The France Olympic football team represents

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in international football competitions in

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. It has been active since 1900, and first competed in

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was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-

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France national team was also amateur, it was able to send a team to the games. The rules on amateurism were relaxed in the 1980s, which allowed France some success, notably a gold medal finish in

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. Since 1992 the tournament has been competed by under-23 teams, making France's Olympic qualification dependent on the results of the under-21 team. Only in

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

the French returned to the Olympic stage.

Results and fixtures

;Legend

2021

Players

Current squad

* France's initial final squad was announced on 25 June 2021. However, after several clubs refused to release their players, a new squad was announced on 2 July 2021, along with additional players to complete the final roster. Before the start of the tournament, Niels Nkounkou was called up to replace the injured Jérémy Gelin. *

André-Pierre Gignac André-Pierre Christian Gignac (born 5 December 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. Gignac is described as a "powerful and dangerous" striker who is known for his "aerial presence". He ...

Téji Savanier Téji Tedy Savanier (born 22 December 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Montpellier, of which he is the captain. Formed at Montepellier, where he only made the reserve team in his first spe ...

and

Florian Thauvin Florian Tristan Mariano Thauvin (born 26 January 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He made his professional debut for Grenoble in 2011, moving on to Bastia where he won the Ligue 2 t ...

were the three selected over 23 years old players. * ''Caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2021.''

Overage players in Olympic Games

Olympic Games record

''Since the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
, teams consist of under-23 players, with the possibility of 3 players over the age of 23 being selected. The
1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
mark the moment FIFA no longer consider Olympic matches to be played by national A teams. Before the
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...
, only amateur footballers could participate. In fact, some countries fielded teams that were very similar to their A teams since their players were considered amateur.''

:''*Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Coaching history

* FFF Committee: 1900 – Paris & 1908 – London *

Fred Pentland Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland (29 July 1883 – 16 March 1962) was an English football player and coach. Pentland played club football in the Football League for Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough, in the Southern Football League f ...

: 1920 – Brussels * Charles Griffiths: 1924 – Paris * Peter Farmer: 1928 – Amsterdam * FFF Committee: 1948 – London & 1952 – Helsinki * Jean Rigal: 1960 – Rome *

André Grillon André Grillon (1 November 1921 – 20 June 2003) was a French footballer and football manager. He was capped 15 times for France. Career Grillon played as a defender, for EF Bordeaux-Guyenne, Stade Français, RC Paris, Lyon and Caen, wher ...

: 1968 – Mexico City *

Gaby Robert Gabriel Robert (5 March 1920 – 15 May 2003) was a French football player and coach. He played for the France Olympic team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. After his playing career, he became a coach with Hyères, Touon, Lyon, Valenciennes and c ...

: 1976 – Montreal * Henri Michel: 1984 – Los Angeles *

Raymond Domenech Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech (; born 24 January 1952) is a French football manager and former player. He managed the France national team from 2004 to 2010, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. He was dismissed after their elimination from ...

: 1996 – Atlanta *

Sylvain Ripoll Sylvain Ripoll (born 15 August 1971) is a French former football player and current manager who manages the French under-21 football team. Career As a player, Ripoll played with Stade Rennais, Le Mans and FC Lorient. On 25 May 2014, he was ...

: 2020 – Tokyo

References

External links

* {{UEFA under-23 teams European national under-23 association football teams European Olympic national association football teams

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