FranceFrance vs Senegal — World Cup
3-1
SenegalMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Going into the match, France had won 6, drawn 1, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Senegal had won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: France
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 1, lost 3 (W L W L W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Germany · 8 Jun 2025
- L 5-4 at Spain · 5 Jun 2025
- W 2-0 vs Croatia · 23 Mar 2025
- L 2-0 at Croatia · 20 Mar 2025
- W 1-3 at Italy · 17 Nov 2024
- D 0-0 vs Israel · 14 Nov 2024
Away form going in: Senegal
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 (D W W W W). 1.6 scored per game, 0.2 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 80% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs Morocco · 18 Jan 2026
- W 1-0 vs Egypt · 14 Jan 2026
- W 0-1 at Mali · 9 Jan 2026
- W 3-1 vs Sudan · 3 Jan 2026
- W 0-3 at Benin · 30 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 vs Congo DR · 27 Dec 2025
How it unfolded
- 66' Normal Goal — K. Mbappe (France)
- 82' Normal Goal — B. Barcola (France)
- 90' Normal Goal — I. Mbaye (Senegal)
- 90' Normal Goal — K. Mbappe (France)
Match statistics
| France | Metric | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 53 | Ball possession | 47 |
| 1.79 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.53 |
| 11 | Total shots | 6 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 7 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 575 | Total passes | 502 |
| 505 | Accurate passes | 430 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 9 | Key passes | 5 |
| 79 | Duels | 79 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |