Thursday , 2 July 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)
19 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 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 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
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/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
3/–
76+
3/1
■ 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

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' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' France started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dayot Upamecano, as he is very good at scoring at MetLife Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' The travelling Senegal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Idrissa Gana Gueye needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' France looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kylian Mbappe scoring 2 goals.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' 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 Theo Hernandez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' It looks surprising Senegal does not make any changes. Lamine Camara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Adrien Rabiot has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' France is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kylian Mbappe on 66.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pape Gueye made 428 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' What a strike from Bradley Barcola! The score is 2-0.
  • 87' 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.
  • The final score is 3-1.

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.