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. Gordon 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

⚽Gordonassist Bellingham

11'

Shaw

41'

2H

⚽Kaneassist Guehi

49'

58'

Maignan

60'

⚽Mbappéassist Upamecano

Gordon

71'

⚽Foden

72'

74'

Barcola

⇄Pereira↓ Gordon

77'

⇄Lopez↓ Barcola

83'

⚽Griezmann

⇄Nielsen↓ Kane

86'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Mbappé

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 19, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance46,961 / 57,977 (81%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

1Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Upamecano

7.8

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.00Formation7.054-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan6.7 2Koundé6.4 3Saliba7.7 4Upamecano7.8 5T. Hernández7.5 6Tchouaméni6.3 7Camavinga7.0 8Griezmann6.5 9Dembélé7.3 10Mbappé6.7 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