Template:France FIFA World Cup record
| FIFA World Cup finals record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Campaign | |
 1930 |
Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
 1934 |
Round of 16 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1934 | |
 1938 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 1938 | ||||||
 1950 |
Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1950 | |||||||||
 1954 |
Group stage | 11th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1954 | |
 1958 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1958 | |
 1962 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1962 | |||||||||
 1966 |
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1966 | |
 1970 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1970 | |||||||||
 1974
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1974 | ||||||||||
 1978 |
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1978 | |
 1982 |
Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1982 | |
| 1986 |
Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1986 | |
 1990 |
Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1990 | |||||||||
 1994
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1994 | ||||||||||
 1998 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | 1998 | ||||||
  2002 |
Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | 2002 | ||||||
| 2006 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2006 | |
 2010 |
Group stage | 29th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2010 | |
 2014 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2014 | |
 2018 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2018 | |
 2022 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2022 | |
 2026
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To be determined | To be determined | 2026 | ||||||||||||||
  2030
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2030 | ||||||||||||||||
 2034
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2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 titles | 16/25 | 73 | 39 | 14* | 20 | 136 | 85 | N/A | 119 | 70 | 26 | 23 | 234 | 91 | Total | |
- *Knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out are considered a draw.
- **Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.