France national futsal team

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France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus ("The Blues")
L'Equipe tricolore ("The Tri-color Team")
AssociationFédération Française
de Football
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRaphaël Reynaud
CaptainAbdessamad Mohammed
FIFA codeFRA
FIFA ranking12
Highest FIFA ranking12 (October 2023)
Lowest FIFA ranking38
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belgium 1–3 France 
(Mouscron, Belgium; March 17, 1997)
Biggest win
 France 12–0 San Marino 
(Nice, France; January 23, 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 12–0 France 
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; February 20, 2000)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultTBD (2024)
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2018)
Best resultGroup Stage (2018)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 1991)
Best resultFirst round (1991) (FIFUSA)

The France national futsal team represents the French Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in France, in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008 Did not enter
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2021
Uzbekistan 2024 Qualified
Total 1/10 3 0 0 0 0 0

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Spain 1996 Did not enter
Spain 1999 Did not qualify
Russia 2001
Italy 2003
Czech Republic 2005
Portugal 2007
Hungary 2010
Croatia 2012
Belgium 2014
Serbia 2016
Slovenia 2018 Group Stage 10th 2 0 1 1 7 9
Netherlands 2022 Did not qualify
LatviaLithuania 2026 To be determined
Total 1/13 2 0 1 1 7 9

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Norway and Serbia on 2 and 7 March 2023, respectively.
Head coach: Raphaël Reynaud

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Joévin Durot (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38) Belgium FT Antwerpen
12 1GK Louis Marquet (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 30) France Étoile Lavalloise
16 1GK Francis Lokoka (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 30) France Nantes Métropole
2 2DF Sid Belhaj (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 31) France Sporting Paris
6 2DF Kévin Ramirez (captain) (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 36) France Mouvaux Lille
20 2DF Souheil Mouhoudine (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) France Étoile Lavalloise
22 2DF Amin Benslama (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 20) Spain Ribera Navarra
3 4FW Mamadou Touré (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22) Spain Barça Atlètic
5 4FW Youness Ahssen (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 29) France UJS Toulouse
7 4FW Ronny Zakehi (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35) France Mouvaux Lille
8 4FW Ayoub Saadaoui (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) France Sporting Paris
9 4FW Nelson Lutin (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26) Italy Meta Catania
10 4FW Abdessamad Mohammed (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 33) France Étoile Lavalloise
14 4FW Ouassini Guirio (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 23) France Nantes Métropole
17 4FW Steve Bendali (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 29) France Nantes Métropole
21 4FW Boulaye Ba (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 30) France Sporting Paris

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Thibaut Garros (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) France UJS Toulouse v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
GK Maarouf Kerroumi (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 29) France Toulon Élite v.  Brazil, 6 April 2022
DF Mamadou Touré (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) France Paris ACASA v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
DF Mickaël de Sá Andrade (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 28) France UJS Toulouse v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW Nicolás Menendez (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 28) France Béthune Futsal v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW Youba Soumaré (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) France Sporting Paris v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW Landry N'Gala (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 30) France Sporting Paris v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW Nama Traoré (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) France Marcouville City v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW Arthur Tchapthet (1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 28) France Kremlin-Bicêtre v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

Fixtures

Results and schedule

The box below, shows the results of all matches played in the recent past, and the scheduled matches in the near future.

Round123456789
GroundAAHHAAAHH
ResultWWDWDLLLW
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2016. Source: FFF (in French)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

2015

6 January 2015 Friendly France  5–2  Finland Alsace, France
Teixeira 5'
Rabei 7', 17'
Otmani 19'
Chaulet 39'		 Report Kytola 21'
Hosio 37'		 Attendance: 2,300
7 January 2015 Friendly France  5–4  Finland Sélestat, France
Teixeira 4'
Ramirez 6'
Otmani 18'
David Le Boette 31'
Rabei 34'		 Report Korpela 8'
Hosio 12'
Autio 18'
Antti 40'		 Attendance: 3,000
14 January 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q France  5–1  San Marino Ciorescu, Moldova
Belhaj 2'
Ramirez 13', 20'
Rabei 22'
Teixeira 35'		 Report Macina 17' Stadium: FMF Arena
15 January 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Albania  2–5  France Ciorescu, Moldova
Brahimi 11'
Selmanaj 27'		 Report Aigoun 2'
Rabei 5', 12', 22'
Belhaj 37'		 Stadium: FMF Arena
17 January 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q France  4–2  Moldova Ciorescu, Moldova
Otmani 16'
Teixeira 16'
Belhaj 36'
Gasmi 40'		 Report Obadă 29'
Hilotii 31'		 Stadium: FMF Arena
11 February 2015 Friendly Croatia  5–1  France Novigrad, Croatia
Jelovčić 5', 7'
Marinović 15', 24'
Đuraš 40'		 Report Ramirez 27'
18 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Czech Republic  5–3  France Laško, Slovenia
Seidler 19'
Slováček 25'
Gasmi 33' (own)
Belej 33', 36'		 Report Mohammed 33'
Hamdoud 37'
Gasmi 38'		 Stadium: Tri Lilije Hall
19 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Slovenia  11–2  France Laško, Slovenia
Vrhovec 1', 15'
Osredkar 6', 10', 22'
Fetič 18', 23'
Čujec 18'
Melink 19'
R. Mordej 23'
Hozjan 39'		 Report Belhaj 20'
Rabei 33'		 Stadium: Tri Lilije
21 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q France  3–1  Norway Laško, Slovenia
Rabei 17', 28'
A. Mohammed 20'		 Report Sortevik 9' Stadium: Tri Lilije
18 October 2015 Friendly France  1–4  Belgium Saran, France
Report
22 October 2015 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Q France  8–2  Malta Kaunas, Lithuania
Rabei 7'
Bensaber 11'
Gasmi 13', 22', 35'
Ramirez 28'
A. Mohammed 30'
Aigoun 38'		 Report Stivala 20'
Musu 33'		 Stadium: Kaunas Sports Hall
23 October 2015 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Q Albania  0–1  France Kaunas, Lithuania
Report A. Mohammed 2' Stadium: Kaunas Sports Hall
25 October 2015 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Q France  6–0  Lithuania Kaunas, Lithuania
Hamdoud 6', 21'
Belhaj 12'
A. Mohammed 20', 20'
Aigoun 27'		 Report Stadium: Kaunas Sports Hall
24 November 2015 Friendly France  1–1  Montenegro Borgo, France
Report
25 November 2015 Friendly France  4–2  Montenegro Borgo, France
Report
10 December 2015 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Q Slovenia  2–2  France Chomutov, Czech Republic
Vrhovec 6'
Osredkar 20'		 Report Hamdoud 7'
Alla 16'		 Stadium: Městská sportovní hala Chomutov
11 December 2015 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Q Czech Republic  3–2  France Chomutov, Czech Republic
Záruba 28'
Seidler 28'
M. Mareš 34'		 Report Aigoun 22'
Belhaj 31'		 Stadium: Městská sportovní hala Chomutov
13 December 2015 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Q France  2–4  Kazakhstan Chomutov, Czech Republic
Leo 15' (own)
Hamdoud 34' (pen.)		 Report Nurgozhin 1', 40'
Zhamankulov 16'
Douglas Jr. 25'		 Stadium: Městská sportovní hala Chomutov

2016

22 March 2016 Friendly France  3–4  Romania Toulouse, France
Report
23 March 2016 Friendly France  2–0  Romania Toulouse, France
Report

References

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Football and sports champions will shortly dominate futsal". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. ^ "LES BLEUS AU CHÂTEAU" (in French). FFF. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "France Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

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