France vs Sweden — World Cup
3-0
MetLife Stadium, New-York
Going into the match, France had won 8, drawn 1, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.5 goals a game; Sweden had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 2 times in our records: France 1 win, Sweden 1 win.
Match report
Home form going in: France
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 1, lost 1 (W W W D W). 2.5 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 1-4 at Norway · 26 Jun 2026
- W 3-0 vs Iraq · 22 Jun 2026
- W 3-1 vs Senegal · 16 Jun 2026
- D 2-2 at Argentina · 18 Dec 2022
- W 2-0 vs Morocco · 14 Dec 2022
- W 1-2 at England · 10 Dec 2022
Away form going in: Sweden
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (D L W L W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Japan · 25 Jun 2026
- L 5-1 at Netherlands · 20 Jun 2026
- W 5-1 vs Tunisia · 15 Jun 2026
- L 0-2 vs England · 7 Jul 2018
- W 1-0 vs Switzerland · 3 Jul 2018
- W 0-3 at Mexico · 27 Jun 2018
Head-to-head: France vs Sweden
- Sweden 2-1 France · 10 Jun 2017 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying
- France 2-1 Sweden · 12 Nov 2016 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying
How it unfolded
- 45' Normal Goal — K. Mbappe (France)
- 53' Normal Goal — B. Barcola (France)
Match statistics
| France | Metric | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 61 | Ball possession | 39 |
| 3.17 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.65 |
| 25 | Total shots | 8 |
| 12 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 9 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 16 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 9 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 551 | Total passes | 352 |
| 485 | Accurate passes | 280 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 80 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 9 |
| 1.16 | Goals prevented | 1.16 |
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 |