England – France 3–2

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

Match report

England beat France 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kane opened the scoring in the 25th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kaneassist Shaw

25'

36'

⚽Mbappéassist T. Hernández

2H

⚽Foden

48'

Rice

53'

59'

⚽Griezmann

⇄Nielsen↓ Kane

62'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Mbappé

70'

Koundé

⚽Gordonassist Foden

71'

⇄Pereira↓ Gordon

81'

⇄Lopez↓ Barcola

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 7, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance42,323 / 57,977 (73%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

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

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Alexander-Arnold

7.8

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.08Formation7.004-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.6 2Alexander-Arnold7.8 3Stones7.7 4Guehi7.1 5Shaw6.4 6Rice7.5 7Bellingham7.0 8Foden6.3 9Saka6.6 10Kane7.1 11Gordon7.8

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan7.4 2Koundé7.1 3Saliba6.7 4Upamecano6.8 5T. Hernández6.5 6Tchouaméni7.1 7Camavinga7.7 8Griezmann7.2 9Dembélé6.3 10Mbappé7.5 11Barcola6.7

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