France vs. England: Head-to-head record and past meetings | World Cup 2026

As Spain and Argentina sail disconnected successful the World Cup 2026 last horizon, France and England person been consigned to the worst Mundial crippled of each - the third-placed playoff.

Thomas Tuchel's men and Didier Deschamps's harvest bash conflict astatine the Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami connected Saturday evening, warring for the consolatory prize of a bronze medal aft their heart-breaking semi-final losses to Argentina and Spain respectively.

While Les Bleus person antecedently travel up trumps successful 2 third-placed playoffs, England person a 0% winning grounds from 2 specified matches, going down to Belgium successful 2018 and Italy successful 1990.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine the head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 32

France wins: 10

Draws: 5

England wins: 17

Only separated by a 20-mile assemblage of h2o astatine its shortest length, England and France volition conscionable for the 33rd clip successful elder men's planetary shot during the World Cup 2026 third-placed playoff.

Some whitethorn beryllium amazed to larn that the Three Lions presently clasp the head-to-head bragging rights, having earned 17 victories successful competitory and non-competitive matches compared to France's 10, portion 5 draws person been played out.

However, the bulk of England's victories came during the earliest days of this fixture, arsenic the Three Lions won 10 of their archetypal 11 clashes with France betwixt 1923 and 1949, earlier Les Bleus established themselves arsenic a footballing superpower.

England besides enjoyed a little play of accordant occurrence implicit France from 1966 to 1982, winning 3 consecutive games including 2 World Cup contests successful some of those nonstop years, triumphing 2-0 successful the radical signifier of the erstwhile tourney en way to stardom.

France person flipped the publication successful much caller battles, though, arsenic England lone boast 3 wins from their past 13 head-to-heads, and conscionable 1 triumph from their past nine.

Furthermore, each of those successes person travel successful affable matches, the astir caller being a 2-0 triumph astatine Wembley successful November 2015, an juncture overshadowed by the Paris panic attacks that took spot conscionable 4 days prior.

Seven years later, France ended England's World Cup 2022 imagination with a 2-1 quarter-final success, extending their unbeaten competitory tally against England to 4 games aft draws astatine Euro 2012 and 1992, successful summation to a 2-1 group-stage triumph successful the 2004 Championships.

However, France person ne'er beaten England by much than 3 goals - earning 2 5-2 wins successful 1931 and 1963 - portion the Three Lions' biggest triumph successful this fixture was a 6-0 affable thrashing successful 1927; Dixie Dean netted a double.

Last 20 meetings

Dec 10, 2022: England 1-2 France (World Cup)

Jun 13, 2017: France 3-2 England (International Friendlies)

Nov 17, 2015: England 2-0 France (International Friendlies)

Jun 11, 2012: France 1-1 England (European Championship)

Nov 17, 2010: England 1-2 France (International Friendlies)

Mar 26, 2008: France 1-0 England (International Friendlies)

Jun 13, 2004: France 2-1 England (European Championship)

Sep 02, 2000: France 1-1 England (International Friendlies)

Feb 10, 1999: England 0-2 France (International Friendlies)

Jun 07, 1997: France 0-1 England (International Friendlies)

Jun 14, 1992: France 0-0 England (European Championship)

Feb 19, 1992: England 2-0 France (International Friendlies)

Feb 29, 1984: France 2-0 England (International Friendlies)

Jun 16, 1982: England 3-1 France (World Cup)

Mar 12, 1969: England 5-0 France (International Friendlies)

Jul 20, 1966: England 2-0 France (World Cup)

Feb 27, 1963: France 5-2 England (European Championship)

Oct 03, 1962: England 1-1 France (European Championship)

Nov 27, 1957: England 4-0 France (International Friendlies)

May 15, 1955: France 1-0 England (International Friendlies)

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