England v France at FIFA World Cup 2022: Know head-to-head record, schedule and time
England and France meet for the third time in FIFA World Cup history on Saturday (10 December). Discover the two teams' shared history.
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Two football greats go head-to-head at the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Saturday (10 December), as England take on France in the quarter-finals.
It will mark the 32nd time these two nations have played each other, but only the third in the history of this competition.
France cemented their place in the last eight with a convincing performance against Poland, thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud and a brace from Kylian Mbappe.
Gareth Southgate’s England side had an equally dominant display in the round of 16, sweeping aside Senegal. The game was virtually wrapped up within the hour, after first-half goals from Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane, before Bukayo Saka sealed their quarter-final place.
Of the 31 previous meetings between England and France, who holds the upper hand? Read to find out the exact head-to-head record between the two teams.
England v France 2022: Who won the last time these two faced each other
Saturday (10 December) will mark the third time England and France have met each other in a World Cup tournament.
But their friendly five years ago, in 2017, could be more telling of what is to come from the quarter-final clash at the weekend.
In that game at the Stade de France, Les Blues lined up with Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud leading the line, and the latter has just recently become the all-time leading goal scorer for his country after scoring against Poland.
They also deployed Ousmane Dembele on the wing, where he has been flourishing for them in Qatar so far.
For England, Harry Kane led the line as he will likely do once again when these two sides lock horns on Saturday.
The rest of their starting XI that day looks vastly different to right now, with the exception of John Stones, Kieran Trippier and Raheem Sterling who have all featured in Qatar - as well as Eric Dier, who has been a feature from the bench.
The Three Lions took the lead inside the opening ten minutes courtesy of Kane, who was on the end of Ryan Bertrand’s cross.
But France would hit back a little over 10 minutes later through Samuel Umtiti, who was the first to react to Tom Heaton’s save to fire home the rebound. Just before the half, they would take advantage of another rebound as Djibril Sidibe gave them the lead going into the break.
Kane slotted home a penalty moments after half-time, but Dembele’s strike from Mbappe’s pass just 10 minutes from the end would be enough for France to claim victory this time round.
With plenty of new and familiar faces alike to line up opposite each other, we could be on course to witness one of the best games of this competition as these two footballing giants meet in the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time.
England v France 2022: England hold the upper hand over 31 meetings
Saturday evening (10 December) will see England play France for the 32nd time in their history.
It may come as a surprise to some, but it is Gareth Southgate’s side who hold the upper hand in this fixture.
These two nations have faced each other 31 times previously, 17 of which England have won.
France have gotten the better of their counterparts just nine times in comparison - with five draws between them both.
Les Bleus will take confidence in the fact that they have emerged victorious more recently, given 10 of England’s wins were before 1950.
The pair have played each other seven times since the turn of the millennium, and Southgate’s side have been on the winning side just once, losing four and drawing two.
But this isn’t the first time the two will lock horns at the World Cup, having done so twice before - and this is where England can take confidence, having won both previous encounters.
Most famously, of course, in their World Cup winning run back in 1966.
England v France at the World Cup:
1966 England-France 2-0
1982 England - France 3-1
England v France 2022: Schedule and time
The quarter-final encounter between England and France will take place at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar.
Kick-off is scheduled for 10pm local time on Saturday 10 December. That's 7pm GMT and 8pm CET.