The two-time FIFA World Cup champions France, who finished the FIFA World Cup 2022 as the runners-up by failing to defend the title after losing the final in a penalty shootout, are ready to continue their roar in the best platform of international football. Les Blues are ready to perform fearlessly to set a new story in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
The last two-time finalists, France, were in Group D during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualification (UEFA) process. In that group stage battle, France faced the challenges of Ukraine, Iceland, and Azerbaijan. Apart from a 2-2 away draw against Iceland, France won all other matches to secure a comfortable qualification for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
Les Blues ended the Group D contest with 16 points after recording five wins and one draw. In that competition, while they scored 16 goals, they conceded four times.
France’s performance in the FIFA WC 2026 Qualification UEFA Group D
Ukraine 0 – 2 France
France 2 – 1 Iceland
France 3 – 0 Azerbaijan
Iceland 2 – 2 France
France 4 – 0 Ukraine
Azerbaijan 1 – 3 France
France’s Complete FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualification Stats
Matches played: 6
Won: 5
Drawn: 1
Lost: 0
Goals Scored: 16
Goals Conceded: 4
Leading Goal Scorer: Kylian Mbappé – 5 goals
France FIFA World Cup records
The two-time FIFA World Cup champions, France (1998 and 2018), featured in the last two FIFA World Cup Finals, winning the title in 2018 after beating Croatia and finishing as runners-up in 2022 after losing the penalty shootout against Argentina. It will be the eighth straight FIFA World Cup appearance for France, since hosting it in the 1998 edition. Before the 2026 edition, in their last seven WC appearances, France were twice eliminated from the group stages, once in the 2002 edition as the defending champions and the other time in the 2010 edition while finishing runners-up in the previous tournament (2006).
France group stage schedule in the FIFA World Cup 2026
In the FIFA World Cup 2026, France will start in Group I, where their challengers are Senegal, Iraq, and Norway.
June 16: France vs Senegal at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (15:00 local time)
June 22: France vs Iraq at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (17:00 local time)
June 26: Norway vs France at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough (15:00 local time)
