In 2006, France finished as runners - up, losing on penalties (5 -- 3) to Italy after the game was tied 1 -- 1 after 120 minutes. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions, in 1958 and 1986, and in fourth place once, in 1982. In 2018 France won the World Cup for the second time 4 -- 2 against Croatia in Luzhniki Stadium, Russia.
when was the last time france went to the world cup finals
2018