France Past Record

What is France past record in UEFA European Championship ?

A useful guideline for judging France is to look at its past records in UEFA European Championships. In 1960 UEFA European Nations Cup was the first European Football Championship,

• 1960 European Championship- Semi-finals
• 1968 European Championship- Quarter-finals
• 1984 European Championship- Champion
• 1992 European Championship- Round 1
• 1996 European Championship- Semi-finals
• 2000 European Championship- Champion
• 2004 European Championship- Quarter-finals

France past record in 1960 European Championship

A bit about 1960 European Championship format
The format 1960 European Championship format is Round of 16 first leg and second leg, quarter finals first leg and second leg, semi finals and finals.

The results of France in the quarter-finals of 1960 European Championship (first leg)

The results of France in the quarter-finals of 1960 European Championship (second leg)

The results of France in the semi-finals of 1960 European Championship

France lost to Yugoslavia in the semi finals

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France past record in 1968 European Championship

A bit about 1968 European Championship format
The format 1968 European Championship format Preliminary round consisting of eight groups. Each group consist of four teams. Followed by first leg and second leg of quarter finals, semi finals and finals.

The results of France in the quarter-finals of 1968 European Championship (first leg)

The results of France in the quarter-finals of 1968 European Championship (second leg)

France was beaten and did not proceed to the semi final of 1968 European Championship

 

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France past record in 1984 European Championship

A bit about 1984 European Championship format
This was also the European Championship format that include eight teams, rather than four for the final tournament.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• Belgium
• Denmark
• France (automatically qualified as host)
• Portugal
• Romania
• Spain
• Yugoslavia
• West Germany

The results of France in the first round of 1984 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	6
Denmark	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
Belgium	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	2
Yugoslavia	3	0	0	3	2	10	-8	0

France proceed to the semi finals of 1984 European Championship

France beat Portugal after extra time to proceed to the finals of 1984 European Championship

France beat Spain to become the champion of 1984 European Championship

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France past record in 1992 European Championship

A bit about 1992 European Championship format
This was also the European Championship format that include eight teams, rather than four for the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage as Sweden qualified automatically as host of the event.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• CIS (replaced former  USSR)
•  Denmark (replaced  Yugoslavia who were forced to withdraw for political reasons)
•  England
•  France
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Scotland (first appearance)
•  Sweden (hosts, first appearance)

The results of France in the first round of 1992 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
Denmark	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
France	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
England	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2

France was knock out in the first round of 1992 European Championship

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France past record in 1996 European Championship

A bit about 1996 European Championship format
This was the first European Championship to introduce the current format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

 

The results of France in the first round of 1996 European Championship
France finish top of their group which qualify for the quarter finals of 1996 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Spain	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Romania	3	0	0	3	1	4	-3	0

 

France	1 - 0	Romania
France	1 - 1	Spain
France	3 - 1	Bulgaria

 

The results of France in the quarter final of 1996 European Championship

France beat Netherlands on penalties to proceed to semi final of 1996 European Championship

 

France lose to Czech Republic on penalties and crashed out of 1996 European Championship

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France past record in 2000 European Championship

A bit about 2000 European Championship format
This was the same format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

The results of France in the first round of 2000 European Championship
France finish second of their group which qualify for the quarter finals of 2000 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
France	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
Denmark	3	0	0	3	0	8	-8	0

The results of France in the quarter final of 2000 European Championship

France beat Spain to proceed to semi final of 2000 European Championship

 

France beat Portugal after extra time to proceed to final of 2000 European Championship

France beat Italy after extra time to become the champion of 2000 European Championship

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France past record in 2004 European Championship

A bit about 2004 European Championship format
This was the same format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

The results of France in the first round of 2004 European Championship
France finish top of their group which qualify for the quarter finals of 2004 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
England	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
Croatia	3	0	2	1	4	6	-2	2
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1

The results of France in the quarter final of 2004 European Championship

France lose to Greece to crash out of 2004 European Championship

 

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