France at the FIFA Women's World Cup

For the men's team, see France at the FIFA World Cup.

The France women's national football team has represented France at the FIFA Women's World Cup at five stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023, they hosted in 2019.

FIFA Women's World Cup record

World Cup record

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1995
1999
2003	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	2	3
2007	Did not qualify
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	10	10
2015	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	1	1	10	3
2019		6th	5	4	0	1	10	4
2023		6th	5	3	2	0	12	4
2027	To be determined
Total	5/10	0 Titles	24	13	5	6	44	24

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2003	Group stage	20 September	Norway	L 0–2	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
		24 September	South Korea	W 1–0	RFK Stadium, Washington
		27 September	Brazil	D 1–1
2011	Group stage	26 June	Nigeria	W 1–0	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
		30 June	Canada	W 4–0	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
		5 July	Germany	L 2–4	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
	Quarter-finals	9 July	England	D 1–1 (4–3 (p))	BayArena, Leverkusen
	Semi-finals	13 July	United States	L 1–3	Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
	Third place play-off	16 July	Sweden	L 1–2	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
2015	Group stage	9 June	England	W 1–0	Moncton Stadium, Moncton
		13 June	Colombia	L 0–2
		17 June	Mexico	W 5–0	Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
	Round of 16	21 June	South Korea	W 3–0	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
	Quarter-finals	26 June	Germany	D 1–1 (4–5 (p))
2019	Group stage	7 June	South Korea	W 4–0	Parc des Princes, Paris
		12 June	Norway	W 2–1	Allianz Riviera, Nice
		17 June	Nigeria	W 1–0	Roazhon Park, Rennes
	Round of 16	23 June	Brazil	W 2–1 (a.e.t.)	Stade Océane, Le Havre
	Quarter-finals	28 June	United States	L 1–2	Parc des Princes, Paris
2023	Group stage	23 July	Jamaica	D 0–0	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
		29 July	Brazil	W 2–1	Lang Park, Brisbane
		2 August	Panama	W 6–3	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
	Round of 16	8 August	Morocco	W 4–0	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Quarter-finals	12 August	Australia	D 0–0 (6–7 (p))	Lang Park, Brisbane

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Brazil	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	066.67
Canada	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
England	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Germany	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Jamaica	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Morocco	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Nigeria	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Norway	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Panama	1	1	0	0	6	3	+3	100.00
South Korea	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00
Sweden	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
United States	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Total	24	13	5	6	44	24	+20	054.17

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5	6
3	France	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
4	South Korea	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)

12:00 EDT (UTC−4)

Norway	2–0	France
Rapp 47' Mellgren 66'	Report

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Attendance: 24,347[1]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)

19:45 EDT (UTC−4)

France	1–0	South Korea
Pichon 84'	Report

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 16,316[1]

Referee: Zhang Dongqing (China PR)

September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)

12:45 EDT (UTC−4)

France	1–1	Brazil
Pichon 90+2'	Report	Kátia 58'

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 17,618[1]

Referee: Cristina Ionescu (Romania)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	France	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1	3
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)

15:00

Nigeria	0–1	France
	Report	Delie 56'

Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim

Attendance: 25,475[2]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)

18:00

Canada	0–4	France
	Report	Thiney 24', 60' Abily 66' Thomis 83'

Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Attendance: 16,591[3]

Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)

20:45

France	2–4	Germany
Delie 56' Georges 72'	Report	Garefrekes 25' Grings 32', 68' (pen.) Okoyino da Mbabi 89'

Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 45,867[4]

Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

Quarterfinals

9 July 2011 (2011-07-09)

18:00

England	1–1 (a.e.t.)	France
J. Scott 59'	Report	Bussaglia 88'
Penalties
Smith Carney Stoney Rafferty F. White	3–4	Abily Bussaglia Thiney Bompastor Le Sommer

BayArena, Leverkusen

Attendance: 26,395[5]

Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Semifinals

13 July 2011 (2011-07-13)

18:00

France	1–3	United States
Bompastor 55'	Report	Cheney 9' Wambach 79' Morgan 82'

Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 25,676[6]

Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

Third place match

16 July 2011 (2011-07-16)

17:30

Sweden	2–1	France
Schelin 29' M. Hammarström 82'	Report	Thomis 56'

Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim

Attendance: 25,475[7]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Colombia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	Mexico	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

