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. Saka opened the scoring in the 37th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Sakaassist Gordon

37'

2H

48'

⚽Dembéléassist Barcola

Pickford

59'

⚽Bellingham

60'

⇄Keller↓ Gordon

65'

⇄Costa↓ Barcola

71'

⚽Camavinga

⇄Janssen↓ Kane

74'

⇄Schmidt↓ Mbappé

76'

Griezmann

⚽Kaneassist Stones

83'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 19, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,759 / 57,977 (91%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Pickford

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.24Formation7.144-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.9 2Alexander-Arnold7.3 3Stones7.2 4Guehi6.6 5Shaw7.7 6Rice7.0 7Bellingham6.6 8Foden7.5 9Saka7.8 10Kane6.6 11Gordon7.4

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan6.9 2Koundé6.6 3Saliba7.9 4Upamecano6.4 5T. Hernández7.7 6Tchouaméni6.6 7Camavinga7.2 8Griezmann6.8 9Dembélé7.5 10Mbappé7.0 11Barcola7.9

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