Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
France's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 44.4% |
| Without them | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Aldair | Brazil | 1 |
| Alejandro Lembo | Uruguay | 1 |
| Alexandr Mostovoi | Russia | 1 |
| Alexey Smertin | Russia | 1 |
| Aliou Cissé | Senegal | 1 |
| Aljoša Asanović | Croatia | 1 |
| Allan Nielsen | Denmark | 1 |
| Alvaro Recoba | Uruguay | 1 |
| Andrei Fedkov | Russia | 1 |
| Bart Goor | Belgium | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 26 May 2002 | v South Korea | 3–2 | 89′ | — | Winning goal | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 18 May 2002 | v Belgium | 1–2 | 39′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 9 Jun 1999 | v Andorra | 1–0 | 86′ | pen | Winning goal | 1–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1999 |
| 6 Sep 1995 | v Azerbaijan | 10–0 | 74′ | — | Extended lead | 8–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1995 |
| 6 Sep 1995 | v Azerbaijan | 10–0 | 54′ | — | Extended lead | 5–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1995 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 6 Jun 2002 | v Uruguay | 0–0 | started, off 16′ | 16 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 31 May 2002 | v Senegal | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 26 May 2002 | v South Korea | 3–2 | — | — | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 18 May 2002 | v Belgium | 1–2 | started | 90 | 1 | Yellow | Friendly |
| 17 Apr 2002 | v Russia | 0–0 | started, off 49′ | 49 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2002 | v Scotland | 5–0 | started, off 64′ | 64 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Nov 2001 | v Australia | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Jun 1999 | v Andorra | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1999 |
| 12 Jul 1998 | v Brazil | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Final |
| 8 Jul 1998 | v Croatia | 2–1 | came on 77′ | 13 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Semi-final |
| 24 Jun 1998 | v Denmark | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 6 Sep 1995 | v Azerbaijan | 10–0 | — | — | 2 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1995 |
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.