The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first season began in September 2018, consisting of four groups in each of the four leagues ranked by UEFA coefficient of each country.
France has been on the highest level of the competition, in League A, since the beginning of this tournament. In their first season, they finished second in Group A1, behind the Netherlands but ahead of Germany. In the following edition, France advanced to the Finals for the first time; after winning Group A3, they went on to beat Belgium in the semi-finals and then Spain in the final, making France the first ever European nation to win the World Cup, the European Championship and the Nations League. France reached the Finals for a second time in 2025, losing to Spain in the semi-finals before defeating hosts Germany to finish in third place.
France qualified for its first appearance to the UEFA Nations League Finals in the 2020âÂÂ21 season, after defeating Portugal on 14 November 2020.
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Bold players are still active with the national team.