England 3–1 France: 1982 World Cup match
3–1Full time
Match in one glance
EnglandFranceGoalCard
England
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3England1France
Bryan Robson opened the scoring at 1′.
Team comparison
EnglandFrance
3Goals1
1Bookings0
1Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1BRBryan RobsonEngland · 1′, 67′2goals
- 2PMPaul MarinerEngland · 83′1goal
- 3GSGérard SolerFrance · 24′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1982
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 4
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1982-06-16
- Venue
- San Mames, Bilbao
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
England / FranceEngland
Bryan Robson1′
Bryan Robson67′
Paul Mariner83′
France
Gérard Soler24′
Complete match timeline
EnglandFranceGoalCardSubstitution
England
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
8 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1B. Robson 1′ · G. Soler 24′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0B. Robson 67′ · P. Mariner 83′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
England
Reported rolesPS
22Peter ShiltonTB
4Terry ButcherMM
12Mick MillsKS
17Kenny SansomPT
18Phil ThompsonSC
5Steve CoppellGR
15Graham RixBR
16Bryan RobsonRW
19Ray WilkinsTF
8Trevor FrancisPM
11Paul MarinerReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14PNPhil Neal90′
Match contributions
- Terry Butcher▰ 34′
- Paul Mariner⚽ 1
- Bryan Robson⚽ 2
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 4TBTerry ButcherDefender
- 5SCSteve CoppellMidfielder
- 8TFTrevor FrancisForward
- 11PMPaul MarinerForward
- 12MMMick MillsDefender
- 15GRGraham RixMidfielder
- 16BRBryan RobsonMidfielder
- 17KSKenny SansomDefender
- 18PTPhil ThompsonDefender
- 19RWRay WilkinsMidfielder
- 22PSPeter ShiltonGoalkeeper
France
Reported roles- 3Patrick BattistonDF
- 4Maxime BossisDF
- 6Christian LopezDF
- 8Marius TrésorSW
- 10Michel PlatiniMF
- 11René GirardMF
- 12Alain GiresseMF
- 13Jean-François LariosMF
- 18Dominique RocheteauFW
- 20Gérard SolerFW
- 22Jean-Luc EttoriGK
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14JTJean Tigana74′
- 19DSDidier Six71′
Match contributions
- Gérard Soler⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3PBPatrick BattistonDefender
- 4MBMaxime BossisDefender
- 6CLChristian LopezDefender
- 8MTMarius TrésorSW
- 10MPMichel PlatiniMidfielder
- 11RGRené GirardMidfielder
- 12AGAlain GiresseMidfielder
- 13JLJean-François LariosMidfielder
- 18DRDominique RocheteauForward
- 20GSGérard SolerForward
- 22JEJean-Luc EttoriGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3England1France
Bryan Robson opened the scoring at 1′.
Team comparison
EnglandFrance
3Goals1
1Bookings0
1Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1BRBryan RobsonEngland · 1′, 67′2goals
- 2PMPaul MarinerEngland · 83′1goal
- 3GSGérard SolerFrance · 24′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1982
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 4
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1982-06-16
- Venue
- San Mames, Bilbao
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
England / FranceEngland
Bryan Robson1′
Bryan Robson67′
Paul Mariner83′
France
Gérard Soler24′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.