Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
France's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50% |
| Without them | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
| András Törőcsik | Hungary | 1 |
| Antonio Cabrini | Italy | 1 |
| Claudio Gentile | Italy | 1 |
| Dino Zoff | Italy | 1 |
| Franco Causio | Italy | 1 |
| Gaetano Scirea | Italy | 1 |
| Giancarlo Antognoni | Italy | 1 |
| Győző Martos | Hungary | 1 |
| József Tóth | Hungary | 1 |
| Károly Csapó | Hungary | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 1 Sep 1978 | v Sweden | 2–2 | 72′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | UEFA Euro qualification 1978 |
| 10 Jun 1978 | v Hungary | 3–1 | 38′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 3 Sep 1975 | v Iceland | 3–0 | 87′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1975 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 1 Sep 1978 | v Sweden | 2–2 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1978 |
| 10 Jun 1978 | v Hungary | 3–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 2 Jun 1978 | v Italy | 1–2 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1978 · Group stage |
| 3 Sep 1975 | v Iceland | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1975 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.