England vs France Head to Head in FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is around the corner. Qatar hosts the latest edition of FIFA’s flagship event. The 2022 World Cup will kick off with Qatar taking on Ecuador in a Group A fixture on November 20th.
Among the favourites to clinch the World Cup title in Qatar are England and France. France goes into the 2022 World Cup as the defending champions. France lifted the World Cup in Russia in 2018. In Qatar, France will be aiming to retain the World Cup title.
England, meanwhile, will be chasing their second World Cup title this time around. The Three Lions are placed in Group B at the 2022 World Cup, alongside the USA, Wales, and Iran.
France, meanwhile, are in Group D. And alongside the defending world champions in Group D are Australia, Denmark, and Tunisia.
The two European heavyweights have clashed 31 times over the years. England have the better record of the two countries when it comes to matches between them.
The Three Lions have beaten France 17 times. France, meanwhile, have only been able to get the better of England on nine occasions. Meanwhile, five matches between these two European countries ended in a draw.
The most recent clash between England and France was back in 2017. England and France met in an international friendly in June 2017. France edged England out in that game, with Les Bleus securing a 3-2 win over the Three Lions.
Both England and France were in Group 1 at the 1966 World Cup. England defeated France 2-0 when the two sides met in the group stage of the 1966 World Cup.
The second World Cup clash between England and France was back in 1982. Both England and France were in Group 4 at the 1982 World Cup. England once again got the better of France, bagging a 3-1 win over their European rivals.
France and England have not met at the World Cup since. Should the two sides come up against each in the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup, that will be their third meeting at FIFA’s flagship event.
England’s 1998 World Cup campaign ended in the round of 16 as Argentina knocked them out of the competition. The Three Lions progressed to the round of 16 after finishing second in Group G. They met Argentina in the round of 16, who edged them out in the penalty shootout.
Argentina knocked England out of the 1998 World Cup. The two sides clashed in the round of 16 of the 1998 World Cup. The game went into a penalty shootout after the scoreline remained 2-2 at full-time. Argentina converted four of their five penalties, while England only managed to convert three.
France, who hosted the tournament, lifted the World Cup title in 1998. Les Bleus and Brazil squared off in the final of the 1998 World Cup, and France got the better of the South American nation. France romped to a 3-0 win over Brazil in the final, courtesy of a brace from Zinedine Zidane and a goal from Emmanuel Petit.
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