Participations in Football World Cup : 12

Victories in Football World Cup : 1

Marked goals : 95

Boxed goals : 64

Goals's difference : 31

Played matches : 51

Gained matches : 25

Lost matches : 16

Null matches : 10

Number of players used : 640

Number of differents players used : 144

Average of matches by different player : 4.44

Best striker(s) of country : Fontaine.J, 13 goals

The 1st goal of the world cup in 1930 in Uruguay was marked by Lucien Laurent (France) at the 19' of the match France-Mexico (4-1) Sunday July 13 in Montevideo (match disputed under snow)

The end of the match Argentina-France (1-0) of Tuesday July 15, 1930 was whistled 6 minutes before the end. Following many protests, the match take back but the majority of the Argentinian players had left the ground

Better striker of the world cup 1958 in Sweden : Just Fontaine (France) with 13 goals (in only one world cup, record always in progress); for this feat of arms, it was seen decreeing a rifle

Better attack 1958 : France with 23 goals

The 4th fastest goal was marked by B Lacombe (France) at the 37' second at the time of the world cup of 1978 (Argentina) during the match of 1st turn Italy-France (2-1) Friday June 2, 1978 in Mar del Plata (a gold chronometer was offered to him for this exploit)

Better attack 1982 : France with 16 goals

The 3rd fastest goal was marked by B Robson (England) at the 27' second at the time of the world cup of 1982 (Spain) during the match of 1st turn England-France (3-1) Wednesday June 16, 1982 in Bilbao

Thursday July 08, 1982 in Seville (Spain), 1st meeting of penalties shoot-out at the time of the semifinal Frg-France (3-3); Frg carries it with 5 shootings to the goal against 4 (U Stielike (Frg), D Six (France) and M Bossis (France) having missed their penalty shoot-out)

The 1st Golden goal of a world cup of football was marked by Laurent Blanc (France) to the 113' of the Round of 16 France-Paraguay (1-0) Sunday June 28, 1998 in Lens in France

Better attack 1998 : France with 15 goals

The 1000th goal of France was marked by E Petit at the 92' at the time of the final France-Brazil (3-0) in Saint Denis in France Sunday July 12, 1998

France in 1998 and Italy in 2006 have best defenses within all the winners of world cup of football with only 2 goals (including 1 penalty)

M Platini (France) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (1 in 1978, 2 in 1982, 2 in 1986)

D Rocheteau (France) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (1 in 1978, 2 in 1982, 1 in 1986)

The greatest number of matches played with extra time : Italy: 10, England: 8 and France: 7

In final, 4 strikers have marked in 2 different finals : Vava-Brazil (2 in 1958, 1 in 1962), Pelé - Brazil (2 in 1958, 1 in 1970), P Breitner - Frg (1 in 1974, 1 in 1982), Z Zidane - France (2 in 1998, 1 in 2006)