How many fouls France commit, and who fouls most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
France commit 10.0 fouls per game in 2026, the joint 12th fewest of the 54 national teams on their 2026 record and below the average of 11.9, across 16 games, while Andorra commit the most with 18.3.
No, France win more fouls than they commit: over their last 10 games opponents fouled them 10.9 times a game and they committed 10.8, 0.1 fewer a game, across all competitions.
France committed 15 fouls away at Turkey on 25 September, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 10.0 across their 16 games, and their fewest was four at home to Belgium on 5 October.
Adrien Rabiot has committed the most fouls for France in 2026, 19 in 13 appearances, 1.46 a game, ahead of Manu Koné with 12 and Dayot Upamecano with 11, across all competitions.
Lucas Digne is the France player most likely to commit a foul, with at least one foul in eight of their nine games in 2026, 89%, ahead of Dayot Upamecano on 77% and Adrien Rabiot on 62%.
France have committed over 10.5 fouls in six of their last 10 games, 60%, averaging 10.8 a game, with three of four away and three of six at home, across all competitions.
France games have averaged 21.7 fouls in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from 12 to 29 a game, and five of those 10 went over 22.5 fouls.
France commit more fouls away from home, 11.4 a game in their last nine away games against 8.9 in their last 10 at home, and went over 10.5 fouls in seven of those away games.
France commit fewer fouls in the first half, 5.2 a game before the break against 5.6 after it over their last 10 games, and went over 5.5 first-half fouls in five of those 10.
| Player | Apps | Fouls | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Koné | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Adrien Rabiot | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Maxence Lacroix | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Dayot Upamecano | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Rayan Cherki | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bradley Barcola | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Lucas Digne | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Olise | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jules Koundé | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| William Saliba | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kylian Mbappé | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Désiré Doué | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jérémy Jacquet | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Kalulu | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Da Cunha | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eduardo Camavinga | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malo Gusto | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrien Truffert | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Theo Hernández | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maghnes Akliouche | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Zaïre-Emery | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Estéban Lepaul | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillaume Restes | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leny Yoro | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Diouf | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Maignan | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ousmane Dembélé | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Fouls | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrien Rabiot | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Manu Koné | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Dayot Upamecano | 13 | 11 | 0.85 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Maxence Lacroix | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Lucas Digne | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Thuram | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Jules Koundé | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Rayan Cherki | 14 | 8 | 0.57 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Malo Gusto | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Kylian Mbappé | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley Barcola | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Olise | 16 | 7 | 0.44 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Désiré Doué | 15 | 6 | 0.40 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Eduardo Camavinga | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Theo Hernández | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| William Saliba | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jérémy Jacquet | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Da Cunha | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Kalulu | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrien Truffert | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| N'Golo Kanté | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maghnes Akliouche | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randal Kolo Muani | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Estéban Lepaul | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Zaïre-Emery | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Samba | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillaume Restes | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leny Yoro | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Hernández | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Diouf | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Maignan | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ousmane Dembélé | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | France | Opponent | Total | France first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Belgium (H) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Italy (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Belgium (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Turkey (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 6 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | England (H) | World Cup | 4-6 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Spain (H) | World Cup | 0-2 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 5 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Morocco (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 6 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 8 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Norway (A) | World Cup | 1-4 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | France | Opponent | Total | France first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Belgium (H) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Italy (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Belgium (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Turkey (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 6 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | England (H) | World Cup | 4-6 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Spain (H) | World Cup | 0-2 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 5 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Morocco (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-1 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 6 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 8 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Norway (A) | World Cup | 1-4 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Iraq (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Senegal (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Northern Ireland (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Côte d'Ivoire (H) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Colombia (A) | Friendly International | 1-3 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 4 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Brazil (A) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 7 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France fouls | Over 9.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| France fouls | Over 10.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| France fouls | Over 11.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| France fouls | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| France fouls | Over 13.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 9.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 11.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent fouls | Over 13.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total fouls | Over 18.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total fouls | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total fouls | Over 22.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total fouls | Over 24.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total fouls | Over 26.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| France fouls | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Opponent fouls | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Total fouls | 10.4 | 11.3 |