Wednesday , 30 September 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)
7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 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 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
2/1
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' Temperatures are rising at MetLife Stadium as France face off against Senegal in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' William Saliba is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Senegal tonight.
  • 10' France has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Pathe Ciss is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for France so far.
  • 20' Pape Gueye has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 433 appearances.
  • 25' France are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Senegal's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Moussa Niakhate, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Senegal are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both France and Senegal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jules Kounde made 391 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 66' GOAL! Kylian Mbappe fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 71' Lamine Camara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahim M'Baye. He replaces Ismaila Sarr on 75 minute.
  • 80' A change in the France ranks — Ousmane Dembele exits the field as Bradley Barcola enters on 80.
  • 82' Bradley Barcola has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Senegal ring the changes. Pape Gueye has done his job and it is now time for Iliman Ndiaye to step up.
  • 87' Rayan Cherki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Desire Doue at the 87 minute mark.
  • 88' A change in the Senegal ranks — Idrissa Gana Gueye exits the field as Pathe Ciss enters on 88.
  • 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.