France 4:6 England: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

France WWWWLL

4:6

Finished

Kick-off was 18 Jul, 22:00 BST

England WWWWLW

Venue: Stade de France City: Saint-Denis

In the World Cup game on 18 July 2026, England beat France 4:6. Match numbers: shots on target 9:11, corners 3:4.

Key numbers

Possession, % 46 – 54

Shots on target 9 – 11

Shots off target 6 – 2

Expected goals 2.88 – 2.88

⚽ 3' D. Rice — Goal ⚽ 18' E. Konsa — Goal ⚽ 37' B. Saka — Goal ⚽ 45+1' B. Saka — Goal ⇄ 46' R. Cherki — Substitution ⇄ 46' D. Doue — Substitution ⇄ 46' T. Hernandez — Substitution ⇄ 46' I. Konate — Substitution ⇄ 46' M. Rashford — Substitution ⚽ 48' K. Mbappe — Goal ⚽ 54' B. Barcola — Goal ⚽ 66' K. Mbappe — Goal ⇄ 79' I. Toney — Substitution ⇄ 79' E. Eze — Substitution ⇄ 83' J. Quansah — Substitution ⚽ 87' B. Saka — Penalty ⇄ 90+1' M. Gusto — Substitution ⇄ 90+3' M. Guehi — Substitution ⚽ 90+6' O. Dembele — Goal ⚽ 90+8' J. Bellingham — Goal

Match events

3' 0:1 England Goal D. Rice
18' 0:2 England Goal E. Konsa assist: D. Rice
37' 0:3 England Goal B. Saka assist: M. Rashford
45+1' 0:4 England Goal B. Saka assist: E. Eze
46' 0:4 France Substitution R. Cherki off: O. Dembele
46' 0:4 France Substitution D. Doue off: B. Barcola
46' 0:4 France Substitution T. Hernandez off: L. Digne
46' 0:4 France Substitution I. Konate off: D. Upamecano
46' 0:4 England Substitution M. Rashford off: O. Watkins
48' 1:4 France Goal K. Mbappe assist: M. Olise
54' 2:4 France Goal B. Barcola assist: K. Mbappe
66' 3:4 France Goal K. Mbappe assist: M. Olise
79' 3:4 England Substitution I. Toney off: E. Anderson
79' 3:4 England Substitution E. Eze off: J. Bellingham
83' 3:4 England Substitution J. Quansah off: R. James
87' 3:5 England Penalty B. Saka
90+1' 3:5 France Substitution M. Gusto off: J. Kounde
90+3' 3:5 England Substitution M. Guehi off: T. Chalobah
90+6' 4:5 France Goal O. Dembele assist: D. Upamecano
90+8' 4:6 England Goal J. Bellingham

Statistics

46 Possession, % 54

9 Shots on target 11

6 Shots off target 2

2.88 Expected goals 2.88

6 Big chances 7

3 Corners 4

14 Fouls 8

8 Free kicks 14

3 Offsides 3

0 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 7

5 Throw-ins 6

All statistics

8/1362% Aerial duels 5/1338%

59 Backward passes 84

4 Blocked shots 6

10 Clearances 12

0/50% Crosses 4/1233%

7/1937% Dribbles 23/2785%

2.66 Expected assists 1.76

41 Failed passes 49

4 Goalkeeper saves 5

9 Interceptions 11

14 Key passes 16

17/2665% Long passes 15/3543%

140 Passes into the final third 46

282 Passes in the opposition half 191

168 Passes in own half 339

0.47 Shot accuracy 0.58

7 Shots from outside the box 3

12 Shots inside the box 16

10/1663% Tackles 13/2748%

445 Total passes 518

Line-ups

France

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	Mike Maignan	16
2	Malo Gusto	2
15	Ibrahima Konaté	15
19	Théo Bernard François Hernández	19
26	Maxence Lacroix	26
11	Michael Olise	11
14	Adrien Rabiot	14
18	Warren Zaïre-Emery	18
20	Désiré Doué	20
24	Mathis Rayan Cherki	24
10	Kylian Mbappé Lottin	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
23	Robin Risser Birckel	23
30	Brice Lauriche Samba	30
2	William Saliba	2
3	Lucas Digne	3
4	Dayot Upamecano	4
5	Jules Olivier Koundé	5
21	Lucas Hernández	21
6	Kouadio Emmanuel Koné	6
8	Aurélien Tchouaméni	8
13	N'Golo Kanté	13
25	Maghnes Akliouche	25
7	Masour Ousmane Dembélé	7
9	Marcus Thuram	9
12	Bradley Barcola	12
22	Jean-Philippe Mateta	22

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England

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Dean Henderson	13
2	Ezri Konsa Ngoyo	2
6	Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi	6
24	Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence	24
26	Jarell Amorin Quansah	26
4	Declan Rice	4
7	Bukayo Saka	7
11	Marcus Rashford	11
17	Morgan Rogers	17
21	Eberechi Eze	21
22	Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney	22

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Jordan Lee Pickford	1
23	James Trafford	23
3	Nico O'Reilly	3
5	John Stones	5
12	Trevoh Chalobah	12
15	Dan Burn	15
24	Reece Lewis James	24
8	Elliot Anderson	8
10	Jude Victor William Bellingham	10
16	Kobbie Boateng Mainoo	16
9	Harry Edward Kane	9
18	Anthony Michael Gordon	18
19	Oliver George Arthur Watkins	19
20	Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke	20