2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 Barthez played on France's World Cup team again in 2002 in which they exited in the first round without winning a game or scoring a goal; he kept his only clean sheet of the tournament in his nation's second group match, a 0–0 draw against Uruguay. He was also his nation's starting keeper throughout their victorious Confederations Cup campaign in 2003, and at Euro 2004; in the latter tournament, he saved David Beckham's penalty shot in the opening round robin match, but France went out in the quarter-finals to eventual winners Greece.
2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 Barthez played on France's World Cup team again in 2002 in which they exited in the first round without winning a game or scoring a goal; he kept his only clean sheet of the tournament in his nation's second group match a 0–0 draw against Uruguay He was also his nation's starting keeper throughout their victorious Confederations Cup campaign in 2003 and at Euro 2004; in the latter tournament he saved David Beckham's penalty shot in the opening round robin match but France went out in the quarter-finals to eventual winners Greece