Sunday , 16 August 2026

France vs Senegal, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
France
3 – 1
Full Time
Senegal
Tue 16 Jun 2026 · 19:00 UTC MetLife Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kylian Mbappe 66' 1–0
Bradley Barcola 82' 2–0
2–1 90+5' Ibrahim M'Baye
Kylian Mbappe 90+6' 3–1

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Senegal — Worldcup at MetLife Stadium.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Assistant 1 George Lakrindis
  • Assistant 2 James Lindsay (Australia)
20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
France 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Senegal
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-16 France 3–1 Senegal

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Senegal H 3–1 W
09 Jul Spain A 1–2 L
05 Jul Portugal A 5–3 W
01 Jul Belgium H 1–0 W
25 Jun Poland H 1–1 D
21 Jun Netherlands A 0–0 D
Senegal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun France A 1–3 L
04 Dec England A 0–3 L
29 Nov Ecuador A 2–1 W
25 Nov Qatar A 3–1 W
21 Nov Netherlands H 0–2 L
28 Jun Colombia H 0–1 L

Season Stats

France Senegal
#33 Position #35
9 Points 3
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
10 Scored 8
2 Conceded 6
+8 GD +2
3.00 PPG 1.00
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
25% Clean Sheets
Senegal this season

France are 33rd (9 pts). Senegal are 35th (3 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
Senegal
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/1
76+
3/5
■ 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
Senegal
Ismaila Sarr 4 G 1 A
Pape Gueye 2 G 1 A
Habib Diarra 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. France is hosting Senegal for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering France that had 177 games and scored 90 goals.
  • 10' Senegal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Senegal are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Didier Deschamps will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His France side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' It’s high time Didier Deschamps made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pape Gueye suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' France currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' France looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kylian Mbappe scoring 2 goals.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Iliman Ndiaye, as he is very good at scoring at MetLife Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Sadio Mane has been relatively quiet despite scoring 110 goals in his last 409 appearances.
  • 65' William Saliba, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' The deadlock is broken! Kylian Mbappe gets on the scoresheet on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' A change in the Senegal ranks — Ismaila Sarr exits the field as Ibrahim M'Baye enters on 75.
  • 80' Fresh legs for France! Bradley Barcola comes on to replace Ousmane Dembele.
  • 82' Bradley Barcola does the damage! The net is bulging and France surge ahead!
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Iliman Ndiaye. He replaces Pape Gueye on 83 minute.
  • 87' Rayan Cherki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Desire Doue at the 87 minute mark.
  • 88' Pathe Ciss gets the nod from Senegal. He replaces Idrissa Gana Gueye and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The points are shared — France 3-1 Senegal. Honours even.

Lineups

France Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Senegal Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.82 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Senegal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + France to win 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France76% Draw14% Senegal10%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 4.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

France or Draw
89%
Draw or Senegal
24%
France or Senegal
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France66% Draw26% Senegal8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.1%
4 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5.9%
5 – 1
5.4%
5 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.1%
4 – 2
3.9%
1 – 1
3.8%
6 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Senegal covers
-2.5 49% — 51%
-2 49% 19% 32%
-1.5 68% — 32%
-1 68% 15% 17%
-0.5 83% — 17%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Senegal keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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