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France: Women's EURO records and stats

Biggest wins, heaviest defeats, highest scorers, most appearances, shoot-outs and more.

Marinette Pichon in action for France at UEFA Women's EURO 2005
Marinette Pichon in action for France at UEFA Women's EURO 2005 Getty Images

Best result: Semi-finals (2022)
EURO appearances: 7
Overall record: P26 W11 D8 L7 F39 A34
Group stage record: P21 W10 D6 L5 F36 A30
Knockout record: P5 W1 D2 L2 F3 A4

Tournament record
1984 Did not qualify
1987 Did not qualify
1989 Did not qualify
1991 Did not qualify
1993 Did not qualify
1995 Did not qualify
1997 Group stage
2001 Group stage
2005 Group stage
2009 Quarter-finals
2013 Quarter-finals
2017 Quarter-finals
2022 Semi-finals

Team records

Biggest victory
5-1: France vs Italy, 10/07/2022 (group stage)

Heaviest defeat
5-1: Germany vs France, 27/08/2009 (group stage)

Highest-scoring draw
1-1: seven times, most recently vs Iceland, 18/07/2022 (group stage)

Highest-scoring game
7 goals: 3-4 vs Denmark, 28/06/2001 (group stage)

Most goals scored at a Women's EURO
10 goals in 5 games in 2022 (av. 2.00)

Fewest goals scored at a Women's EURO
3 goals in 4 games in 2017 (av. 0.75)

Most goals conceded at a Women's EURO
7 goals in 3 games in 2001 (av. 2.33)
7 goals in 4 games in 2009 (av. 1.75)

Fewest goals conceded at a Women's EURO
2 goals in 4 games in 2003 (av. 0.50)

Most different scorers at a Women's EURO
7: 2022

Fewest different scorers at a Women's EURO
1: 1997

Player records

Most appearances
17: Sandrine Soubeyrand (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)

Most goals
4: Marinette Pichon
4: Angélique Roujas

Most tournaments with goal
2: Eugénie Le Sommer (2013, 2017)
2: Stéphanie Mugneret-Béghé (2001, 2005)
2: Louisa Nécib (2009, 2013)
2: Marinette Pichon (2001, 2005)

Penalties

Penalty shoot-outs
L 4-5 vs Netherlands, quarter-finals (03/09/09)
L 2-4 vs Denmark, quarter-finals (22/07/13)

All Women's EURO fixtures

1997
Coach
Aimé Mignot / Captain Sandrine Roux
29/06: France 1-1 Spain (group stage, Karlskoga)
02/07: Russia 1-3 France (group stage, Karlstad)
05/07: Sweden 3-0 France (group stage, Karlstad)

2001
Coach
Élisabeth Loisel / Captain Corinne Diacre
25/06: Norway 3-0 France (group stage, Ulm)
28/06: France 3-4 Denmark (group stage, Reutlingen)
01/07: France 2-0 Italy (group stage, Ulm)

2005
Coach
Élisabeth Loisel / Captain Sonia Bompastor
06/06: France 3-1 Italy (group stage, Preston)
09/06: France 1-1 Norway (group stage, Warrington)
12/06: Germany 3-0 France (group stage, Warrington)

2009
Coach
Bruno Bini / Captain Sandrine Soubeyrand
24/08: Iceland 1-3 France (group stage, Tampere)
27/08: France 1-5 Germany (group stage, Tampere)
30/08: Norway 1-1 France (group stage, Helsinki)
03/09: Netherlands 0-0aet France, 5-4 on pens (quarter-finals, Tampere)

2013
Coach
Bruno Bini / Captain Sandrine Soubeyrand
12/07: France 3-1 Russia (group stage, Norrköping)
15/07: Spain 0-1 France (group stage, Norrköping)
18/07: France 3-0 England (group stage, Linköping)
22/07: France 1-1aet Denmark, 2-4 on pens (quarter-finals, Linköping)

2017
Coach
Olivier Echouafni / Captain Wendie Renard
18/07: France 1-0 Iceland (group stage, Tilburg)
22/07: France 1-1 Austria (group stage, Utrecht)
26/07: Switzerland 1-1 France (group stage, Breda)
30/07: England 1-0 France (quarter-finals, Deventer)

2022
Coach Corinne Diacre / Captain Wendie Renard
10/07: France 5-1 Italy (group stage, Rotherham)
14/07: France 2-1 Belgium (group stage, Rotherham)
18/07: Iceland 1-1 France (group stage, Rotherham)
23/07: France 1-0aet Netherlands (quarter-finals, Rotherham)
27/07: Germany 2-1 France (semi-finals, Milton Keynes)