Match report
France beat USA 3–2 at France Stadium in World Cup 2026. Dembélé opened the scoring in the 40th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while USA have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
Maignan
26'
⚽Dembéléassist Barcola
40'
43'
Musah
2H
51'
⚽Weahassist Pulisic
⚽Camavinga
63'
⇄García↓ Barcola
68'
68'
⇄Vidić↓ Pulisic
74'
⚽McKennie
⇄Moreau↓ Mbappé
77'
77'
⇄Kovač↓ Pepi
⚽Mbappéassist Saliba
86'
Momentum
FR
⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
US
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 8, 2023 · 19:00
VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance26,571 / 28,571 (93%)
RefereeF. Brych (Ger)
FIFA ranking
#11·
#18
#11·#18Where 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
Dembélé7.9Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2026France2-1USAUEFA Nations League
2024France0-2USAInternational Friendly
2023USA3-2FranceUEFA Nations League
2022France1-0USA