Friendly

England 1–2 France

Wednesday 17 Nov 2010 · London, England

England1–2France

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Benzema Valbuena Crouch

16′0–1Karim Benzema France
55′0–2Mathieu Valbuena France
86′1–2Peter Crouch England

Line-ups

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

England

1Ben FosterGK
2Phil JagielkaDF
3Kieran GibbsDF ↓72′
5Rio FerdinandDF ↓45′
6Joleon LescottDF
4Steven GerrardMF ↓85′
7Theo WalcottMF ↓45′
8Jordan HendersonMF
10Gareth BarryMF ↓45′
11James MilnerMF
9Andy CarrollFW ↓72′

Came on

13Micah Richards↑45′
19Adam Johnson↑45′
18Ashley Young↑45′
14Stephen Warnock↑72′
20Jay Bothroyd↑72′
21Peter Crouch●↑85′

France

1Hugo LlorisGK
2Bacary SagnaDF ↓87′
4Adil RamiDF
5Philippe MexesDF ↓45′
12Eric AbidalDF
8Yoann GourcuffMF ↓85′
11Samir NasriMF
17Yann M'vilaMF
10Karim BenzemaFW● ↓67′
15Florent MaloudaFW ↓77′
20Mathieu ValbuenaFW● ↓68′

Came on

3Mamadou Sakho↑45′
7Loïc Rémy↑67′
18Alou Diarra↑68′
14Dimitri Payet↑77′
9Guillaume Hoarau↑85′
13Anthony Reveillere↑87′

Elo

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

England: 1963 → 1947
France: 1813 → 1829

Expected score for England: 80.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 30 of 35, 1923–2026.

England wins: 18
Draws: 6
France wins: 11

Form either side

England

Before

1–4 v Germany 27 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v Hungary 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
4–0 v Bulgaria 3 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
3–1 v Switzerland 7 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
0–0 v Montenegro 12 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010

After

2–1 v Denmark 9 Feb 2011 · Friendly
2–0 v Wales 26 Mar 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
1–1 v Ghana 29 Mar 2011 · Friendly
2–2 v Switzerland 4 Jun 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
3–0 v Bulgaria 2 Sep 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011

France

Before

1–2 v Norway 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
0–1 v Belarus 3 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
2–0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
2–0 v Romania 9 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
2–0 v Luxembourg 12 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010

After

1–0 v Brazil 9 Feb 2011 · Friendly
2–0 v Luxembourg 25 Mar 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
0–0 v Croatia 29 Mar 2011 · Friendly
1–1 v Belarus 3 Jun 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
4–1 v Ukraine 6 Jun 2011 · Friendly

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: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN