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?

Zinedine Zidane

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

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Michel Platini

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

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Thierry Henry

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

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Kylian Mbappé

2018 World Cup winner and 2022 final top scorer, France's modern superstar.

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Didier Deschamps

Captained France to the 1998 World Cup and 2000 Euros, later coached to the 2018 title.

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Patrick Vieira

Powerful midfield general who anchored France's engine room in the 1998–2006 golden era.

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Just Fontaine

Scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup, a record that still stands today.

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Raymond Kopa

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

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Lilian Thuram

France's most-capped outfield player and hero of the 1998 World Cup semi-final.

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Laurent Blanc

Won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 Euros; later served as France's head coach.

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Marcel Desailly

Rock-solid centre-back and European and World Cup winner, nicknamed 'The Rock'.

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Franck Ribéry

Dazzling winger and 2006 World Cup runner-up who terrorised defences for a decade.

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David Trezeguet

Scored the golden goal in the EURO 2000 final, a prolific finisher across his career.

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Antoine Griezmann

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

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