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England men · International friendly

England
v France⁠

2–0

Full time

England v France finished 2–0.

France
None
Date
Tuesday 17 November 2015 · England in 2015
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 13, Jack Butland On in the 45'
  • No. 20, Adam Lallana On in the 68'
  • No. 17, Jonjo Shelvey On in the 79'
  • No. 16, Ryan Bertrand On in the 80'
  • No. 14, Phil Jones On in the 88'
  • No. 12, Chris Smalling (not used)
  • No. 15, Kyle Walker (not used)
  • No. 18, Ryan Mason (not used)
  • No. 19, Jesse Lingard (not used)
  • No. 21, Tom Heaton (not used)

France Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Hugo Lloris GK
  • No. 15, Bacary Sagna RB
  • No. 4, Raphaël Varane CB
  • No. 21, Laurent Koscielny CB
  • No. 17, Lucas Digne LB
  • No. 22, Morgan Schneiderlin RM Off in the 83'
  • No. 6, Yohan Cabaye CM Off in the 57'
  • No. 14, Blaise Matuidi LM Off in the 45'
  • No. 8, Hatem Ben Arfa RW Off in the 45'
  • No. 11, Anthony Martial LW Off in the 67'
  • No. 10, André-Pierre Gignac FW Off in the 57'

Substitutes

  • No. 19, Paul Pogba On in the 45'
  • No. 20, Kingsley Coman On in the 45'
  • No. 9, Olivier Giroud On in the 57'
  • No. 12, Lassana Diarra On in the 57'
  • No. 7, Antoine Griezmann On in the 67'
  • No. 18, Moussa Sissoko On in the 83'
  • No. 2, Christophe Jallet (not used)
  • No. 3, Patrice Evra (not used)
  • No. 5, Loïc Perrin (not used)
  • No. 13, Eliaquim Mangala (not used)
  • No. 16, Steve Mandanda (not used)
  • No. 23, Benoit Costil (not used)

Referee: Jonas Eriksson.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2000 – 2012

04 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

Robson

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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