England – France 3–2

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

Match report

England beat France 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Foden opened the scoring in the 11th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Fodenassist Shaw

11'

34'

Mbappé

2H

⚽Bellinghamassist Alexander-Arnold

49'

60'

⚽Camavingaassist Koundé

⚽Kane

72'

⇄Petrov↓ Gordon

77'

⇄Silva↓ Barcola

83'

⚽Mbappé

Stones

83'

⇄Walsh↓ Kane

86'

⇄García↓ Mbappé

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 3, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance43,483 / 57,977 (75%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

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

Pickford

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.23Formation7.134-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.9 2Alexander-Arnold7.3 3Stones7.2 4Guehi6.6 5Shaw7.6 6Rice7.0 7Bellingham6.6 8Foden7.5 9Saka7.8 10Kane6.6 11Gordon7.4

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan6.9 2Koundé6.6 3Saliba7.9 4Upamecano6.4 5T. Hernández7.7 6Tchouaméni6.6 7Camavinga7.2 8Griezmann6.7 9Dembélé7.5 10Mbappé7.0 11Barcola7.9

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