Caps Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
France
1 1 1 27. 3.76 Paris Czechoslovakia 2-2
2 1 22. 5.76 Budapest Hungary 0-1
3 1 2 1. 9.76 København Denmark 1-1
4 1 3 9.10.76 Sofia Bulgaria 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
5 1 4 17.11.76 Paris Ireland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
6 4 23. 2.77 Paris West Germany 1-0
7 4 30. 3.77 Dublin Ireland 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
8 1 5 23. 4.77 Genève Switzerland 4-0
9 5 26. 6.77 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-0
10 5 30. 6.77 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2-2
11 5 8.10.77 Paris Soviet Union 0-0
12 1 6 16.11.77 Paris Bulgaria 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
13 1 7 8. 2.78 Napoli Italy 2-2
14 1 8 1. 4.78 Paris Brazil 1-0
15 1 9 19. 5.78 Lille Tunisia 2-0
16 9 2. 6.78 Mar del Plata Italy 1-2 World Cup
17 1 10 6. 6.78 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-2 World Cup
18 10 10. 6.78 Mar del Plata Hungary 3-1 World Cup
19 10 4.04.79 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-2 European Champ. Qualifier
20 10 2. 5.79 New York United States 6-0
21 1 11 5. 9.79 Stockholm Sweden 3-1 European Champ. Qualifier
22 1 12 10.10.79 Paris United States 3-0
23 2 14 27. 2.80 Paris Greece 5-1
24 14 26. 3.80 Paris Netherlands 0-0
25 14 23. 5.80 Moskva Soviet Union 0-1
26 2 16 11.10.80 Limassol Cyprus 7-0 World Cup Qualifier
27 1 17 28.10.80 Paris Ireland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
28 17 19.11.80 Hannover West Germany 1-4
29 17 18. 2.81 Madrid Spain 0-1
30 17 9.09.81 Brussel Belgium 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
31 1 18 14.10.81 Dublin Ireland 2-3 World Cup Qualifier
32 1 19 18.11.81 Paris Netherlands 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
33 1 20 23. 2.82 Paris Italy 2-0
34 20 28. 4.82 Paris Peru 0-1
35 20 2. 6.82 Toulouse Wales 0-1
36 20 16. 6.82 Bilbao England 1-3 World Cup
37 1 21 21. 6.82 Valladolid Kuwait 4-1 World Cup
38 21 24. 6.82 Valladolid Czechoslovakia 1-1 World Cup
39 21 4. 7.82 Madrid N. Ireland 4-1 World Cup
40 1 22 8. 7.82 Sevilla West Germany 3-3 (1) World Cup
41 22 6.10.82 Paris Hungary 1-0
42 1 23 10.11.82 Rotterdam Netherlands 2-1
43 23 16. 2.83 Guimaraes Portugal 3-0
44 23 23. 3.83 Paris Soviet Union 1-1
45 1 24 7. 9.83 København Denmark 1-3
46 24 5.10.83 Paris Spain 1-1
47 2 26 29. 2.84 Paris England 2-0
48 26 1. 6.84 Marseille Scotland 2-0
49 1 27 12. 6.84 Paris Denmark 1-0 European Championship
50 3 30 16. 6.84 Nantes Belgium 5-0 European Championship
51 3 33 19. 6.84 Saint-Etienne Yugoslavia 3-2 European Championship
52 1 34 23. 6.84 Marseille Portugal 3-2 European Championship
53 1 35 27. 6.84 Paris Spain 2-0 European Championship
54 1 36 13.10.84 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
55 1 37 21.11.84 Paris Bulgaria 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
56 37 8.12.84 Paris East Germany 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
57 37 3. 4.85 Sarajevo Yugoslavia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
58 37 2. 5.85 Sofia Bulgaria 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
59 37 21. 8.85 Paris Uruguay 2-0 Artemio Franchi Trophy
60 37 11. 9.85 Leipzig East Germany 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
61 37 30.10.85 Paris Luxembourg 6-0 World Cup Qualifier
62 2 39 16.11.85 Paris Yugoslavia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
63 39 26. 2.86 Paris N. Ireland 0-0
64 39 1. 6.86 León Canada 1-0 World Cup
65 39 5. 6.86 León Soviet Union 1-1 World Cup
66 39 9. 6.86 León Hungary 3-0 World Cup
67 1 40 17. 6.86 Cd. de México Italy 2-0 World Cup
68 1 41 21. 6.86 Guadalajara Brazil 1-1 (2) World Cup
69 41 25. 6.86 Guadalajara West Germany 0-2 World Cup
70 41 11.10.86 Paris Soviet Union 0-2 European Champ. Qualifier
71 41 19.11.86 Leipzig East Germany 0-0 European Champ. Qualifier
72 41 29. 4.87 Paris Iceland 2-0 European Champ. Qualifier
(1) France lost 4-5 on penalties
(2) France won 4-3 on penalties
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
72 37 17 18 127- 63 91 63.19 [for France]
41 Goals in 72 Matches (0.57 per match)
Types of Goals
Friendlies 14
European Champ. Qual. 1
European Championship 9
World Cup Qualifiers 12
World Cup 5
Total 41
Kuwait
1 - 27.11.88 Kuwait Soviet Union 0-2
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
1 0 0 1 0- 2 0 0.00 [for Kuwait]
73 37 17 19 127- 65 91 62.33 [overall]
NB: in the above match, Platini played for 21 minutes for Kuwait, on
invitation by the Emir of Kuwait.
Information on Kuwait match thanks to Eduard Nisenboim
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