France vs England Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
3'Declan Rice England
18'Ezri Konsa (Declan Rice)England
37'Bukayo Saka (Marcus Rashford)England
45'Bukayo Saka (Eberechi Eze)England
48'Kylian Mbappé (Michael Olise)France
54'Bradley Barcola (Kylian Mbappé)France
66'Kylian Mbappé (Michael Olise)France
87'Bukayo Saka England
90'Ousmane Dembélé (Dayot Upamecano)France
90'Jude Bellingham England
Match Statistics ?
France
England
46%
Possession
54%
9
Shots on Target
11
19
Total Shots
19
3
Corners
4
14
Fouls
8
2.87
xG
2.58
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
France
16G
2D
15D
26D
19D
18M
14M
11M
24M
20M
10F
England
13G
26D
2D
6D
25D
4M
7M
17M
21M
11M
22F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Very even matchup
Confidence: Low
France 41%Draw 28%England 31%
xG: 1.30Expected goalsxG: 1.21
France vs England looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
55%
France to Win
Home: 55% Draw: 24% Away: 22%
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
France: 1725 (#2) · England: 1674 (#5)
H2H Record ?
6–2–2
France leads
Avg 2.4 goals/game · 10 meetings
France
England
#1
Position ?
#1
9
Points ?
7
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
2W 1D 0L
10
Goals For ?
6
2
Goals Against ?
2
+8
Goal Diff
+4
#1
FIFA Rank ?
#4
18.0%
Win Prob ?
7.8%
L L W W W
Form ?
W L W W W
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
20 Jul 1966FIFA World CupEngland2–0France
16 Jun 1982FIFA World CupEngland3–1NFrance
10 Dec 2022FIFA World CupEngland1–2NFrance
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
10 Dec 2022World CupEngland1–2NFrance
13 Jun 2017FriendlyFrance3–2England
17 Nov 2015FriendlyEngland2–0France
11 Jun 2012UEFA EuroFrance1–1NEngland
17 Nov 2010FriendlyEngland1–2France
26 Mar 2008FriendlyFrance1–0England
13 Jun 2004UEFA EuroFrance2–1NEngland
2 Sep 2000FriendlyFrance1–1England
10 Feb 1999FriendlyEngland0–2France
7 Jun 1997Tournoi de FranceFrance0–1England
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — France averaging 4.0 goals/game, England averaging 2.7. Combined 3.3 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — France and England both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
England in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
Closely matched: model gives France 41% vs England 31%. Draw is a realistic outcome at 28%.
Injuries & Absences
France — Injuries
W. Saliba
Injury
England — Injuries
R. James
Injury
J. Quansah
Injury
J. Henderson
Injury
K. Mainoo
Injury