Friendly

France 2–4 England

Thursday 26 May 1938 · Colombes, France

France2–4England

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

France: 1464 → 1456
England: 1733 → 1741

Expected score for France: 27.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 9 of 35, 1923–2026.

France wins: 11
Draws: 6
England wins: 18

Form either side

France

Before

2–1 v Switzerland 10 Oct 1937 · Friendly
3–2 v Netherlands 31 Oct 1937 · Friendly
0–0 v Italy 5 Dec 1937 · Friendly
5–3 v Belgium 30 Jan 1938 · Friendly
6–1 v Bulgaria 24 Mar 1938 · Friendly

After

3–1 v Belgium 5 Jun 1938 · FIFA World Cup 1938
1–3 v Italy 12 Jun 1938 · FIFA World Cup 1938
0–1 v Italy 4 Dec 1938 · Friendly
4–0 v Poland 22 Jan 1939 · Friendly
2–2 v Hungary 16 Mar 1939 · Friendly

England

Before

2–1 v Wales 17 Nov 1937 · British Home Championship 1937
5–4 v Czech Republic 1 Dec 1937 · Friendly
0–1 v Scotland 9 Apr 1938 · British Home Championship 1938
6–3 v Germany 14 May 1938 · Friendly
1–2 v Switzerland 21 May 1938 · Friendly

After

2–4 v Wales 22 Oct 1938 · British Home Championship 1938
4–0 v Norway 9 Nov 1938 · Friendly
7–0 v Northern Ireland 16 Nov 1938 · British Home Championship 1938
2–1 v Scotland 15 Apr 1939 · British Home Championship 1939
2–2 v Italy 13 May 1939 · Friendly

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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