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EnglandvsFrance
England vs France: head-to-head stats
Since 1923
England
18
wins
draws
6
35 meetings
France
11
wins
England and France have met 35 times since 1923: England won 18, France 11, and 6 matches were drawn. England lead the head-to-head by 7 wins. Goals: England 81, France 49. Last meeting: England 6–4 France (FIFA World Cup, Jul 18, 2026).
- First meeting
- England 4–1 France
- May 10, 1923 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- England 6–4 France
- Jul 18, 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- Biggest England win
- England 6–0 France
- May 26, 1927 · Friendly
- Biggest France win
- England 2–5 France
- Feb 27, 1963 · UEFA Euro qualification
Match preview and current form
Their 2026 World Cup match
The rivalry, match by match
35 meetings since 1923. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- England win
- Draw
- France win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
ENG=FRA
- 1920
- 1930
- 1940
- 1950
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
ENG +71923 · ENG ahead6–0 · 19272–5 · 1963
↑ ENGFRA ↓
- 1920s: England 25 goals, France 6 goals
- 1930s: England 10 goals, France 8 goals
- 1940s: England 9 goals, France 5 goals
- 1950s: England 6 goals, France 3 goals
- 1960s: England 10 goals, France 6 goals
- 1970s: England 0 goals, France 0 goals
- 1980s: England 3 goals, France 3 goals
- 1990s: England 3 goals, France 2 goals
- 2000s: England 2 goals, France 4 goals
- 2010s: England 6 goals, France 6 goals
- 2020s: England 7 goals, France 6 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | ENG W | D | FRA W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| FIFA World Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| UEFA Euro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tournoi de France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All meetings
35 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W6–4NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
England: Declan Rice 3', Ezri Konsa 18', Bukayo Saka 37', Bukayo Saka 45', Bukayo Saka 87' (pen.), Jude Bellingham 90'
France: Kylian Mbappé 48', Bradley Barcola 54', Kylian Mbappé 66', Ousmane Dembélé 90'
- L1–2NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
England: Harry Kane 54' (pen.)
France: Aurélien Tchouaméni 17', Olivier Giroud 78'
- L2–3AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1NUEFA EuroUEFA Euro
England: Joleon Lescott 30'
France: Samir Nasri 39'
- L1–2HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- L1–2NUEFA EuroUEFA Euro
England: Frank Lampard 38'
France: Zinedine Zidane 90', Zinedine Zidane 90' (pen.)
- D1–1AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2HFriendlyFriendly
Show all 35 meetings
- W1–0ATournoi de FranceTournoi de France
- D0–0NUEFA EuroUEFA Euro
- W2–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
England: Bryan Robson 1', Bryan Robson 67', Paul Mariner 83'
France: Gérard Soler 24'
- W5–0HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
England: Roger Hunt 38', Roger Hunt 75'
France: —
- L2–5AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
England: Bobby Smith 57', Bobby Tambling 74'
France: Maryan Wisniewski 3', Yvon Douis 32', Lucien Cossou 43', Maryan Wisniewski 75', Lucien Cossou 82'
- D1–1HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
England: Ron Flowers 57' (pen.)
France: Yvon Goujon 8'
- W4–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2HFriendlyFriendly
- W3–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–2AFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2HFriendlyFriendly
- W4–2AFriendlyFriendly
- W4–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L2–5AFriendlyFriendly
- W4–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W5–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W6–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–2AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W4–1AFriendlyFriendly
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