9 June 2015 (2015-06-09)

14:00 ADT (UTC−3)

France	1–0	England
Le Sommer 29'	Report

Moncton Stadium, Moncton

Attendance: 11,686[8]

Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

13 June 2015 (2015-06-13)

14:00 ADT (UTC−3)

France	0–2	Colombia
	Report	Andrade 19' Usme 90+3'

Moncton Stadium, Moncton

Attendance: 13,138[9]

Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)

17 June 2015 (2015-06-17)

16:00 EDT (UTC−4)

Mexico	0–5	France
	Report	Delie 1' Ruiz 9' (o.g.) Le Sommer 13', 36' Henry 80'

TD Place Stadium, Ottawa

Attendance: 21,562[10]

Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Round of 16

21 June 2015 (2015-06-21)

16:00 EDT (UTC−4)

France	3–0	South Korea
Delie 4', 48' Thomis 8'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 15,518[11]

Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

Quarterfinals

26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)

16:00 EDT (UTC−4)

Germany	1–1 (a.e.t.)	France
Šašić 84' (pen.)	Report	Nécib 64'
Penalties
Behringer Laudehr Peter Marozsán Šašić	5–4	Thiney Abily Nécib Renard Lavogez

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 24,859[12]

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	South Korea	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)

21:00

France	4–0	South Korea
Le Sommer 9' Renard 35', 45+2' Henry 85'	Report

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 45,261[13]

Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

12 June 2019 (2019-06-12)

21:00

France	2–1	Norway
Gauvin 46' Le Sommer 72' (pen.)	Report	Renard 54' (o.g.)

Allianz Riviera, Nice

Attendance: 34,872[14]

Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

17 June 2019 (2019-06-17)

21:00

Nigeria	0–1	France
	Report	Renard 79' (pen.)

Roazhon Park, Rennes

Attendance: 28,267[15]

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Round of 16

23 June 2019 (2019-06-23)

21:00

France	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
Gauvin 52' Henry 107'	Report	Thaisa 63'

Stade Océane, Le Havre

Attendance: 23,965[16]

Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Quarterfinals

28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)

21:00

France	1–2	United States
Renard 81'	Report	Rapinoe 5', 65'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 45,595[17]

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group F

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Jamaica	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
3	Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

23 July 2023 (2023-07-23)

20:00 UTC+10

France	0–0	Jamaica
	Report

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 39,045

Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

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29 July 2023 (2023-07-29)

20:00 UTC+10

France	2–1	Brazil
Le Sommer 17' Renard 83'	Report	Debinha 58'

Lang Park, Brisbane

Attendance: 49,378

Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

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2 August 2023 (2023-08-02)

20:00 UTC+10

Panama	3–6	France
Cox 2' Pinzón 64' (pen.) L. Cedeño 87'	Report	Lakrar 21' Diani 28', 37' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Le Garrec 45+5' Bècho 90+10'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 40,498

Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Round of 16

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08)

20:30 UTC+9:30

France	4–0	Morocco
Diani 15' Dali 20' Le Sommer 23', 70'	Report

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 13,557

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Quarter-finals

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12)

17:00 UTC+10

Australia	0–0 (a.e.t.)	France
	Report
Penalties
Foord Catley Kerr Fowler Arnold Gorry Yallop Carpenter Hunt Vine	7–6	Bacha Diani Renard Le Sommer Périsset Geyoro Karchaoui Lakrar Dali Bècho

Lang Park, Brisbane

Attendance: 49,461

Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	2003	2011	2015	2019	2023
Eugénie Le Sommer	8			3	2	3
Marie-Laure Delie	5		2	3
Wendie Renard	5				4	1
Kadidiatou Diani	4					4
Élodie Thomis	3		2	1
Amandine Henry	3			1	2
Marinette Pichon	2	2
Gaëtane Thiney	2		2
Valérie Gauvin	2				2
Camille Abily	1		1
Laura Georges	1		1
Élise Bussaglia	1		1
Sonia Bompastor	1		1
Louisa Cadamuro	1			1
Maëlle Lakrar	1					1
Léa Le Garrec	1					1
Vicki Bècho	1					1
Kenza Dali	1					1
Own goals	1			1
Total	44	2	10	10	10	12

Own goals scored for opponents

• Wendie Renard (scored for Norway in 2019)

See also

• France at the UEFA Women's Championship

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