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France women's national football team

France women's national football team
FIFA rankingCurrent 6 Increase 1 (16 June 2026)Highest2 (June 2024)Lowest11 (December 2024 – March 2025)First internationalFrance 4–0 Netherlands
(Hazebrouck, France; 17 April 1971)Biggest winFrance 14–0 Algeria
(Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998)
France 14–0 Bulgaria
(Le Mans, France; 28 November 2013)Biggest defeatGermany 7–0 France
(Bad Kreuznach, Germany; 2 September 1992)
World CupAppearances6 (first in 2003)Best resultFourth place (2011)Olympic GamesAppearances3 (first in 2012)Best resultFourth place (2012)European ChampionshipAppearances8 (first in 1997)Best resultSemi-finals (2022)Nations League FinalsAppearances2 (first in 2024)Best resultRunners-up (2024)
Medal record

The France women's national football team (French: Équipe de France féminine de football, sometimes shortened as Féminin A) represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation (FFF). France competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup.

The France women's national team initially struggled on the international stage failing to qualify for three of the first FIFA Women's World Cups and the six straight UEFA European Championships before reaching the quarter-finals in the . However, since the beginning of the new millennium, France have become one of the most consistent teams in Europe, having qualified for their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 2003 and reaching the quarter-finals in two of the three European Championships held since 2000. In 2011, France recorded a fourth-place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup; its best finish overall at the competition. In the following year, the team captured the 2012 Cyprus Cup and the fourth place at Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

Laurent Bonadei has been the team manager since August 2024. The current captain of the national team is defender Griedge Mbock Bathy.