Match at a glance
FRA / SEN11Attempts6
8On target2
53.4%Possession46.6%
87.8%Pass accuracy85.7%
5Fouls committed9
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
6Corners4
France 3–1 Senegal: 2026 World Cup match result
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France won in normal time
- Kylian Mbappé66'
- Bradley Barcola82'
- Kylian Mbappé90'+6'
- Ibrahim Mbaye90'+5'
Match in one glance
FranceSenegalGoalCard
France
Senegal
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
FRA SEN- 66'
Kylian Mbappé1 FRA - 82'Bradley Barcola2 FRA
- 95'
Ibrahim Mbaye1 FRA - 96'Kylian Mbappé2 FRA
France led for the closing passage. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1
Kylian Mbappé 2 goals · 4 on target - 2BBBradley Barcola 1 goal · 1 on target
- 3IMIbrahim Mbaye 1 goal · 1 on target
- 4
Michael Olise 1 assist · 2 on target - 5
Adrien Rabiot 1 assist
What separated the teams
Finishing
France had the scoring edge
27.3%Goal conversion16.7%
Territory
France controlled more of the ball
53.4%Possession46.6%
Defensive workload
Senegal made more recorded interventions
23Saves, interceptions, clearances30
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
FranceSenegalGoalCardSubstitution
France
Senegal
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0K. Mbappé 66' · B. Barcola 82'
France
4-2-3-1MM
16Mike Maignan
5
19
4
1714Adrien Rabiot
8
7Listed formation · positions are schematic
Senegal
4-2-3-1ÉM
16Édouard MendyKD
15Krépin DiattaEH
25El Hadji Malick DioufKK
3Kalidou KoulibalyMN
19Moussa NiakhatéPG
26Pape GueyeIG
5Idrissa Gueye
11Listed formation · positions are schematic
Select a player portrait to see the recorded shirt number, position and lineup context.
Attendance80,545
RefereeAlireza Faghani
FRA4-2-3-1
SEN4-2-3-1
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
FRASEN
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
11Attempts6
8On target2
2Blocked shots1
72.7%Shot accuracy33.3%
27.3%Goal conversion16.7%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
53.4%Possession46.6%
505Passes completed430
87.8%Pass accuracy85.7%
0Crosses completed1
20Long balls completed25
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
2Saves5
14Tackles won10
70%Tackle success70%
7Interceptions8
14Clearances17
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
5Fouls committed9
1Offsides3
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
6Corners4
What separated the teams
Finishing
France had the scoring edge
27.3%Goal conversion16.7%
Territory
France controlled more of the ball
53.4%Possession46.6%
Defensive workload
Senegal made more recorded interventions
23Saves, interceptions, clearances30
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1Kylian Mbappé 2 goals · 4 on target
- 2BBBradley Barcola 1 goal · 1 on target
- 3IMIbrahim Mbaye 1 goal · 1 on target
- 4Michael Olise 1 assist · 2 on target
- 5Adrien Rabiot 1 assist
- 6
Iliman Ndiaye 1 assist - 7ÉMÉdouard Mendy 5 saves
- 8MMMike Maignan 2 saves · 1 fouls won
- 9
Sadio Mané 1 on target · 3 fouls won - 10
Désiré Doué 1 on target · 1 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
2
GoalsKylian Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé1
4
ShotsKylian Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé4
On targetKylian Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé3
Fouls wonSadio Mané
Sadio Mané5
SavesÉdouard Mendy
ÉM
Édouard MendyDecisive moments
4 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
FranceSenegalGroup I impact
Table immediately after this result
1 of 6 group matches included.
PosTeamPGDPts
1France11+23
France11+232
Iraq2000
Iraq20003
Norway3000
Norway30004Senegal41-20
Senegal41-20Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.
All-time World Cup meetings
France vs Senegal, across editions
1FRA wins
0Draws
1SEN wins
2meetings
3–2goal balance
0knockout meetings
2026France 3–1 SenegalGroup Stage
2002France 0–1 SenegalGroup stage
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.