Match report
France beat England 2–1 at France Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barcola opened the scoring in the 15th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
⚽Barcolaassist Griezmann
15'
26'
⚽Gordonassist Foden
⚽Dembélé
38'
2H
Dembélé
67'
⇄Haas↓ Barcola
71'
71'
⇄Moreau↓ Gordon
⇄Martin↓ Mbappé
80'
80'
⇄Romano↓ Kane
Momentum
FR
⚽⚽⚽
EN
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offJun 15, 2025 · 18:00
VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance21,143 / 28,571 (74%)
RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)
FIFA ranking
#4·
#11
#4·#11Where to watch
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Statistics
54Ball possession %46
1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2
12Total shots12
6Shots on target5
4Shots off target5
4Blocked shots2
7Corner kicks6
2Offsides4
9Fouls13
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves4
510Passes510
80Pass accuracy %76
16Tackles17
Player of the match
Dembélé7.9Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025England2-1FranceUEFA Nations League
2023England0-2FranceInternational Friendly
2022France3-2EnglandUEFA Nations League
2021England1-0France