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England men · FIFA World Cup · Third place play-off

France
v England⁠

4–6

Full time

France v England finished 4–6.

France
Mbappé 48', Barcola 54', Mbappé 66', Dembele 90+6'
Date
Saturday 18 July 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
22:00 UK
Venue
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens

Last checked 29 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

France Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 16, Mike Maignan GK
  • No. 2, Malo Gusto RB Off in the 90+1'
  • No. 15, Ibrahima Konaté CB Off in the 45'
  • No. 26, Maxence Lacroix CB
  • No. 19, Theo Hernández LB Off in the 45'
  • No. 18, Warren Zaïre-Emery RM
  • No. 14, Adrien Rabiot LM
  • No. 11, Michael Olise RW
  • No. 24, Rayan Cherki AM Off in the 45'
  • No. 20, Désiré Doué LW Off in the 45'
  • No. 10, Kylian Mbappé FW

Substitutes

  • No. 3, Lucas Digne On in the 45'
  • No. 4, Dayot Upamecano On in the 45'
  • No. 7, Ousmane Dembélé On in the 45'
  • No. 12, Bradley Barcola On in the 45'
  • No. 5, Jules Koundé On in the 90+1'
  • No. 1, Brice Samba (not used)
  • No. 6, Manu Koné (not used)
  • No. 8, Aurélien Tchouaméni (not used)
  • No. 9, Marcus Thuram (not used)
  • No. 13, N'Golo Kanté (not used)
  • No. 17, William Saliba (not used)
  • No. 21, Lucas Hernández (not used)
  • No. 22, Jean-Philippe Mateta (not used)
  • No. 23, Robin Risser (not used)
  • No. 25, Maghnes Akliouche (not used)

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2010 – 2022

02 13 Jun 2017
International friendly Stade de France, Paris

France 3–2 England England lost

England: Kane 9', Kane 48' pen

France: Umtiti 22', Sidibé 43', Dembélé 78'

Match page: France v England, 13 June 2017

Official meetings since 1923

England v France stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings33In our results database
England wins18England perspective
Draws5Level at full time
France wins10France victories

England have scored 78 goals to France's 45 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Dean

4 goals against France in matches we hold scorer data for.

France · Fixture leader

4

Dewaquez

France's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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