry 20'
Cissé 71'
Giuly 90+1'
Pires 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 36,842
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage

Semi-finals

France 3–2 Turkey
Henry 11'
Pires 26'
Wiltord 43'		 Report Gökdeniz 42'
Tuncay 48'
Attendance: 41,195

Final

Main article: 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Cameroon 0–1 (a.e.t.) France
Report Henry gold-colored soccer ball 97'
Attendance: 51,985

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

References

  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. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. 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