France and England are set to clash in the third-place match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Saturday, July 18, in Miami. This bronze medal game pits two of the tournament's leading players against each other: Kylian Mbappé, who has scored eight goals, and Michael Olise, the tournament's assist leader, for France, against England's Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham.
The French national team advanced to the semifinals after sweeping Group I and securing victories over Sweden, Paraguay, and Morocco. Their World Cup run concluded with a 2-0 semifinal loss to Spain.
England navigated Group L with a 2-1-0 record. They required extra time to defeat Norway in the quarterfinals before falling 2-1 to Argentina in their semifinal match.
Sunday, July 19, will feature the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, where Spain will face Argentina at 3 p.m. ET from the New York New Jersey Stadium. The match will be broadcast on FOX and available for streaming on FOX One.
No matches were scheduled for Friday, July 17, as the tournament took a pause between the semifinals and the third-place game. The most recent completed match was the semifinal on Thursday, July 17.