Match at a glance
FRA / ENG19Attempts19
9On target11
45.9%Possession54.1%
90.8%Pass accuracy90.5%
14Fouls committed8
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Corners4
France 4–6 England: 2026 World Cup match result
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England won in normal time
- Kylian Mbappé48'
- Bradley Barcola54'
- Kylian Mbappé66'
- Ousmane Dembélé90'+6'
- Declan Rice3'
- Ezri Konsa18'
- Bukayo Saka37'
- Bukayo Saka45'+1'
- Bukayo Saka (pen)87'
- Jude Bellingham90'+8'
Match in one glance
FranceEnglandGoalCard
France
England
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
FRA ENG- 3'
Declan Rice1 ENG - 18'Ezri Konsa2 ENG
- 37'Bukayo Saka3 ENG
- 46'Bukayo Saka4 ENG
- 48'
Kylian Mbappé3 ENG - 54'Bradley Barcola2 ENG
- 66'Kylian Mbappé1 ENG
- 87'Bukayo Saka2 ENG
- 96'Ousmane Dembélé1 ENG
- 98'Jude Bellingham2 ENG
England 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
Bukayo Saka 3 goals · 4 on target - 2
Kylian Mbappé 2 goals · 1 assist - 3
Declan Rice 1 goal · 1 assist - 4
Jude Bellingham 1 goal · 2 on target - 5
Ousmane Dembélé 1 goal · 2 on target
What separated the teams
Finishing
England had the scoring edge
21.1%Goal conversion31.6%
Territory
England controlled more of the ball
45.9%Possession54.1%
Defensive workload
England made more recorded interventions
23Saves, interceptions, clearances28
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
FranceEnglandGoalCardSubstitution
France
England
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
16 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 3D. Rice 3' · E. Konsa 18' · B. Saka 37'
Second half
45′–90′3 – 1B. Saka 45'+1' · K. Mbappé 48' · B. Barcola 54' · K. Mbappé 66'
France
4-2-3-1MM
16Mike MaignanMG
2Malo Gusto
19Theo HernándezIK
15Ibrahima KonatéML
26Maxence Lacroix
14Adrien RabiotWZ
18Warren Zaïre-Emery
20Listed formation · positions are schematic
England
4-1-4-1DH
13Dean HendersonJQ
26Jarell QuansahDS
25Djed SpenceEK
2Ezri KonsaMG
6Marc GuéhiIT
22Ivan ToneyListed formation · positions are schematic
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Attendance64,478
RefereeJesús Valenzuela
FRA4-2-3-1
ENG4-1-4-1
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
FRAENG
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
19Attempts19
9On target11
4Blocked shots6
47.4%Shot accuracy57.9%
21.1%Goal conversion31.6%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
45.9%Possession54.1%
404Passes completed469
90.8%Pass accuracy90.5%
1Crosses completed4
17Long balls completed15
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
4Saves5
10Tackles won13
60%Tackle success50%
9Interceptions11
10Clearances12
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
14Fouls committed8
3Offsides3
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Corners4
What separated the teams
Finishing
England had the scoring edge
21.1%Goal conversion31.6%
Territory
England controlled more of the ball
45.9%Possession54.1%
Defensive workload
England made more recorded interventions
23Saves, interceptions, clearances28
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1Bukayo Saka 3 goals · 4 on target
- 2Kylian Mbappé 2 goals · 1 assist
- 3Declan Rice 1 goal · 1 assist
- 4Jude Bellingham 1 goal · 2 on target
- 5Ousmane Dembélé 1 goal · 2 on target
- 6BBBradley Barcola 1 goal · 1 on target
- 7EKEzri Konsa 1 goal · 1 on target
- 8
Michael Olise 2 assists - 9MRMarcus Rashford 1 assist · 2 on target
- 10
Dayot Upamecano 1 assist · 1 on target
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
3
GoalsBukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka2
AssistsMichael Olise
Michael Olise8
ShotsKylian Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé4
3
Fouls wonIvan Toney
IT
Ivan Toney5
SavesDean Henderson
DH
Dean HendersonDecisive moments
10 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
FranceAll-time World Cup meetings
France vs England, across editions
1FRA wins
0Draws
3ENG wins
4meetings
7–12goal balance
2knockout meetings
2026France 4–6 EnglandThird place
2022England 1–2 FranceQuarter-final
1982England 3–1 FranceGroup stage
1966England 2–0 FranceGroup 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.