France and England will tackle one another within the quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday on the Al Bayt stadium in Qatar for a spot within the final 4 within the event.
Either side come into the encounter in glowing kind, with their glittering array of attacking abilities on full show.
England and France topped their respective teams earlier than registering dominant wins within the spherical of 16.
Whereas England dazzled its well beyond Senegal for a 3-0 win, France, pushed by a turbo-charged Kylian Mbappe, vanquished Poland to ebook its quarterfinal ticket.
Right here, we check out the previous encounters between each side forward of the big-ticket conflict.
England vs France, General head-to-head document
England has an higher hand over its neighbour throughout the English Channel with reference to head-to-head document.
The Three Lions have 17 wins and 5 attracts throughout 31 video games in opposition to the French.
This dominant streak started in 1923 when England gained the first-ever recreation between the 2 sides, 4-1.
OVERALL RECORD
England Win – 17
France Win – 9
Draw – 5
England, although, has crushed France solely as soon as for the reason that flip of the millennium – in a world pleasant in 2015. In the meantime France has crushed its opponent 4 instances, whereas two matches ended as a draw.
The latest fixture between the 2 got here in 2017, when France triumphed over England, 3-2, in a world pleasant.
England vs France, FIFA World Cup head-to-head document
England has a spotless document in the case of FIFA World Cup encounters with France, with two wins from two video games.
The primary time the 2 sides met on the large stage was throughout England’s solely title-winning run in 1966. France succumbed to the English courtesy of a Roger Hunt brace within the group stage.
In 1982, the 2 met once more and this time England trumped France 3-1 within the group stage, after Bryan Robson starred with a double.
