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England men · FIFA World Cup · Quarter-final

England
v France⁠

1–2

Full time

England v France finished 1–2.

France
Tchouaméni 17', Giroud 78'
Date
Saturday 10 December 2022 · England in 2022
Kick-off
19:00 UK
Venue
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

Substitutes

France Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Hugo Lloris GK
  • No. 5, Jules Koundé RB
  • No. 4, Raphaël Varane CB
  • No. 18, Dayot Upamecano CB
  • No. 22, Theo Hernández LB Yellow card 82'
  • No. 8, Aurélien Tchouaméni RM
  • No. 14, Adrien Rabiot LM
  • No. 11, Ousmane Dembélé RW Yellow card 46' Off in the 79'
  • No. 7, Antoine Griezmann AM Yellow card 43'
  • No. 10, Kylian Mbappé LW
  • No. 9, Olivier Giroud FW

Substitutes

  • No. 20, Kingsley Coman On in the 79'
  • No. 2, Benjamin Pavard (not used)
  • No. 3, Axel Disasi (not used)
  • No. 6, Matteo Guendouzi (not used)
  • No. 12, Randal Kolo Muani (not used)
  • No. 13, Youssouf Fofana (not used)
  • No. 15, Jordan Veretout (not used)
  • No. 16, Steve Mandanda (not used)
  • No. 17, William Saliba (not used)
  • No. 23, Alphonse Areola (not used)
  • No. 24, Ibrahima Konaté (not used)
  • No. 25, Eduardo Camavinga (not used)
  • No. 26, Marcus Thuram (not used)

Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2008 – 2017

01 13 Jun 2017
International friendly Stade de France, Paris

France 3–2 England England lost

England: Kane 9', Kane 48' pen

France: Umtiti 22', Sidibé 43', Dembélé 78'

Match page: France v England, 13 June 2017

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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