The United States women’s national team will face France in a FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal that feels much bigger than that.
It will be played before a capacity crowd. It will be viewed by millions on television in the U.S., although it is scheduled to start late on a work day in North America.
The U.S. is the reigning World Cup champion. France never has earned a place higher than fourth in any major senior international tournament: not the World Cup, not the Olympics, not the European Championships. But France’s program has grown impressively through the course of this decade, and that — and the home-field advantage — is why France was listed as a co-favorite to win the World Cup by many when the tournament began.
Here is a look at the United States vs. France by the numbers:
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USWNT vs. France by the numbers
World Cup titles
USA: 3
France: 0
World ranking
USA: No. 1
France: No. 4
All-time series
USA: 17
France: 3
Draws: 3
Head to head goals (all time)
USA: 54
France: 22
Record in past year
USA 20-1-2
France 14-1
Year by year World Cup results
| Year | USA | France |
| 1991 | 1st | DNQ |
| 1995 | 3rd | DNQ |
| 1999 | 1st | DNQ |
| 2003 | 3rd | 3rd in group |
| 2007 | 3rd | DNQ |
| 2011 | 2nd | 4th |
| 2015 | 1st | Quarterfinals |
Results in the 2019 World Cup
| USA |
| d. No. 34 Thailand 13-0 |
| d. No. 39 Chile, 3-0 |
| d. No. 9 Sweden, 2-0 |
| d. No. 13 Spain, 2-1 |
| France |
| d. No. 14 Korea Republic, 4-0 |
| d. 12 Norway, 2-1 |
| d. No. 38 Nigeria, 1-0 |
| d. No. 10 Brazil, 2-1 |
Coaching records
Jill Ellis, USA: 99-7-18
Corrine Diacre, France: 22-1-3
Leading scorers
USA
Career: Alex Morgan, 106 goals in 166 games
2019 WWC: Alex Morgan, 5 goals in three games
France
Career: Eugenie le Sommer, 74 goals in 160 caps
2019 WWC: Wendie Renard, 3 goals in four games
Goalkeepers
Alyssa Naeher, USA
World Cup starts: 4 | Goals allowed: 1 | Shutouts: 3
Sarah Bouhaddi, France
World Cup starts: 9 | Goals allowed: 5 | Shutouts: 5
Opta stats
USA
Expected goals for: 15.4, 1st in World Cup
Expected goals against: 0.7, 1st
Possession: 65.7 percent, 1st
Passing accuracy: 82.5 percent, 1st
Passing accuracy, opponent half: 75.3 percent, 2nd
Passing accuracy, final third: 62.8 percent, 3rd
France
Expected goals for: 9.6, 2nd in World Cup
Expected goals against: 1.9, 2nd
Possession: 58.4 percent, 7th
Passing accuracy: 79.8 percent, 5th
Passing accuracy, opponent half: 74.8, 3rd
Passing accuracy, final third: 70.4 percent, 1st
