Wednesday , 2 September 2026

France vs England, Worldcup 2026 THIRD PLACE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
France
4 – 6
Full Time
England
Sat 18 Jul 2026 · 21:00 UTC Hard Rock Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Declan Rice
0–2 18' Ezri Konsa
0–3 37' Bukayo Saka
0–4 45+1' Bukayo Saka
Kylian Mbappe 48' 1–4
Bradley Barcola 54' 2–4
Kylian Mbappe 66' 3–4
3–5 87' Bukayo Saka pen
Ousmane Dembele 90+6' 4–5
4–6 90+8' Jude Bellingham

Overview

Match Preview

France vs England — Worldcup at Hard Rock Stadium.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Valenzuela
  • Assistant 1 Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
  • Assistant 2 Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

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 Curacao 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
France 2 games · Avg 6.5 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-18 France 4–6 England 2022-12-10 England 1–2 France

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul England H 4–6 L
14 Jul Spain H 0–2 L
09 Jul Morocco H 2–0 W
04 Jul Paraguay A 1–0 W
30 Jun Sweden H 3–0 W
26 Jun Norway A 4–1 W
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul France A 6–4 W
15 Jul Argentina H 1–2 L
11 Jul Norway A 2–1 W
06 Jul Mexico A 3–2 W
01 Jul Congo DR H 2–1 W
27 Jun Panama A 2–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. France kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' The England Declan Rice breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 0-1!
  • 8' Maxence Lacroix has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 330 appearances.
  • 13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dean Henderson, as he is very good at scoring at Hard Rock Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' The England Ezri Konsa breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 0-2!
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. France must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Hard Rock Stadium. France seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' It looks surprising England does not make any changes. Warren Zaire-Emery has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bukayo Saka makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 42' Marc Guehi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' A goal from the England international Bukayo Saka! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-4!
  • 46' The England manager makes a substitution. Marcus Rashford departs to be replaced by Ollie Watkins.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Kylian Mbappe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Deschamps might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' What composure from Bradley Barcola! The France international strokes it home. 2-4.
  • 59' France currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' A goal from the France international Kylian Mbappe! He fires home on 66 to make it 3-4!
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and England are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. France needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' Fresh legs for England! Elliot Anderson comes on to replace Ivan Toney.
  • 83' Reece James is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jarell Quansah at the 83 minute mark.
  • 87' GOAL! Bukayo Saka scores on 87.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for England players.

Lineups

France Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

England Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.16 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 England xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
France39% Draw24% England37%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

France or Draw
63%
Draw or England
61%
France or England
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France32% Draw37% England31%
Actual: England win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–6 not predicted
4 – 6
Actual
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
3.5%
2 – 0
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%
4 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push England covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 17% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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