France v Sweden, 30 June 2026
| Score | 3-0 to France |
| Referee | Danny Makkelie |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 32 |
| Venue | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford NJ |
| Attendance | 80,663 |
View France v Sweden head to head
Kick-off: 5.00pm local
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Head to Head
Played: 24
France won: 13
Drawn: 5
Sweden won: 6
France scored: 37
Sweden scored: 23
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FIFA World Ranking: France 3rd, Sweden 38th
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Although this was the first-ever meeting at a FIFA World Cup tournament, they have met in the qualifying stage in three previous editions (1970, 1994 and 2018).
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France
Manager: Didier Deschamps
Goals:
| Kylian Mbappé | 45 |
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| Bradley Barcola | 53 |
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| Kylian Mbappé | 74 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mike Maignan
Defender
Jules Koundé
Defender
William Saliba
Defender
Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne
Midfielder
Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder/Forward
Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward
Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward
Michael Olise
Forward
Kylian Mbappé
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Désiré Doué for Ousmane Dembélé | 75 |
| Malo Gusto for Jules Koundé | 75 |
| Theo Hernandez for Lucas Digne | 78 |
| Rayan Cherki for Michael Olise | 85 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta for Kylian Mbappé | 85 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brice Samba
Defender
Malo Gusto
Defender
Lucas Hernandez
Defender
Ibrahima Konaté
Defender
Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder
Theo Hernandez
Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder
Manu Koné
Midfielder
Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward
Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Thuram
Forward
Désiré Doué
Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Forward
Robin Risser
Comments:
France had now won each of their last five knockout games at FIFA World Cup tournaments against European opposition. Previously England and Poland 2022, Croatia and Belgium 2018. . Kylian Mbappé had now scored six goals in his four games in this tournament so far. . Kylian Mbappé scored in the 20th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.
0
Sweden
Manager: Graham Potter
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Jacob Zetterström
Goalkeeper
Gustaf Lagerbielke
Defender
Victor Lindelöf
Defender
(captain)
Daniel Svensson
Defender
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder
Elliot Stroud
Midfielder
Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward
Viktor Gyökeres
Forward
Alexander Isak
Forward
Substitutions:
| Taha Ali for Elliot Stroud | 65 |
| Besfort Zeneli for Lucas Bergvall | 65 |
| Benjamin Nygren for Yasin Ayari | 82 |
| Mattias Svanberg for Daniel Svensson | 82 |
| Gustaf Nilsson for Alexander Isak | 89 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Viktor Johansson
Goalkeeper
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender
Hjalmar Ekdal
Defender
Carl Starfelt
Defender/Midfielder
Ken Sema
Defender/Midfielder
Eric Smith
Midfielder
Herman Johansson
Midfielder
Jesper Karlström
Midfielder
Mattias Svanberg
Midfielder
Besfort Zeneli
Midfielder/Forward
Taha Ali
Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Bernhardsson
Midfielder/Forward
Benjamin Nygren
Forward
Gustaf Nilsson