France trails England 0-4 at halftime, worst official match deficit since 1908 Olympics

Published Jul 18, 10:00 PM UTC

In the World Cup third-place match between France and England, France trailed 0-4 at halftime. According to statistics, this is the first time since a 1936 friendly against the Netherlands (halftime 0-4, final 1-6) that France has been four goals down at halftime. The last time they trailed by four goals at halftime in an official match was during the 1908 Olympics against Denmark, when they were down 1-6 at halftime and eventually lost 1-17. The article notes that due to internal divisions at that time, France sent two different teams to the Olympics, and Denmark defeated the other French team 9-0.