France – England 3–2

	1H	2H	T
FR	2	1	3
EN	0	2	2

Match report

France beat England 3–2 at France Stadium in World Cup 2026. Dembélé opened the scoring in the 7th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Dembéléassist Mbappé

7'

⚽Griezmannassist Camavinga

45'

2H

Griezmann

55'

56'

⚽Fodenassist Bellingham

⚽Barcola

68'

⇄Johnson↓ Barcola

73'

⇄Marsh↓ Gordon

79'

⚽Gordon

⇄Weber↓ Mbappé

82'

⇄Müller↓ Kane

Momentum

FR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 17, 2022 · 20:00

VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance21,714 / 28,571 (76%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#4·

#11

Where to watch

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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

T. Hernández

7.9

Lineups

FR 4-3-37.15Formation6.964-3-3 EN

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan7.8 2Koundé6.9 3Saliba7.7 4Upamecano7.3 5T. Hernández7.9 6Tchouaméni7.3 7Camavinga7.2 8Griezmann6.3 9Dembélé6.4 10Mbappé6.5 11Barcola7.3

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.4 2Alexander-Arnold7.7 3Stones7.8 4Guehi6.7 5Shaw6.5 6Rice6.9 7Bellingham6.4 8Foden7.2 9Saka7.5 10Kane6.6 11Gordon6.9

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