FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

England 3–1 France

Wednesday 16 Jun 1982 · Bilbao, Spain (neutral)

England3–1France

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Robson Soler Robson Mariner

1′1–0Bryan Robson England
24′1–1Gérard Soler France
67′2–1Bryan Robson England
83′3–1Paul Mariner England

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

Came on

14Phil NealDF↑90′

France

Came on

19Didier SixFW↑71′
14Jean TiganaMF↑74′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 1839 → 1875
France: 1770 → 1734

Expected score for England: 59.8% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 21 of 35, 1923–2026.

England wins: 18
Draws: 6
France wins: 11

Form either side

England

Before

1–0 v Wales 27 Apr 1982 · British Home Championship 1982
2–0 v Netherlands 25 May 1982 · Friendly
1–0 v Scotland 29 May 1982 · British Home Championship 1982
1–1 v Iceland 2 Jun 1982 · Friendly
4–1 v Finland 3 Jun 1982 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Czech Republic 20 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
1–0 v Kuwait 25 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
0–0 v Germany 29 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
0–0 v Spain 5 Jul 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
2–2 v Denmark 22 Sep 1982 · UEFA Euro qualification 1982

France

Before

4–0 v Cyprus 5 Dec 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–0 v Italy 23 Feb 1982 · Friendly
4–0 v Northern Ireland 24 Mar 1982 · Friendly
0–1 v Peru 28 Apr 1982 · Friendly
0–1 v Wales 2 Jun 1982 · Friendly

After

4–1 v Kuwait 21 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
1–1 v Czech Republic 24 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
1–0 v Austria 28 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
4–1 v Northern Ireland 4 Jul 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
3–3 v Germany 8 Jul 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982

Group 4

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1France	3	1	1	1	+1	3
2England	3	3	0	0	+5	6
3Czech Republic	3	0	2	1	-2	2
4Kuwait	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Road through the tournament

England

3–1 v France Group stage
2–0 v Czech Republic Group stage
1–0 v Kuwait Group stage
0–0 v Germany Group stage
0–0 v Spain Group stage

France

1–3 v England Group stage
4–1 v Kuwait Group stage
1–1 v Czech Republic Group stage
1–0 v Austria Group stage
4–1 v Northern Ireland Group stage
3–3 v Germany Semi-final
2–3 v Poland Third-place play-off

Every England v France match35

From England's side.


18 Jul 2026	France	6–4	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Third-place play-off
10 Dec 2022	France	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Quarter-final
13 Jun 2017	France	2–3	Away	Friendly	—
17 Nov 2015	France	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
11 Jun 2012	France	1–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2012	Group stage
17 Nov 2010	France	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2008	France	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
13 Jun 2004	France	1–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2004	Group stage
2 Sep 2000	France	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
10 Feb 1999	France	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
7 Jun 1997	France	1–0	Away	Tournoi de France 1997	—
14 Jun 1992	France	0–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1992	Group stage
19 Feb 1992	France	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 Feb 1984	France	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
16 Jun 1982	France	3–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1982	Group stage
12 Mar 1969	France	5–0	Home	Friendly	—
20 Jul 1966	France	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 1966	Group stage
27 Feb 1963	France	2–5	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1963	—
3 Oct 1962	France	1–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1962	—
27 Nov 1957	France	4–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul