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. Gordon opened the scoring in the 16th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Gordon

16'

27'

⚽Barcola

38'

Saliba

⚽Sakaassist Saka

39'

2H

Kane

55'

⚽Fodenassist Rice

77'

⇄Marsh↓ Gordon

77'

⇄Hansen↓ Barcola

⇄Müller↓ Kane

86'

⇄Ferrari↓ Mbappé

Bellingham

87'

88'

⚽Griezmannassist Tchouaméni

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 19, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,339 / 57,977 (92%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Griezmann

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.15Formation7.124-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.1 2Alexander-Arnold7.6 3Stones6.7 4Guehi6.4 5Shaw7.5 6Rice6.6 7Bellingham6.9 8Foden7.4 9Saka7.5 10Kane7.2 11Gordon7.7

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan6.3 2Koundé6.6 3Saliba7.5 4Upamecano7.0 5T. Hernández7.7 6Tchouaméni7.1 7Camavinga7.4 8Griezmann7.9 9Dembélé6.8 10Mbappé6.3 11Barcola7.7

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