30-403: François Hugues (13 August 1896 – 13 December 1965) was a France international football player mostly known for his international career and his time at Red Star FC , which included two stints spanning over 14 years. With Red Star, Hugues won two Coupe de France titles in 1921 and 1923. He also played for Rennes , FC Lyon , and Suisse Paris . During his time as an international, Hugues
60-681: A "county cap" to players. As of April 2021, 70 players have won 100 or more caps in Test cricket. Players still active at Test level are in bold type . In rugby union , 92 players have reached 100 international caps as of 27 October 2023. Players from England , Scotland , Wales and Ireland are eligible for selection to the British & Irish Lions touring squad. Lions matches are classed as full international tests, and caps are awarded. The Pacific Islanders team, composed of players from Fiji , Samoa , Tonga , Niue and Cook Islands have
90-478: A number of his appearances had been at World Cup and European Championship final tournaments for which he could only receive one cap, he received only his 85th physical cap. In Scotland, for many years the practice was to present caps only for appearances in the British Home Championship , meaning that several players never received one (including those in their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad); this anomaly
120-459: A player reaches the 100th cap. Some men's association football teams still award physical caps. Players are awarded one cap for every match they play – unless they play in a World Cup or European Championship finals tournament, then they are given a single cap for the competition, with the names of all their opponents stitched into the fabric of the cap itself. For example, when David Beckham made his one-hundredth appearance for England, because
150-596: A similar arrangement, although no players involved have so far reached 100 caps (Fijian Nicky Little is closest with 71 caps). Players still active at Test level are in bold type . The International Rugby League honours players that have made 50 international appearances in their career with a special golden cap. The record for most caps is held by former Australian Kangaroos player and captain Darren Lockyer with 59 matches. Players still active at Test level are in bold type . Physical caps are not distributed by
180-410: A sportsperson has represented a team in a particular sport. Thus, a "cap" is awarded for each game played and so a player who has played x games for the team is said to have been capped x times or have won x caps. The practice of awarding a physical cap varies from sport to sport. It may be awarded before a player's debut or, particularly for national teams, a commemorative cap may be awarded after
210-411: A white silk cap with red rose embroidered on the front. These to be termed International Caps . The act of awarding a cap is now international and is applied to other sports. Although in some sports physical caps may not now always be given (whether at all or for each appearance) the term cap for an international or other appearance has been retained as an indicator of the number of occasions on which
240-406: Is common for a player to be presented with their cap in a ceremony on the first morning of their maiden Test match , although a physical cap may not be presented for every occasion on which a player represents his country. International caps are numbered according to the number of players who have represented the country before. For example, cap number 50 is awarded to the fiftieth player to represent
270-467: Is retired American player Kristine Lilly , who has 354 caps. In men's association football, the record belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal; he surpassed Bader Al-Mutawa with his 197th cap on 23 March 2023, before extending his record to 198 caps on 26 March 2023. The first footballer to win 100 international caps was Billy Wright of England's Wolverhampton Wanderers . Wright went on to appear 105 times for England, 90 of them he obtained whilst he
300-509: The 2006 FIFA World Cup in the team's final group stage match against Togo . He would eventually finish with 142 caps. He is the second player born in an overseas department to hold the record, the first being Trésor. Both players were born in Guadeloupe . The current record holder for appearances with the national team is Hugo Lloris , who made 145 total competitive appearances for the team between 2008 and 2022. Lloris broke Thuram's record at
330-467: The 2022 FIFA World Cup in the team's quarter final match against England . Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as UEFA Nations League matches, FIFA Confederations Cup matches and numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. If number of goals are equal,
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#1733093063367360-526: The Audonian jersey, Hugues returned to the provinces in 1927, joining FC Lyon . He remained there until 1933. At 37 years old, he ended his career at US Suisse in Paris and at Suresnes. After his retirement from playing, François Hugues embraced a coaching career, working in particular at SC Bel-Abbès in the 1950s. François Hugues played as a center-half and was the on-the-pitch strategist of his team, playing at
390-764: The French team, in a friendly match against Belgium in Brussels . He subsequently became a regular with the Blues , being selected 24 times between 1919 and 1927. In the tricolor jersey, he notably participated in the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 (semi-finalist), and in the historic victory against England (2-1) in 1921. On three occasions he was named captain of the team, but the three meetings ended in as many defeats. With great physical and mental qualities, as well as an excellent mind for
420-509: The country. In some domestic cricket competitions, caps are also awarded. However, they are not awarded automatically for every appearance made, but instead at the discretion of the administrators of the club for whom the recipient plays, and are a one-off recognition that the recipient is now a regular, established player for the club. The most prevalent example of this system is in English county cricket , in which many First Class counties award
450-598: The final of the Coupe de France for the first time, but Hugues was beaten by his former Red Star teammates (0-2). At the end of the contest, Hughes collapsed, but was carried in triumph by some spectators celebrating him for his excellent performance. The stay at Rennes was short-lived, as Hugues returned to Red Star for the following season. It served him well, with the Parisian club winning its third consecutive Coupe de France, this time over FC Cette (4-2). After four other seasons in
