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How many World Cups has France won? Full history of Les Bleus' all-time record, results in FIFA final originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
After years of futility at the international stage — best exemplified by absences in the 1970, 1974, 1990 and 1994 World Cups — France has emerged as a power player in world soccer over the past two decades.
Les Bleus are an enticing outfit, teeming with attacking flair and defensive structure. Their roster during the 2026 tournament has proven abominable — at least for other squads. Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise lead a swashbuckling French attack, while William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano and Mike Maignan have impressed in France's defense.
All that amounts to another berth in the latter stages of the tournament, a place the French have familiarized themselves with over the past decade. If France can hoist the World Cup trophy once more, it would certainly prove memorable. But just how many World Cup crowns has the side taken hold of? The Sporting News has you covered.
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How many World Cups has France won?
France has claimed two World Cups across its history, hoisting the trophy in 1998 and 2018. Les Bleus are one of six national teams to win multiple World Cups.
1998 World Cup
The first time lifting the trophy came during the 1998 competition, failing to see defeat in six of their seven games while scoring 15 goals and conceding just two.
France downed Brazil in the final, taking advantage of a mysterious illness that felled Selecao star Ronaldo ahead of the contest. Les Bleus claimed a 3-0 victory in the tournament's crescendo, lifting the famous trophy after missing the prior two World Cups.
Captained by future France boss Didier Deschamps, France's roster was adorned with star light. Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Marcel Desailly and Lilian Thuram anchored a French side that rolled in the group stage and knockout rounds — save for tight victories over Paraguay and Italy, respectively.
Serenaded by the slogan "Black-Blanc-Beur" ("Black, White, Arab), France's roster offered a window into the country's history. It also marked a new vision of how the French roster would be constructed going forward. More than 20 years later, France's 1998 performances still carry weight on the makeup of the current roster.
2018 World Cup
Twenty years later, the French did it again. Led by mercurial teenager Mbappe and a cadre of glistening talents around the park — namely star forward Antoine Griezmann and midfielders Paul Pogba and Ngolo Kante — Les Bleus returned to world soccer's pinnacle. Didier Deschamps' side bested Croatia 4-2 in the final, with Mbappe becoming the second-ever teenager to burst the net in the final game of the tourney.
Mbappe earned many of the plaudits — an understandable reaction given his teenage disposition. However, he was far from the only Frenchman to make an impact on the title-winning side.
Griezmann was majestic, dropping back into midfield to help link the play with his fellow attackers. He earned Silver Boot honors as the competition's second-leading scorer following his exploits.
France all-time results at FIFA World Cup
Here's a look at France's all-time results in each of its appearances at the World Cup.
| Year | Result |
| 1930 | Group stage |
| 1934 | Round of 16 |
| 1938 | Quarter-finals |
| 1950 | Did not qualify |
| 1954 | Group stage |
| 1958 | Third place |
| 1962 | Did not qualify |
| 1966 | Group stage |
| 1970 | Did not qualify |
| 1974 | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Group stage |
| 1982 | Fourth place |
| 1986 | Third place |
| 1990 | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Champions |
| 2002 | Group stage |
| 2006 | Runners-up |
| 2010 | Group stage |
| 2014 | Quarter-finals |
| 2018 | Champions |
| 2022 | Runners-up |
Which team has won the most World Cups?
While France's World Cup prowess has proven noteworthy in recent decades, it's still trailing the most serial of winners in the competition's history. Brazil has the most World Cup titles in history, capturing five since the tournament's inception (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
All told, just eight countries have held the famed ornament, with only five — including France — doing so multiple times. With that, here's a look at all the countries that have claimed winners' medals at the World Cup.
| Rank | Country | World Cups (years) |
| 1. | Brazil | 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
| T2 | Germany | 4 (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) |
| T2 | Italy | 4 (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) |
| 4. | Argentina | 3 (1978, 1986, 2022) |
| T5 | France | 2 (1998, 2018) |
| T5 | Uruguay | 2 (1930 & 1950) |
| T7 | Spain | 1 (2010) |
| T7 | England | 1 (1966) |
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