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England men · International friendly

England
v France⁠

1–2

Full time

England v France finished 1–2.

England
Crouch 86'
France
Benzema 16', Valbuena 55'
Date
Wednesday 17 November 2010 · England in 2010
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-5-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 13, Micah Richards On in the 45'
  • No. 18, Ashley Young On in the 45'
  • No. 19, Adam Johnson On in the 45'
  • No. 14, Stephen Warnock On in the 72'
  • No. 20, Jay Bothroyd On in the 72'
  • No. 21, Peter Crouch On in the 85'
  • No. 12, Robert Green (not used)
  • No. 15, Chris Smalling (not used)
  • No. 16, Gary Cahill (not used)
  • No. 17, Carlton Cole (not used)
  • No. 22, Scott Loach (not used)

France Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Hugo Lloris GK
  • No. 2, Bacary Sagna RB Off in the 87'
  • No. 4, Adil Rami CB
  • No. 5, Philippe Mexes CB Off in the 45'
  • No. 12, Eric Abidal LB
  • No. 11, Samir Nasri RM
  • No. 17, Yann M'vila CM
  • No. 8, Yoann Gourcuff LM Off in the 85'
  • No. 20, Mathieu Valbuena RW Off in the 68'
  • No. 10, Karim Benzema LW Off in the 67'
  • No. 15, Florent Malouda FW Off in the 77'

Substitutes

  • No. 3, Mamadou Sakho On in the 45'
  • No. 7, Loïc Rémy On in the 67'
  • No. 18, Alou Diarra On in the 68'
  • No. 14, Dimitri Payet On in the 77'
  • No. 9, Guillaume Hoarau On in the 85'
  • No. 13, Anthony Reveillere On in the 87'
  • No. 6, Yohan Cabaye (not used)
  • No. 16, Cédric Carrasso (not used)
  • No. 19, Younes Kaboul (not used)
  • No. 21, Kevin Gameiro (not used)
  • No. 22, Gaël Clichy (not used)
  • No. 23, Steve Mandanda (not used)

Referee: Claus Bo-Larsen.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1997 – 2008

02 13 Jun 2004
UEFA European Championship · Group B Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

France 2–1 England England lost

England: Lampard 38'

France: Zidane 90+1', Zidane 90+3' pen

Match page: France v England, 13 June 2004

Official meetings since 1923

England v France stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings33In our results database
England wins18England perspective
Draws5Level at full time
France wins10France victories

England have scored 78 goals to France's 45 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Dean

4 goals against France in matches we hold scorer data for.

France · Fixture leader

4

Dewaquez

France's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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