Football - Team France

Nickname
Les Bleuets

General
France qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games through their performance at the 2019 U21 European Championship, where they reached the semifinals.

The French team have competed at 12 editions of the Olympic Games, and Tokyo will be their first appearance since 1996. France won gold at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, beating Brazil 2-0 in the final, and finished runners-up at the 1900 Games in Paris, which was the first time football had been part of the Olympic programme. Great Britain and Belgium were the only other teams to compete in football at the 1900 Games and no medals were awarded at the time, but France were ranked second behind Great Britain after winning one match and losing one match.