The match will likely be decided on the flanks, where England’s veteran defense faces France’s explosive pace.
The tournament reaches its penultimate showdown tonight at a packed Miami Stadium as the third-place playoff brings high stakes, pride, and individual accolades to the forefront. France and England enter this bronze medal encounter looking to pick up the pieces after devastating semi-final heartbreaks. Refresh this page to view LIVE UPDATES.
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Tuchel: We'll try to close that gap
England coach Thomas Tuchel just spoke in the pre-match build-up about today's contest.
"France are a difficult opponent. We feel there is a gap between us and top three teams and today we try to close that gap and get that win."
England Starting 11
Dean Henderson, Djed Spence, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Jarell Quansah, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Dominic Toney, Marcus Rashford.
France Starting 11
Mike Maignan, Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konate, Maxence Lacroix, Theo Hernandez, Adrien Rabiot, Warren Zaire-Emery, Rayan Cherki, Michael Olise, Désiré Doué, Kylian Mbappé.
Kick off time
Match to begin at 02:30 am IST
Published: 19 Jul 2026, 01:47 am IST
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