France national futsal team

FranceNickname(s)| Les Bleus ("The Blues")
L'Equipe tricolore ("The Tri-color Team")

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Association| Fédération Française
de Football
Confederation| UEFA (Europe)
Head coach| Raphaël Reynaud
Captain| Abdessamad Mohammed
FIFA code| FRA
FIFA ranking| 10 [1]

Home colours

Away colours

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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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances| 1 (First in 2024)
Best result| Fourth place (2024)
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances| 1 (First in 2018)
Best result| Group Stage (2018)
AMF World Cup
Appearances| 1 (First in 1991)
Best result| First 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.[2]

## Competition history

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### FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA Futsal World Cup Record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA
1989 | Did not enter
1992
1996
2000 | Did not qualify
2004
2008 | Did not enter
2012 | Did not qualify
2016
2021
2024 | 4th place  | 7  | 4  | 0  | 3  | 26  | 20
Total | 1/10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 20

### UEFA Futsal Championship

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UEFA Futsal Championship record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA
1996 | Did not enter
1999 | Did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2007
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018 | Group Stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9
2022 | Did not qualify
2026 | To be determined
Total | 1/13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9

## Players

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### Current squad

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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.[3][4]
Head coach: Raphaël Reynaud

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Joévin Durot  |  (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38) |  |  FT Antwerpen
12  | 1GK | Louis Marquet  |  (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31) |  |  Étoile Lavalloise
16  | 1GK | Francis Lokoka  |  (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31) |  |  Nantes Métropole

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2  | 2DF | Sid Belhaj  |  (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32) |  |  Sporting Paris
6  | 2DF | Kévin Ramirez (captain) |  (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) |  |  Mouvaux Lille
20  | 2DF | Souheil Mouhoudine  |  (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) |  |  Étoile Lavalloise
22  | 2DF | Amin Benslama  |  (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) |  |  Ribera Navarra

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3  | 4FW | Mamadou Touré  |  (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) |  |  Barça Atlètic
5  | 4FW | Youness Ahssen  |  (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30) |  |  UJS Toulouse
7  | 4FW | Ronny Zakehi  |  (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35) |  |  Mouvaux Lille
8  | 4FW | Ayoub Saadaoui  |  (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) |  |  Sporting Paris
9  | 4FW | Nelson Lutin  |  (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26) |  |  Meta Catania
10  | 4FW | Abdessamad Mohammed  |  (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 33) |  |  Étoile Lavalloise
14  | 4FW | Ouassini Guirio  |  (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 23) |  |  Nantes Métropole
17  | 4FW | Steve Bendali  |  (1994-11-12) 12 November 1994 (age 30) |  |  Nantes Métropole
21  | 4FW | Boulaye Ba  |  (1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 31) |  |  Sporting Paris

### Recent call-ups

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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

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GK | Thibaut Garros  |  (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) |  |  |  UJS Toulouse | v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
GK | Maarouf Kerroumi  |  (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30) |  |  |  Toulon Élite | v.  Brazil, 6 April 2022

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DF | Mamadou Touré  |  (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) |  |  |  Paris ACASA | v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
DF | Mickaël de Sá Andrade  |  (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29) |  |  |  UJS Toulouse | v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022

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FW | Nicolás Menendez  |  (1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 28) |  |  |  Béthune Futsal | v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW | Youba Soumaré  |  (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) |  |  |  Sporting Paris | v.  Egypt, 19 December 2022
FW | Landry N'Gala  |  (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31) |  |  |  Sporting Paris | v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW | Nama Traoré  |  (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) |  |  |  Marcouville City  | v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022
FW | Arthur Tchapthet  |  (1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 29) |  |  |  Kremlin-Bicêtre | v.  Moldova, 9 November 2022

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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

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### Results and schedule

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

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9

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Ground| A| A| H| H| A| A| A| H| H
Result| W| W| D| W| D| L| L| L| W

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

## References

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1. ^ FIFA Men's Futsal 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.

## External links

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