Friendly

France 5–2 England

Thursday 14 May 1931 · Colombes, France

France5–2England

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

France: 1370 → 1398
England: 1699 → 1671

Expected score for France: 21.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 35, 1923–2026.

France wins: 11
Draws: 6
England wins: 18

Form either side

France

Before

2–3 v Brazil 1 Aug 1930 · Friendly
2–2 v Belgium 7 Dec 1930 · Friendly
0–5 v Italy 25 Jan 1931 · Friendly
1–2 v Czech Republic 15 Feb 1931 · Friendly
1–0 v Germany 15 Mar 1931 · Friendly

After

3–4 v Netherlands 29 Nov 1931 · Friendly
3–3 v Switzerland 20 Mar 1932 · Friendly
1–2 v Italy 10 Apr 1932 · Friendly
2–5 v Belgium 1 May 1932 · Friendly
1–3 v Scotland 8 May 1932 · Friendly

England

Before

3–3 v Germany 10 May 1930 · Friendly
0–0 v Austria 14 May 1930 · Friendly
5–1 v Northern Ireland 20 Oct 1930 · British Home Championship 1930
4–0 v Wales 22 Nov 1930 · British Home Championship 1930
0–2 v Scotland 28 Mar 1931 · British Home Championship 1931

After

4–1 v Belgium 16 May 1931 · Friendly
6–2 v Northern Ireland 17 Oct 1931 · British Home Championship 1931
3–1 v Wales 18 Nov 1931 · British Home Championship 1931
7–1 v Spain 9 Dec 1931 · Friendly
3–0 v Scotland 9 Apr 1932 · British Home Championship 1932

Every France v England match35

From France's side.


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

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