Tallest: 3 · 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 80% |
| Without them | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 28.6% |
| Adrian Ilie | Romania | 1 |
| Adrian Mutu | Romania | 1 |
| Bogdan Lobont | Romania | 1 |
| Branko Boskovic | Serbia | 1 |
| Brett Emerton | Australia | 1 |
| Brian Said | Malta | 1 |
| Christian Dailly | Scotland | 1 |
| Chucks Nwoko | Malta | 1 |
| Colin Cameron | Scotland | 1 |
| Cosmin Contra | Romania | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 20 Nov 2002 | v Serbia | 3–0 | 49′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 20 Nov 2002 | v Serbia | 3–0 | 11′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 16 Oct 2002 | v Malta | 4–0 | 84′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 2002 |
| 3 Jun 2001 | v Mexico | 4–0 | 84′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | Confederations Cup 2001 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 2001 | v Mexico | 4–0 | 63′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | Confederations Cup 2001 · Group stage |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 20 Nov 2002 | v Serbia | 3–0 | started, off 84′ | 84 | 2 | — | Friendly |
| 16 Oct 2002 | v Malta | 4–0 | came on 78′ | 12 | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2002 |
| 27 Mar 2002 | v Scotland | 5–0 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 Feb 2002 | v Romania | 2–1 | came on 71′ | 19 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Nov 2001 | v Australia | 1–1 | came on 66′ | 24 | — | — | Friendly |
| 3 Jun 2001 | v Mexico | 4–0 | — | — | 2 | — | Confederations Cup 2001 · 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.