England – France 3–2

	1H	2H	T
EN	2	1	3
FR	1	1	2

Match report

England beat France 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Bellinghamassist Stones

22'

33'

⚽Camavingaassist Saliba

⚽Kane

45'

2H

56'

⚽Mbappé

Guehi

62'

⚽Fodenassist Rice

68'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Gordon

78'

⇄Bianchi↓ Barcola

79'

Barcola

⇄Rossi↓ Kane

87'

⇄Keller↓ Mbappé

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 18, 2022 · 17:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance54,498 / 57,977 (94%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Shaw

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.24Formation7.054-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.5 2Alexander-Arnold6.3 3Stones7.1 4Guehi6.8 5Shaw7.9 6Rice7.0 7Bellingham7.3 8Foden7.8 9Saka7.9 10Kane7.6 11Gordon6.4

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan6.7 2Koundé7.0 3Saliba7.9 4Upamecano7.4 5T. Hernández6.4 6Tchouaméni7.5 7Camavinga7.8 8Griezmann6.6 9Dembélé7.2 10Mbappé6.7 11Barcola6.4

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0