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. Kane opened the scoring in the 8th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kaneassist Stones

8'

19'

⚽Mbappéassist Saliba

⚽Foden

31'

35'

Barcola

42'

⚽Griezmann

2H

Bellingham

52'

⚽Gordonassist Rice

54'

⇄Ferrari↓ Gordon

64'

⇄Weber↓ Barcola

⇄Silva↓ Kane

73'

⇄Dubois↓ Mbappé

Guehi

84'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance54,498 / 57,977 (94%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

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

Guehi

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.30Formation7.204-3-3 FR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.5 2Alexander-Arnold6.9 3Stones6.8 4Guehi7.9 5Shaw7.3 6Rice6.6 7Bellingham7.9 8Foden7.1 9Saka7.4 10Kane7.9 11Gordon7.0

France

Coach: D. Deschamps · 4-3-3

1Maignan6.5 2Koundé7.9 3Saliba7.5 4Upamecano7.7 5T. Hernández7.3 6Tchouaméni7.9 7Camavinga6.8 8Griezmann6.4 9Dembélé7.1 10Mbappé6.6 11Barcola7.5

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