 Barthez akatamba zvakare muFrance World Cup team muna 2002 umo vakabuda mumutambo wokutanga vasina kukunda mutambo kana kugovera chinangwa; akachengetedza chikwata chake chete chakachena mumutambo wechipiri weboka renyika yake, 00 kurwisana neUruguay. Akanga ariwo muchengeti wemutambo wenyika yake panguva yavo yekukunda Confederations Cup mushandirapamwe muna 2003, uye paEuro 2004; mumutambo wekupedzisira, akachengetedza chirango chaDavid Beckham mumutambo wekutanga we round robin, asi France yakabuda mumakwikwi ekupedzisira kusvika kune vakundi veGreece. 