Zinedine Zidane's 31 goals for France

Zinedine Zidane scored 31 goals in 108 appearances for France between 17 August 1994 and 9 July 2006. Since 1 August 2026, he has been the head coach of Les Bleus, succeeding Didier Deschamps.

goals for France
31
caps
108
goals in World Cup finals
3
penalties scored
6

1994-1998: from debut to World Cup glory

On his debut, he came off the bench against the Czech Republic and scored twice in three minutes to rescue a 2-2 draw. Four years later, his two headers in the final against Brazil gave France its first World Cup.

1999-2004: European champion and Euro 2004

At Euro 2000, which France won, he scored a free kick in the quarter-final against Spain, then the golden goal from the penalty spot in the semi-final against Portugal. At Euro 2004, he turned the game around against England in stoppage time with a free kick and a penalty.

2005-2006: the comeback, all the way to the Berlin final

After retiring from international football in August 2004, he returned a year later and scored on his comeback against Ivory Coast. His last goal was a Panenka penalty that opened the scoring in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy.