FranceCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Just Louis Fontaine was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored the most goals ever in a single FIFA World Cup, with thirteen in six matches in the 1958 tournament. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1958The archive holds 4 team sheets naming Just Fontaine in France's starting line-up, from 1958-06-11 to 1958-06-28.
4 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
21 goals across 9 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1953–1959| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-12-13 |  Austria | W5–2(h) | 6' 18' 70'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Colombes |
| 1958-10-01 |  Greece | W7–1(h) | 25' 85' | UEFA Euro qualification | Paris |
| 1958-06-28 |  Germany | W6–3(n) | 16' 36' 78' 89'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup | Gothenburg |
| 1958-06-24 |  Brazil | L2–5(n) | 9' | FIFA World Cup | Solna |
| 1958-06-19 |  Northern Ireland | W4–0(n) | 55' 63' | FIFA World Cup | Norrköping |
| 1958-06-15 |  Scotland | W2–1(n) | 44' | FIFA World Cup | Örebro |
| 1958-06-11 | Yugoslavia | L2–3(n) | 4' 85' | FIFA World Cup | Västerås |
| 1958-06-08 |  Paraguay | W7–3(n) | 24' 30' 67'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup | Norrköping |
| 1953-12-17 |  Luxembourg | W8–0(h) | 21' 75' 80'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Paris |
Honours
9 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours9 | ||||
| European Cup | ×1 | 1958–59 | Reims | |
| Division 1 | ×4 | 1955–56, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62 | Nice ·1, Reims ·3 | |
| Coupe de France | ×2 | 1953–54, 1957–58 | Nice ·1, Reims ·1 | |
| Trophée des Champions | ×2 | 1958, 1960 | Reims | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 4 | ||||
| Division 1 top scorer | ×2 | 1957–58, 1959–60 | ||
| European Cup top scorer | 1958–59 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Golden Boot | 1958 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or third-place | 1958 | |||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| FIFA Order of Merit | 1994 | |||
| Golden Foot | 2003 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Officer of the Legion of Honour | 1984, 2013 | |||