Friendly

France 2–1 Wales

Saturday 20 May 1939 · Colombes, France

France2–1Wales

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

France: 1497 → 1507
Wales: 1583 → 1573

Expected score for France: 52% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 6, 1933–2021.

France wins: 4
Draws: 1
Wales wins: 1

Form either side

France

Before

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
3–1 v Belgium 18 May 1939 · Friendly

After

3–2 v Portugal 28 Jan 1940 · Friendly
0–2 v Switzerland 8 Mar 1942 · Friendly
0–4 v Spain 15 Mar 1942 · Friendly
3–1 v Belgium 24 Dec 1944 · Friendly
0–1 v Switzerland 8 Apr 1945 · Friendly

Wales

Before

1–2 v England 17 Nov 1937 · British Home Championship 1937
0–1 v Northern Ireland 16 Mar 1938 · British Home Championship 1938
4–2 v England 22 Oct 1938 · British Home Championship 1938
2–3 v Scotland 9 Nov 1938 · British Home Championship 1938
3–1 v Northern Ireland 15 Mar 1939 · British Home Championship 1939

After

1–0 v England 20 Oct 1945 · Friendly
3–1 v Scotland 19 Oct 1946 · British Home Championship 1946
0–3 v England 13 Nov 1946 · British Home Championship 1946
1–2 v Northern Ireland 16 Apr 1947 · British Home Championship 1947
0–3 v England 18 Oct 1947 · British Home Championship 1947

Every France v Wales match6

From France's side.


2 Jun 2021	Wales	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
10 Nov 2017	Wales	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
2 Jun 1982	Wales	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
14 May 1953	Wales	6–1	Home	Friendly	—
20 May 1939	Wales	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 May 1933	Wales	1–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none