France and England meet at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 18, 2026, in the World Cup 2026 third-place playoff, with kickoff scheduled for 5:00 PM ET. Both sides arrive as losing semi-finalists, giving this fixture real competitive weight despite neither team having secured a place in the final. The World Cup 2026 third-place playoff France vs. England odds have France as narrow favorites, and the match settles which European giant takes the bronze medal home from North America.
France enter having won four of their five matches at this tournament before falling to Spain in the semi-final. England, under Thomas Tuchel, produced a perfect qualifying record of eight wins from eight without conceding a single goal, then reached the last four before losing to Argentina. The two-time World Cup champion France side carries slightly more scoring firepower on paper, with Kylian Mbappe leading the tournament’s scoring charts, but England’s Harry Kane brings 79 international goals to Miami and has six at this World Cup alone.