England – France 3–2

	1H	2H	T
EN	2	1	3
FR	2	0	2

Match report

England beat France 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barcola opened the scoring in the 7th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

7'

⚽Barcolaassist Griezmann

⚽Saka

19'

29'

T. Hernández

30'

⚽Dembélé

⚽Bellinghamassist Gordon

42'

2H

Pickford

46'

Saka

78'

⚽Gordonassist Foden

80'

⇄Janssen↓ Gordon

80'

⇄Schmidt↓ Barcola

⇄Johnson↓ Kane

89'

⇄Marsh↓ Mbappé

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 8, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance44,063 / 57,977 (76%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

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

Pickford

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.30Formation6.914-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.9 2Alexander-Arnold7.4 3Stones7.3 4Guehi6.7 5Shaw7.7 6Rice7.1 7Bellingham6.6 8Foden7.6 9Saka7.9 10Kane6.7 11Gordon7.4

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan7.0 2Koundé6.7 3Saliba6.3 4Upamecano6.4 5T. Hernández7.8 6Tchouaméni6.7 7Camavinga7.3 8Griezmann6.8 9Dembélé7.6 10Mbappé7.1 11Barcola6.3

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