Head to head · Men's national teams
England v France
England and France have met 35 times since 1923: England lead 18–11.
18England wins
6draws
11France wins
Goals: England 81, France 49 · 35 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Thursday, 10 May 1923: France 1–4 England in Vincennes.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 18 July 2026: France 4–6 England (FIFA World Cup).
- England's biggest win: France 0–6 England, 1927.
- France's biggest win: France 5–2 England, 1931.
- 10 of the 35 meetings were competitive matches and 25 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 18 Jul | France 4–6 England FIFA World Cup · Miami Gardens, United States (neutral) |
England |
| 2022 | ||
| 10 Dec | England 1–2 France FIFA World Cup · Al Khor, Qatar (neutral) |
France |
| 2017 | ||
| 13 Jun | France 3–2 England Friendly · Saint-Denis, France |
France |
| 2015 | ||
| 17 Nov | England 2–0 France Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 2012 | ||
| 11 Jun | France 1–1 England UEFA Euro · Donetsk, Ukraine (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2010 | ||
| 17 Nov | England 1–2 France Friendly · London, England |
France |
| 2008 | ||
| 26 Mar | France 1–0 England Friendly · Saint-Denis, France |
France |
| 2004 | ||
| 13 Jun | France 2–1 England UEFA Euro · Lisbon, Portugal (neutral) |
France |
| 2000 | ||
| 2 Sept | France 1–1 England Friendly · Saint-Denis, France |
Draw |
| 1999 | ||
| 10 Feb | England 0–2 France Friendly · London, England |
France |
| 1997 | ||
| 7 Jun | France 0–1 England Tournoi de France · Montpellier, France |
England |
| 1992 | ||
| 14 Jun | France 0–0 England UEFA Euro · Malmö, Sweden (neutral) |
Draw |
| 19 Feb | England 2–0 France Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 1984 | ||
| 29 Feb | France 2–0 England Friendly · Paris, France |
France |
| 1982 | ||
| 16 Jun | England 3–1 France FIFA World Cup · Bilbao, Spain (neutral) |
England |
| 1969 | ||
| 12 Mar | England 5–0 France Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 1966 | ||
| 20 Jul | England 2–0 France FIFA World Cup · London, England |
England |
| 1963 | ||
| 27 Feb | France 5–2 England UEFA Euro qualification · Paris, France |
France |
| 1962 | ||
| 3 Oct | England 1–1 France UEFA Euro qualification · Sheffield, England |
Draw |
| 1957 | ||
| 27 Nov | England 4–0 France Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 1955 | ||
| 15 May | France 1–0 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
France |
| 1951 | ||
| 3 Oct | England 2–2 France Friendly · London, England |
Draw |
| 1949 | ||
| 22 May | France 1–3 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
England |
| 1947 | ||
| 3 May | England 3–0 France Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 1946 | ||
| 19 May | France 2–1 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
France |
| 1945 | ||
| 26 May | England 2–2 France Friendly · London, England |
Draw |
| 1938 | ||
| 26 May | France 2–4 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
England |
| 1933 | ||
| 6 Dec | England 4–1 France Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 1931 | ||
| 14 May | France 5–2 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
France |
| 1929 | ||
| 9 May | France 1–4 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
England |
| 1928 | ||
| 17 May | France 1–5 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
England |
| 1927 | ||
| 26 May | France 0–6 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
England |
| 1925 | ||
| 21 May | France 2–3 England Friendly · Colombes, France |
England |
| 1924 | ||
| 17 May | France 1–3 England Friendly · Vincennes, France |
England |
| 1923 | ||
| 10 May | France 1–4 England Friendly · Vincennes, France |
England |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.