France national futsal team

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]

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 ranking10 [1]
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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultTBD (2024)
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2018)
Best resultGroup Stage (2018)
AMF World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 1991)
Best resultFirst round (1991) (FIFUSA)

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 Qualified
Total 1/10 3 0 0 0 0 0

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
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

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

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 29)   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
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

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

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 28)   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

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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.

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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

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.
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