You use present perfect continuous tense, i.e. has been, when the action is one that started in the past and is still happening presently.

You use past continuous tense, i.e. was, when the action is one that started in the past and has since ended.

This being the case, the correct verb to use would be was as France is no longer looking for the goal.

Oh! What an outstanding goal! That's the goal France was looking for!

Note: I changed the verbs to has/was because sports teams in America are referred to as a singular unit unless the team name is a plural noun. I'm not sure if that's the case elsewhere.

You use present perfect continuous tense, i.e. 'has been', when the action is one that started in the past and is still happening presently.

You use past continuous tense, i.e. 'was', when the action is one that started in the past and has since ended.

This being the case, the correct verb to use would be 'was' as France is no longer looking for the goal.

Oh! What an outstanding goal! That's the goal France was looking for!

Note: I changed the verbs to has/was because sports teams in America are referred to as a singular unit unless the team name is a plural noun. I'm not sure if that's the case elsewhere.