France won the World Cup in 1998 and 2018 and lost the 2022 final on penalties. With a seemingly bottomless talent pool led by Kylian Mbappé, they are perennial favourites.

Their road

Group game 1 · Tue 16 Jun

vs Senegal3–1 W

Group game 2 · Mon 22 Jun

vs Iraq3–0 W

Group game 3 · Fri 26 Jun

at Norway4–1 W

Round of 32 · Tue 30 Jun

vs Sweden3–0 W

Round of 16 · Sat 4 Jul

at Paraguay1–0 W

Quarter-final · Thu 9 Jul

vs Morocco2–0 W

Semi-final · Tue 14 Jul

vs Spain0–2 L

Third-place play-off · Sat 18 Jul

vs England4–6 L

Three group games are guaranteed; the knockout steps unlock as the team advances.