France – England 2–1

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

Match report

France beat England 2–1 at France Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barcola opened the scoring in the 16th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Barcola

16'

26'

Alexander-Arnold

Dembélé

43'

2H

Tchouaméni

75'

Pickford

⚽Griezmannassist T. Hernández

77'

⇄Marsh↓ Barcola

77'

⇄Hansen↓ Gordon

⇄Müller↓ Mbappé

86'

⇄Ferrari↓ Kane

88'

⚽Fodenassist Shaw

Momentum

FR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 19, 2025 · 20:00

VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance26,000 / 28,571 (91%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Maignan

7.9

Lineups

FR 4-3-37.19Formation6.964-3-3 EN

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan7.9 2Koundé7.6 3Saliba7.2 4Upamecano7.3 5T. Hernández7.0 6Tchouaméni7.6 7Camavinga6.5 8Griezmann7.7 9Dembélé6.8 10Mbappé6.3 11Barcola7.2

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.1 2Alexander-Arnold6.6 3Stones6.5 4Guehi7.6 5Shaw6.9 6Rice6.3 7Bellingham7.5 8Foden6.8 9Saka7.1 10Kane7.6 11Gordon6.6

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