FIFA World Cup 2026 · Third-place play-off

France 4–6 England

Saturday 18 Jul 2026 · Miami Gardens, United States (neutral)

France4–6England

Goals10

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Rice Konsa Saka Saka Mbappé Barcola Mbappé Saka Dembélé Bellingham

3′0–1Declan Rice England
18′0–2Ezri Konsa England
37′0–3Bukayo Saka England
45′0–4Bukayo Saka England
48′1–4Kylian Mbappé France
54′2–4Bradley Barcola France
66′3–4Kylian Mbappé France
87′3–5Bukayo Saka England · penalty
90′4–5Ousmane Dembélé France
90′4–6Jude Bellingham England

Hat-trick: Bukayo Saka

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

France

16Mike MaignanGK
2Malo GustoDF ↓90′
15Ibrahima KonatéDF ↓45′
19Theo HernándezDF ↓45′
26Maxence LacroixDF
11Michael OliseMF
14Adrien RabiotMF
18Warren Zaïre-EmeryMF
20Désiré DouéMF ↓45′
24Rayan CherkiMF ↓45′
10Kylian MbappéFW●●

Came on

12Bradley Barcola●↑45′
4Dayot Upamecano↑45′
7Ousmane Dembélé●↑45′
3Lucas Digne↑45′
5Jules Koundé↑90′

England

13Dean HendersonGK
2Ezri KonsaDF●
6Marc GuéhiDF ↓90′
25Djed SpenceDF
26Jarell QuansahDF ↓83′
4Declan RiceMF●
7Bukayo SakaMF●●●
11Marcus RashfordMF ↓45′
17Morgan RogersMF
21Eberechi EzeMF ↓79′
22Ivan ToneyFW ↓79′

Came on

19Ollie Watkins↑45′
10Jude Bellingham●↑79′
8Elliot Anderson↑79′
24Reece James↑83′
12Trevoh Chalobah↑90′

No cards.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

France: 2185 → 2134
England: 2139 → 2190

Expected score for France: 56.6% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 35 of 35, 1923–2026.

France wins: 11
Draws: 6
England wins: 18

Form either side

France

Before

4–1 v Norway 26 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
3–0 v Sweden 30 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–0 v Paraguay 4 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
2–0 v Morocco 9 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
0–2 v Spain 14 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

After

None yet.

England

Before

2–0 v Panama 27 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
2–1 v DR Congo 1 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
3–2 v Mexico 5 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
2–1 v Norway 11 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–2 v Argentina 15 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

After

None yet.

Road through the tournament

France

3–1 v Senegal Group stage
3–0 v Iraq Group stage
4–1 v Norway Group stage
3–0 v Sweden Round of 32
1–0 v Paraguay Round of 16
2–0 v Morocco Quarter-final
0–2 v Spain Semi-final
4–6 v England Third-place play-off

England

4–2 v Croatia Group stage
0–0 v Ghana Group stage
2–0 v Panama Group stage
2–1 v DR Congo Round of 32
3–2 v Mexico Round of 16
2–1 v Norway Quarter-final
1–2 v Argentina Semi-final
6–4 v France Third-place play-off

Every France v England match35

From France's side.


18 Jul 2026	England	4–6	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Third-place play-off
10 Dec 2022	England	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Quarter-final
13 Jun 2017	England	3–2	Home	Friendly	—
17 Nov 2015	England	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
11 Jun 2012	England	1–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2012	Group stage
17 Nov 2010	England	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2008	England	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
13 Jun 2004	England	2–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2004	Group stage
2 Sep 2000	England	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
10 Feb 1999	England	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
7 Jun 1997	England	0–1	Home	Tournoi de France 1997	—
14 Jun 1992	England	0–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1992	Group stage
19 Feb 1992	England	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
29 Feb 1984	England	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
16 Jun 1982	England	1–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1982	Group stage
12 Mar 1969	England	0–5	Away	Friendly	—
20 Jul 1966	England	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 1966	Group stage
27 Feb 1963	England	5–2	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1963	—
3 Oct 1962	England	1–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1962	—
27 Nov 1957	England	0–4	Away	Friendly	—

Score: martj42 · Scorers: martj42 · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN