Player records is the most-capped French international, having appeared in 145 matches, and captained the national team a record 121 times. is France's record goalscorer, having recorded 57 goals. scored a record nine goals at
UEFA Euro 1984. has the most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship with 36. has managed
France to a record 177 matches and 114 victories. ;Most appearances:
Hugo Lloris, 145, 19 November 2008 — 18 December 2022 ; Other centurions: :
Lilian Thuram, 142, 17 August 1994 — 13 June 2008 :
Olivier Giroud, 137, 11 November 2011 — 9 July 2024 :
Antoine Griezmann, 137, 5 March 2014 — 9 September 2024 :
Thierry Henry, 123, 11 October 1997 — 22 June 2010 :
Marcel Desailly, 116, 22 August 1993 — 17 June 2004 :
Zinedine Zidane, 108, 17 August 1994 — 9 July 2006 :
Patrick Vieira, 107, 26 February 1997 — 2 June 2009 :
Didier Deschamps, 103, 29 October 1989 — 2 September 2000 ;Most appearances as a captain:
Hugo Lloris, 121, 17 November 2010 — 18 December 2022 ;Most goals:
Olivier Giroud,
57, 2011 — 2024 ;Longest France career:
Karim Benzema, 15 years, 86 days, 28 March 2007 — 13 June 2022 ;Shortest France career:
Franck Jurietti, 5 seconds, 12 October 2005 v.
Cyprus ;Oldest player:
Olivier Giroud, 37 years and 279 days, 9 July 2024 v.
Spain ;Youngest player:
Félix Vial, 17 years and 75 days, 29 October 1911 v.
Luxembourg ;Most appearances at the World Cup finals:
Hugo Lloris, 20, 11 June 2010 — 18 December 2022 ;Appearances at four World Cup final tournaments:
Thierry Henry,
1998,
2002,
2006, and
2010Hugo Lloris,
2010,
2014,
2018, and
2022 ;Most goals scored at the World Cup finals:
Just Fontaine, 13, 8 June 1958 — 28 June 1958 ;Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals:
Kylian Mbappé, 19 years and six months, 21 June 2018 v.
Peru. ;Most appearances at the European Championship finals:
Antoine Griezmann, 17, 10 June 2016 — 9 July 2024 ;Appearances at four European Championship final tournaments:
Lilian Thuram,
1996,
2000,
2004, and
2008Hugo Lloris,
2008,
2012,
2016, and
2020Olivier Giroud,
2012,
2016,
2020, and
2024 ;Most goals scored at the European Championship finals:
Michel Platini, 9, 12 June 1984 — 27 June 1984 ;Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals:
Antoine Griezmann, 36, 15 June 2014 — 9 July 2024 ;Most appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup finals:
Sylvain Wiltord, 10, 30 May 2001 — 29 June 2003 :
Robert Pires, 10, 30 May 2001 — 29 June 2003 ; Appearances in three different decades:
Julien Darui, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s :
Robert Jonquet, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s :
Henri Michel, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s :
Laurent Blanc, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s :
Didier Deschamps, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s :
Thierry Henry, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s :
Nicolas Anelka, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s :
Hugo Lloris, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s :
Steve Mandanda, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s :
Karim Benzema, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Manager records ;Most matches as coach:
Didier Deschamps, 177, 8 July 2012 —
present ;Most matches won as coach: 114 by
Didier Deschamps ;Most matches drawn as coach: 35 by
Didier Deschamps ;Most matches lost as coach: 28 by
Didier Deschamps == Team records ==