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 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 57.1% |
| Without them | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 66.7% |
| Adam Petrous | Czech Republic | 1 |
| Adrian Ilie | Romania | 1 |
| Adrian Mutu | Romania | 1 |
| Aldair | Brazil | 1 |
| Alejandro Lembo | Uruguay | 1 |
| Alessandro Costacurta | Italy | 1 |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Italy | 1 |
| Alexandr Mostovoi | Russia | 1 |
| Alexey Smertin | Russia | 1 |
| Aliou Cissé | Senegal | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 13 Feb 2002 | v Romania | 2–1 | 26′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 Jun 1999 | v Russia | 2–3 | 48′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | UEFA Euro qualification 1999 |
| 12 Jul 1998 | v Brazil | 3–0 | 90′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Final |
| 24 Jun 1998 | v Denmark | 2–1 | 56′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 12 Feb 2003 | v Czech Republic | 0–2 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | Friendly |
| 20 Nov 2002 | v Serbia | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 6 Jun 2002 | v Uruguay | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 31 May 2002 | v Senegal | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
| 18 May 2002 | v Belgium | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Apr 2002 | v Russia | 0–0 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2002 | v Scotland | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 Feb 2002 | v Romania | 2–1 | started, off 46′ | 46 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 5 Jun 1999 | v Russia | 2–3 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1999 |
| 12 Jul 1998 | v Brazil | 3–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Final |
| 8 Jul 1998 | v Croatia | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Semi-final |
| 3 Jul 1998 | v Italy | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Quarter-final |
| 28 Jun 1998 | v Paraguay | 1–0 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16 |
| 24 Jun 1998 | v Denmark | 2–1 | started, off 64′ | 64 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
| 12 Jun 1998 | v South Africa | 3–0 | started, off 73′ | 73 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage |
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.