# France and England play for third place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Miami on July 18 > France and England meet at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 18 for the third-place match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, after France lost to Spain and England lost to Argentina in the semifinals **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-17 · heads: كيف تتغيّر الحياة · 7 takes · 3 lenses · 3 regions ## Summary [France](/ar/entity/france) and [England](/ar/entity/united-kingdom) meet at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 18 for the bronze-final of the [2026 FIFA World Cup](/ar/entity/fifa-world-cup-2026). France reached the third-place game after losing to Spain in the semifinals; England after losing to Argentina 2-1, a match also marked by a Malvinas sovereignty dispute at [the post-match celebration](/ar/n/worldcup-arg-malvinas-jul17). The fixture is the last World Cup game on US soil before the [final between Spain and Argentina](/ar/n/worldcup-final-spain-arg-jul19) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19. [Kylian Mbappé](/ar/entity/kylian-mbappe) and [Jude Bellingham](/ar/entity/jude-bellingham) are the headline names; both teams are looking to avoid finishing the tournament without a medal. Pre-match betting markets favour France, with the most cited correct-score prediction being 3-1 to France. ## The split US sports and betting media (Yahoo Sports, Covers, Fox Sports) dominated coverage of the fixture, providing schedule details and odds. UK-based Squawka also covered the match preview. Coverage is overwhelmingly anglophone; French-language and Arab-region outlets are less represented in the available pre-match documentation. The match is being played in Miami, a heavily Latino-influenced city in the United States, which the host broadcaster Fox Sports frames as a commercial and cultural highlight of the tournament's closing weekend. ## By the numbers - 3-1, France predicted correct score per Covers odds - 2-0, France's loss to Spain in the semifinal - 2-1, England's loss to Argentina in the semifinal - 1, remaining World Cup fixture after this match (the Spain vs Argentina final, July 19) ## Why it matters Third-place matches carry disproportionate national significance for the losing semifinalists: finishing fourth in a World Cup is widely viewed as the worst possible outcome, combining elimination from a final with a bronze-final loss. Both England and France have large, historically passionate World Cup fanbases, and the Mbappé-Bellingham matchup will be broadcast to a global audience in the hundreds of millions. For the 2026 tournament hosts, the bronze final is also the last of the US-based group of fixtures before the New Jersey final. ## What to watch - The final score and whether either team's key players (Mbappé, Bellingham) distinguish themselves - FIFA's reaction to any political or celebratory incidents after the match - Post-tournament player transfer news driven by World Cup performance ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### US sports news aggregator; confirmed the fixture details including the Miami venue and the July 18 date, providing schedule context for fans tracking both the third-place and final matches - **Yahoo Sports** (United States, en) — Yahoo Sports confirmed the France vs England third-place match would be played July 18 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, providing the kick-off time and context on the path both teams took to the bronze final, with France eliminated by Spain and England by Argentina in the semifinals. > "Here's what time France and England will take the pitch for their World Cup third-place matchup in Miami on Saturday, July 18." Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/time-france-vs-england-tomorrow-150728876.html ### US sports-betting publication; provided odds and prediction data, favouring France 3-1 in the most likely correct-score scenario, offering a market-sentiment perspective on the two teams' relative strength entering the fixture - **Covers** (United States, en) — Covers published a pre-match prediction and odds breakdown, giving France as the favourite and projecting a 3-1 scoreline as the most probable outcome, reflecting the betting market's assessment of the two teams entering the bronze final. > "See the latest England vs. France correct score odds for the 2026 World Cup third-place game, plus our France 3-1 prediction and best alternatives for July 18." Source: https://www.covers.com/world-cup/england-vs-france-correct-score-odds-prediction-july-18-2026 ### unlabelled - **FIFA** (Global, en) — Source: https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/285023/289291/400021542 - **ESPN** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/760516/england-france - **Fox Sports** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup-men-france-vs-england-jul-18-2026-game-boxscore-607933 - **Squawka** (United Kingdom, en) — Source: https://www.squawka.com/us/news/world-cup/match-preview-france-vs-england-07-18-26-world-cup-2026-third-place-play-off/ - **Olympics.com** (Global, en) — Source: https://www.olympics.com/en/news/france-vs-england-football-fifa-world-cup-2026-third-place-play-off-kylian-mbappe-jude-bellingham-schedule-h2h-watch-live ## Across the graph - Related: [[worldcup-final-spain-arg-jul19]], [[worldcup-arg-malvinas-jul17]] - Entities: France, United Kingdom, Fifa World Cup 2026, Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/ar/n/worldcup-third-place-jul18