France men's national volleyball team
The France national men's volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It was the reigning European Champion in 2015 and is ranked 3rd (as of 1st January 2023) in the FIVB world ranking. France have been competing in the World League ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 and continuously since 1999. In 2006 they finished second to Brazil but had their share of disappointment in subsequent seasons. In 2009 they narrowly missed making the Final Six, falling at the last hurdle to Slovenia. They suffered another setback in 2010 when they again missed the finals and finished 12th.
| Nickname(s) | Roosters Team Yavbou Les Survivants | |||
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| Association | Fédération française de volley-ball (FFVB) | |||
| Confederation | CEV | |||
| Head coach | Andrea Giani | |||
| FIVB ranking | 8 (as of 2 December 2023) | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| Summer Olympics | ||||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1988) | |||
| Best result | (2020) | |||
| World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1949) | |||
| Best result | (2002) | |||
| World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1965) | |||
| Best result | 5th (2003) | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 28 (First in 1948) | |||
| Best result | (2015) | |||
| French Volleyball Federation (in French) | ||||
France team in World Championship 2014 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| 2020 Tokyo | Team | |
| World Championship | ||
| 2002 Argentina | ||
| World League | ||
| 2015 Rio de Janeiro | ||
| 2017 Curitiba | ||
| 2006 Moscow | ||
| 2016 Kraków | ||
| Nations League | ||
| 2022 Bologna | ||
| 2018 Lille | ||
| 2021 Rimini | ||
| European Championship | ||
| 2015 Bulgaria/Italy | ||
| 1948 Italy | ||
| 1987 Belgium | ||
| 2003 Germany | ||
| 2009 Turkey | ||
| 1951 France | ||
| 1985 Netherlands | ||
France competed at the Olympic Games for the fourth time in Rio 2016, finishing ninth. Five years later, they won gold after defeating Russia in Tokyo 2020. In 2015, France won the European Championship and World League (also in 2017).