Sunday , 16 August 2026

England vs France, Worldcup 2022 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2022
England
1 – 2
Full Time
France
Sat 10 Dec 2022 · 19:00 UTC Al Thumama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Antoine Griezmann
Y 46' Ousmane Dembele
Y 47' Ousmane Dembele
Y 82' Theo Hernandez
Harry Maguire 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

England vs France — Worldcup at Al Thumama Stadium.

  • England 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Boschilia
  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Bruno Pires
  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
  • Referee Mohammed Abdulla Mohammed

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
England 2 games · Avg 6.5 goals France
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-10 England 1–2 France

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec France H 1–2 L
04 Dec Senegal H 3–0 W
29 Nov Wales A 3–0 W
25 Nov United States H 0–0 D
21 Nov Iran H 6–2 W
11 Jul Italy A 3–4 L
France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec England A 2–1 W
04 Dec Poland H 3–1 W
30 Nov Tunisia A 0–1 L
26 Nov Denmark H 2–1 W
22 Nov Australia H 4–1 W
28 Jun Switzerland H 7–8 L

Season Stats

England France
#45 Position #33
7 Points 9
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
6 Scored 10
2 Conceded 2
+4 GD +8
2.33 PPG 3.00
67% Win % 100%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
England this season
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

England are 45th (7 pts). France are 33rd (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A
France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' England have kicked off against France. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gareth Southgate will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Jordan Henderson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' France international Dayot Upamecano has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 17' Aurelien Tchouameni doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' France come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' France are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' England has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Antoine Griezmann on 43 minutes.
  • 46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ousmane Dembele.
  • 47' Ousmane Dembele catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' Marcus Rashford has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 54' Goal! Harry Kane scores his 274 goal in 385 matches.
  • 59' The 39-year-old Olivier Giroud has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering France that had 178 games and scored 94 goals.
  • 69' It’s high time Gareth Southgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' France is showing some good football. However, France are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 78' Olivier Giroud is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 79' Mason Mount is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Henderson at the 79 minute mark.
  • 82' Theo Hernandez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 85' Phil Foden makes way for Marcus Rashford at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from England.
  • 89' Harry Maguire was booked on 89.
  • 90' Jack Grealish has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Stones on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for France players.

Lineups

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.24 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 France xG
I would bet for: England or France 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
England32% Draw29% France39%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

England or Draw
61%
Draw or France
68%
England or France
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
England23% Draw47% France30%
Actual: France win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push France covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
France keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.