France vs Sweden, Worldcup 2026 LAST 32
Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
- Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 7.6 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| France | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| #33 | Position | #23 |
| 9 | Points | 4 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 3 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| 10 | Scored | 7 |
| 2 | Conceded | 7 |
| +8 | GD | +0 |
| 3.00 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 100% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
France this season
France this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sweden this season
Sweden this season
France are 33rd (9 pts). Sweden are 23rd (4 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
Sweden
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to MetLife Stadium that hosts another battle between France and Sweden.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. France must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Victor Nilsson-Lindelof is clearly more than just a goal scorer for France.
- 35' Dayot Upamecano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 40' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 45' Kylian Mbappe makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and France are in front.
- 50' Elliot Stroud, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bradley Barcola makes it 2-0.
- 58' 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.
- 63' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 66' The Sweden manager makes a substitution. Lucas Bergvall departs to be replaced by Taha Ali.
- 71' France currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 74' GOAL! Kylian Mbappe fires home to make it 3-0!
- 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gustaf Lagerbielke made 410 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 89' France have won 87 goals from 174 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.
Lineups
France Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3
- 14
- 10
- 17
- 16
- 5
- 8
- 4
- 7
- 11
- 12
Bench
- 13
- 1
- 26
- 22
- 15
- 19
- 21
- 9
- 6
- 24
- 2
- 25
- 20
- 18
Coach
Didier Deschamps
Sweden Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 17
- 3
- 9
- 5
- 18
- 8
- 11
- 1
-
7
Lucas Bergvall ↓ Taha Ali 66'
- 2
-
24
Elliot Stroud ↓ Besfort Zeneli 66'
Bench
- 13
- 23
- 19
- 16
- 20
- 15
- 10
- 25
- 12
- 14
-
26
Taha Ali ↑ 66'
- 21
-
22
Besfort Zeneli ↑ 66'
- 6
Coach
Graham Potter
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
4.55
France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64
Sweden xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 86% + France to win 83%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: France win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 5.19
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 99% |
|
1% |
| ± 1.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 2.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 3.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 4.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
Double Chance
France or Draw
93%
Draw or Sweden
17%
France or Sweden
90%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: France win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
4 – 0
10.7%
3 – 0
Actual
5 – 0
9.5%
6 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
6.9%
4 – 1
6.7%
5 – 1
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
7 – 0
4.7%
6 – 1
4.7%
2 – 1
4.2%
1 – 0
3.2%
Asian Handicap — France
| Handicap | France covers | Push | Sweden covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| -2 | 68% | 16% | 17% |
| -1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| -1 | 83% | 10% | 7% |
| -0.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +0.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +1 | 98% | 1% | 0% |
| +1.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
France keeps clean sheet
53%
✓
Sweden keeps clean sheet
2%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.