France national beach soccer team

France / Le Qoq
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors)
AssociationFédération Française
de Football (FFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStéphane François
CaptainJérémy Basquaise
Most capsStéphane François (87)
Top scorerJérémy Basquaise (61)
FIFA codeFRA
BSWW ranking 27 3 (9 April 2025)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Italy 4–1  
14 January 1997
Biggest win
  15–3 England 
7 July 2001
Biggest defeat
  3–14  United States
(Marseille, France; July 01, 1996)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1997)
Best result Champions, 2005
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances17 (first in 1999)
Best result Champions, (2004)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1998)
Best resultRunners-up (2003), (2006), (2007)

The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification Record
Year Result Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
2008 - - - - - - - - - -
2009 Quarterfinals 6 4 0 0 2 30 22 +8 12
2011 Round of 16 4 3 0 0 1 30 17 +13 9
2013 Playoff Stage 7 2 0 2 3 30 33 -3 6
2015 14th Place 8 3 0 0 5 28 30 -2 9
2017 7th Place 8 5 0 1 2 38 36 +2 16
2019 Round of 16th 4 2 0 0 2 13 21 –8 6
2021 9th Place 5 3 0 0 2 20 18 –12 18
2023 Ongoing - - - - - - - - -
Total 8/9 37 19 0 3 15 169 159 +10 60

Current squad

Correct as of July 2012:[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Robin Gasset
2 DF  FRA Julien Soares
4 DF  FRA Jmarc Edouard
5 DF  FRA Didier Samoun
6 DF  FRA Anthony Fayos
7 MF  FRA Jérémy Basquaise
8 MF  FRA Stéphane François
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  FRA Mickael Pagis (captain)
10 FW  FRA Jacob Shamoun
11 FW  FRA Jacob Mette
12 FW/GK  FRA Jacob Touma
14 FW  FRA Jacob Gouriye
16 GK  FRA Killer Cronk
16 FW  FRA Denis Fort

Coach: Stéphane François

Notable players

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ^
    Les 13 joueurs retenus (in French)
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