480-507: The game, Hugues won the Coupe de France for the first time with Red Star, in 1921 against Olympique de Paris (2-1). A few weeks later, he left Paris for the provinces, joining Stade Rennes FC . He quickly settled there among the best players of the team, took the captain's armband, and became the first player wearing the Rennes colors to be selected for the French team. With him, Stade Rennes reached
510-475: The heart of the game. Despite his average height and a rather lean physique, he possessed great athletic abilities and was a hard worker on the field of play. Hugues was typically not the best technician on his team, but compensated for any limitations with a precise knowledge of the game and great mental qualities. List of France men%27s international footballers The France national football team ( French : Equipe de France des Hommes ) represents
540-693: The nation of France in international association football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation ( French : Fédération Française de Football ), the governing body of football in France , and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. The team played its first official international match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium . Since its first competitive match, more than 800 players have made at least one international appearance for
570-433: The national team until 1925. Dubly finished his international career with 31 caps. Three years after retiring from the national team, Dubly's amount was exceeded by Jules Dewaquez , who went on to finish his career with 41 appearances. Dewaquez's record stood for nearly a decade before his amount was equaled by Edmond Delfour in 1938 and later surmounted by Étienne Mattler a year later. Similar to Dubly, Mattler's amount
600-586: The other by wearing a specific sort of cap. An early illustration of the first international football match between Scotland and England in 1872 shows the Scottish players wearing cowls , and the English wearing a variety of school caps. The practice was first approved on 10 May 1886 for association football after a proposal made by N. Lane Jackson , founder of the Corinthians : That all players taking part for England in future international matches be presented with
630-542: The players are then listed alphabetically. Cap (sport) In sport , a cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of rugby football and association football . In the early days of football, the concept of each team wearing a set of matching shirts had not been universally adopted, so each side would distinguish itself from
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#1733093063367660-540: The record after appearing in an October 1983 friendly match against Spain . Trésor represented France only once afterward and his 65-cap output was subsequently passed by defender Maxime Bossis and midfielder Michel Platini . Bossis surpassed Trésor during qualifying for the 1986 FIFA World Cup , while Platini went beyond the former Marseille and Bordeaux player at the tournament itself, in which France finished in third place. Both players retired within months of each other as Bossis finished his career occupying
690-443: The record, which was now at 76 caps, four more than Platini. After appearing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Bossis acquired the record of appearing in the most FIFA World Cup matches for France. He was surpassed by goalkeeper Fabien Barthez in 2006. Bossis was passed just six years later by former international teammate Manuel Amoros , who finished his international career with 82 appearances. The 1992–93 UEFA Champions League winner
720-494: The team. As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1904, only players with 20 or more official caps are included. Jean Ducret became the first French international to reach 20 caps, doing so on 29 March 1914 in a 2–0 defeat to Italy . He was also one of the first permanent captains of the national team. Ducret was later surpassed by defender Raymond Dubly and goalkeeper Pierre Chayriguès , who both played with
750-400: Was a captain. Bold denotes players currently active in international football. As in association football, cricket still awards a physical cap. Caps are awarded both at international and domestic level, however the criterion for winning a cap differs between international and domestic cricket. In international cricket, a player is awarded a cap for every appearance made. It
780-523: Was considered one of the best French players of his generation. Born in Paris , François Hugues spent most of his football career in the French capital. In his youth, he played football in Montmartre , with US de l'Est and US Auteuil. In 1913, he joined Red Star , a club in which he remained for thirteen seasons, and with whom he realized his main achievements. At 22, on March 9, 1919, Hugues made his debut for
810-458: Was eventually equaled or outperformed by 13 different players. Of the 13 players, 10 of them played on the team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and seven of them went on to become members of the FIFA Century Club , which consists of association football players who have accumulated 100 or more caps. Following the conclusion of UEFA Euro 2000 , the record for France national team appearances
840-421: Was exceeded, however after two decades, by former Stade de Reims defenders Roger Marche and Robert Jonquet . It was the former player who took over the record outperforming Jonquet by just five caps. Marche's 63 appearances remained the France national team record for appearance-making for 28 years, the longest time between the record being broken and set again. Marche was surpassed by Marius Trésor , who set
870-423: Was held by Didier Deschamps who also became the first French international to reach 100 caps. He was eventually surpassed by defender Marcel Desailly in 2003 who retired at the end of UEFA Euro 2004 with 116 caps. As a result, Desailly became the first player not born in France or the overseas departments and territories to occupy the record. He was overtaken by Lilian Thuram , who broke Desailly's record at
900-404: Was rectified retrospectively in the 2000s after pressure from players' families. FIFA recognises certain international games as ones where a player can be awarded a cap – these games are regarded as International "A" games. These are matches in which both nations field their first Representative Team. The world record holder for the highest number of international caps as of 5 November 2010
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