England – France 3–2

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

Match report

England beat France 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Gordon opened the scoring in the 20th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Gordonassist Bellingham

20'

31'

⚽Barcolaassist Camavinga

Gordon

34'

⚽Saka

43'

2H

54'

⚽Dembélé

⚽Bellinghamassist Kane

66'

Foden

66'

⇄Janssen↓ Gordon

76'

⇄Schmidt↓ Barcola

83'

Upamecano

⇄Johnson↓ Kane

85'

⇄Marsh↓ Mbappé

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance45,802 / 57,977 (79%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Griezmann

7.8

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.06Formation7.124-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.2 2Alexander-Arnold6.7 3Stones6.6 4Guehi7.7 5Shaw7.0 6Rice6.4 7Bellingham7.6 8Foden6.9 9Saka7.2 10Kane7.7 11Gordon6.7

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan6.3 2Koundé7.7 3Saliba7.3 4Upamecano7.4 5T. Hernández7.1 6Tchouaméni7.6 7Camavinga6.6 8Griezmann7.8 9Dembélé6.9 10Mbappé6.3 11Barcola7.3

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