8. Lilian Thuram
International Goals: 46
Position: Defender
Lilian Thuram ranked eighth on our list of top 15 best French soccer players of all time. He is a retired professional football defender and one of the best player in the history of France national team. He was on the squad when France won 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He also was also on that squad when France came in as the runners-up in 2006 World Cup.