Team facts: France

UEFA European Championship record
2008: group stage
2004: quarter-finals
2000: winners
1996: semi-finals
1992: group stage, final tournament
1988: did not qualify
1984: winners
1980: did not qualify
1976: did not qualify
1972: did not qualify
1968: Quarter-finals
1964: Quarter-finals
1960: Fourth place

Team EURO records
Final tournament win
5-0: France v Belgium, 16/06/84, group stage

Final tournament loss
4-1: Netherlands v France, 13/06/08, group stage

Qualifying win
10-0: France v Azerbaijan, 06/09/95

Qualifying loss
5-1: Yugoslavia v France, 24/04/68

Player EURO records
Final tournament appearances
16: Lilian Thuram
14: Zinédine Zidane
13: Laurent Blanc
13: Didier Deschamps
12: Marcel Desailly
12: Bixente Lizarazu

Final tournament goals
9: Michel Platini
6: Thierry Henry
5: Zinédine Zidane

Overall appearances
47: Lilian Thuram
36: Didier Deschamps
35: Laurent Blanc
34: Marcel Desailly
33: Zinédine Zidane

Overall goals
18: Thierry Henry
12: Jean-Pierre Papin
12: David Trezeguet
11: Zinédine Zidane
11: Youri Djorkaeff