Rambai muchinyora ndima ino - Makélélé haana kusarudzwa kuti atambe muFrance mu1998 World Cup neEuro 2000, akaita mutambo wake wekutanga mu2002 World Cup, kwaakatanga mutambo wekupedzisira wechikwata cheGroup A neDenmark. PaEuro 2000
, Makélélé aiva mutambi wokutanga-sarudzo pakati, kutanga mumitambo mitatu yeFrance ina.