Marcel Desailly - Century of International Appearances


The outstanding French player, who obtained 116 international caps with his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a Century of Caps. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Caps   Date     Venue              Opponent        Score    Competition
 
  1  22.08.93   Stockholm          Sweden           1-1     World Cup Qualifier
  2  08.09.93   Tampere            Finland          2-0     World Cup Qualifier
  3  13.10.93   Paris              Israel           2-3     World Cup Qualifier
  4  17.11.93   Paris              Bulgaria         1-2     World Cup Qualifier
  5  16.02.94   Napoli             Italy            1-0
  6  22.03.94   Lyon               Chile            3-1
  7  29.05.94   Tokyo              Japan            4-1     Kirin Cup
  8  17.08.94   Bordeaux           Czech Republic   2-2
  9  08.10.94   Saint-Etienne      Romania          0-0     European Championship Qualifier
 10  16.11.94   Zabrze             Poland           0-0     European Championship Qualifier
 11  13.12.94   Trabzon            Azerbaijan       2-0     European Championship Qualifier
 12  18.01.95   Utrecht            Netherlands      1-0
 13  29.03.95   Tel Aviv           Israel           0-0     European Championship Qualifier
 14  26.04.95   Nantes             Slovakia         4-0     European Championship Qualifier  
 15  16.08.95   Paris              Poland           1-1     European Championship Qualifier
 16  06.09.95   Auxerre            Azerbaijan      10-0     European Championship Qualifier
 17  11.10.95   Bucuresti          Romania          3-1     European Championship Qualifier
 18  15.11.95   Caen               Israel           2-0     European Championship Qualifier
 19  24.01.96   Paris              Portugal         3-2
 20  21.02.96   Nîmes              Greece           3-1
 21  29.05.96   Strasbourg         Finland          2-0
 22  01.06.96   Stuttgart          Germany          1-0
 23  05.06.96   Villeneuve d´Ascq  Armenia          2-0
 24  10.06.96   Newcastle          Romania          1-0     European Championship
 25  15.06.96   Leeds              Spain            1-1     European Championship
 26  18.06.96   Newcastle          Bulgaria         3-1     European Championship
 27  22.06.96   Liverpool          Netherlands      0-0 (1) European Championship
 28  26.06.96   Manchester         Czech Republic   0-0 (2) European Championship
 29  31.08.96   Paris              Mexico           2-0  
 30  09.11.96   København          Denmark          0-1
 31  22.01.97   Braga              Portugal         2-0
 32  26.02.97   Paris              Netherlands      2-1
 33  02.04.97   Paris              Sweden           1-0
 34  03.06.97   Lyon               Brazil           1-1     Tournoi de France
 35  11.06.97   Paris              Italy            2-2     Tournoi de France
 36  11.10.97   Lens               South Africa     2-1  
 37  12.11.97   Saint-Etienne      Scotland         2-1  
 38  28.01.98   Saint-Denis        Spain            1-0  
 39  25.02.98   Marseille          Norway           3-3  
 40  25.03.98   Moskva             Russia           0-1
 41  27.05.98   Casablanca         Belgium          1-0     Hassan-II Trophy
 42  05.06.98   Helsinki           Finland          1-0
 43  12.06.98   Marseille          South Africa     3-0     World Cup
 44  18.06.98   Saint-Denis        Saudi Arabia     4-0     World Cup
 45  24.06.98   Lyon               Denmark          2-1     World Cup
 46  28.06.98   Lens               Paraguay         1-0     World Cup
 47  03.07.98   Saint-Denis        Italy            0-0 (3) World Cup
 48  08.07.98   Saint-Denis        Croatia          2-1     World Cup
 49  12.07.98   Saint-Denis        Brazil           3-0     World Cup
 50  10.10.98   Moskva             Russia           3-2     European Championship Qualifier
 51  20.01.99   Marseille          Morocco          1-0  
 52  10.02.99   London             England          2-0  
 53  27.03.99   Saint-Denis        Ukraine          0-0     European Championship Qualifier
 54  31.03.99   Saint-Denis        Armenia          2-0     European Championship Qualifier
 55  05.06.99   Saint-Denis        Russia           2-3     European Championship Qualifier
 56  09.06.99   Barcelona          Andorra          1-0     European Championship Qualifier
 57  18.08.99   Belfast            Nothern Ireland  1-0
 58  04.09.99   Kyiv               Ukraine          0-0     European Championship Qualifier
 59  08.09.99   Yerevan            Armenia          3-2     European Championship Qualifier
