Who is the best player in France national team history?

Les Bleus have had two World Cup victories — but who is the greatest French footballer of all time?

1. 1
   Michel Platini

   Three-time Ballon d'Or winner and leader of France's 1984 European Championship-winning side.
   1000pts

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2. 2
   Marcel Desailly

   Rock-solid centre-back and European and World Cup winner, nicknamed 'The Rock'.
   555pts
3. 3
   Thierry Henry

   France's all-time top scorer and the lightning-fast striker of the 1998 and 2006 World Cup squads.
   555pts
4. 4
   Patrick Vieira

   Powerful midfield general who anchored France's engine room in the 1998–2006 golden era.
   555pts
5. 5
   Zinedine Zidane

   Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year and architect of France's 1998 World Cup and 2000 Euro triumphs.
   333pts
6. 6
   Laurent Blanc

   Won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 Euros; later served as France's head coach.
   333pts
7. 7
   Franck Ribéry

   Dazzling winger and 2006 World Cup runner-up who terrorised defences for a decade.
   333pts
8. 8
   Didier Deschamps

   Captained France to the 1998 World Cup and 2000 Euros, later coached to the 2018 title.
   0pts
9. 9
   Kylian Mbappé

   2018 World Cup winner and 2022 final top scorer, France's modern superstar.
   0pts
10. 10
    Just Fontaine

    Scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup, a record that still stands today.
    0pts
11. 11
    Raymond Kopa

    France's first Ballon d'Or winner (1958) and star of Stade de Reims' European Cup campaigns.
    0pts
12. 12
    Lilian Thuram

    France's most-capped outfield player and hero of the 1998 World Cup semi-final.
    0pts
13. 13
    David Trezeguet

    Scored the golden goal in the EURO 2000 final, a prolific finisher across his career.
    0pts
14. 14
    Antoine Griezmann

    2018 World Cup winner and crucial goal-scorer throughout France's recent golden era.
    0pts

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