England – France 3–2

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

Match report

England beat France 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 8th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Bellinghamassist Pickford

8'

19'

⚽Camavingaassist Maignan

Shaw

28'

⚽Kane

31'

42'

⚽Mbappé

2H

⚽Fodenassist Guehi

54'

Alexander-Arnold

60'

⇄Nielsen↓ Gordon

64'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Barcola

⇄Costa↓ Kane

73'

⇄Rossi↓ Mbappé

77'

Dembélé

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 4, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance51,020 / 57,977 (88%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

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

Upamecano

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.08Formation7.144-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.7 2Alexander-Arnold7.2 3Stones7.0 4Guehi6.5 5Shaw7.5 6Rice6.9 7Bellingham6.4 8Foden7.3 9Saka7.7 10Kane6.5 11Gordon7.2

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan6.8 2Koundé6.5 3Saliba7.7 4Upamecano7.9 5T. Hernández7.6 6Tchouaméni6.4 7Camavinga7.1 8Griezmann6.6 9Dembélé7.4 10Mbappé6.8 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