 60  09.10.99   Saint-Denis        Iceland          3-2     European Championship Qualifier
 61  13.11.99   Saint-Denis        Croatia          3-0
 62  23.02.00   Saint-Denis        Poland           1-0
 63  29.03.00   Glasgow            Scotland         2-0
 64  28.05.00   Zagreb             Croatia          2-0
 65  04.06.00   Casablanca         Japan            2-2 (4) Hassan-II Trophy
 66  06.06.00   Casablanca         Morocco          5-1     Hassan-II Trophy
 67  11.06.00   Brugge             Denmark          3-0     European Championship
 68  16.06.00   Brugge             Czech Republic   2-1     European Championship
 69  21.06.00   Amsterdam          Netherlands      2-3     European Championship
 70  25.06.00   Brugge             Spain            2-1     European Championship
 71  28.06.00   Brussel            Portugal         2-1     European Championship
 72  02.07.00   Rotterdam          Italy            2-1     European Championship
 73  16.08.00   Marseille          FIFA XI          5-1
 74  02.09.00   Saint-Denis        England          1-1
 75  04.10.00   Saint-Denis        Cameroon         1-1
 76  07.10.00   Johannesburg       South Africa     0-0
 77  15.11.00   Istanbul           Turkey           4-0
 78  27.02.01   Saint-Denis        Germany          1-0
 79  24.03.01   Saint-Denis        Japan            5-0
 80  28.03.01   Valencia           Spain            1-2
 81  25.04.01   Saint-Denis        Portugal         4-0
 82  30.05.01   Daegu              South Korea      5-0     Confederations Cup
 83  03.06.01   Ulsan              Mexico           4-0     Confederations Cup
 84  07.06.01   Suwon              Brazil           2-1     Confederations Cup
 85  10.06.01   Yokohama           Japan            1-0     Confederations Cup
 86  15.08.01   Nantes             Denmark          1-0
 87  01.09.01   Santiago           Chile            1-2
 88  06.10.01   Saint-Denis        Algeria          4-1
 89  11.11.01   Melbourne          Australia        1-1
 90  13.02.02   Saint-Denis        Romania          2-1
 91  27.03.02   Saint-Denis        Scotland         5-0
 92  17.04.02   Saint-Denis        Russia           0-0
 93  18.05.02   Saint-Denis        Belgium          1-2
 94  26.05.02   Suwon              South Korea      3-2
 95  31.05.02   Seoul              Senegal          0-1     World Cup
 96  06.06.02   Busan              Uruguay          0-0     World Cup
 97  11.06.02   Incheon            Denmark          0-2     World Cup
 98  21.08.02   Radès              Tunisia          1-1
 99  07.09.02   Nicosia            Cyprus           2-1     European Championship Qualifier
100  12.10.02   Saint-Denis        Slovenia         5-0     European Championship Qualifier
101  16.10.02   La Valetta         Malta            4-0     European Championship Qualifier
102  20.11.02   Saint-Denis        Yugoslavia       3-0
103  12.02.03   Saint-Denis        Czech Republic   0-2
104  30.04.03   Saint-Denis        Egypt            5-0
105  18.06.03   Lyon               Colombia         1-0     Confederations Cup
106  22.06.03   Saint-Denis        New Zealand      5-0     Confederations Cup
107  26.06.03   Saint-Denis        Turkey           3-2     Confederations Cup
108  29.06.03   Saint-Denis        Cameroon         1-0     Confederations Cup
109  20.08.03   Genève             Switzerland      2-0
110  06.09.03   Saint-Denis        Cyprus           5-0     European Championship Qualifier
111  10.09.03   Ljubljana          Slovenia         2-0     European Championship Qualifier
112  18.02.04   Brussels           Belgium          2-0 
113  31.03.04   Rotterdam          Netherlands      0-0
114  20.05.04   Saint-Denis        Brazil           0-0     FIFA Centennial
115  28.05.04   Montpellier        Andorra          4-0
116  17.06.04   Leiria             Croatia          2-2     European Championship
 
(1) France win 5-4 on penalties. 
(2) France lost 5-6 on penalties.
(3) France win 4-3 on penalties.
(4) France win 4-2 on penalties. 
 
 
Total Record  
 
Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against Points  Percentage
    116   78   26   12  235-  75     182      78.45
 
 
Types of Matches
Friendlies             54     
World Cup Qualifiers    4
World Cup              10
European Champ. Qual.  22
European Championship  12
Confederations Cup      8
Other Tournaments       6
 
Total                 116
 
Goals:
Cap  16     1 goal
Cap  39     1 goal
Cap  84     1 goal
 
Total:      3 goals



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