France v England, 18 July 2026

Score6-4 to England
RefereeJesús Valenzuela
CompetitionFIFA World Cup 3rd place
VenueHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens FL
Attendance64,478

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Kick-off: 5.00pm local (10.00pm BST) . Head to Head Played: 33 France won: 10 Drawn: 5 England won: 18 France scored: 45 England scored: 78 . FIFA World Ranking: France 3rd, England 4th . A UEFA nation had now finished in third place in each of the last 12 FIFA World Cup tournaments. . The most recent meeting was France’s 2-1 win in the Quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in Al Khor, Qatar in 2022. . England had now become the second team to score more than four goals in a FIFA World Cup 3rd place game: previously France against Germany in 1958 (6-3).

4 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

6 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Kylian Mbappé 48 G
Bradley Barcola 54 G
Kylian Mbappé 66 G
Ousmane Dembélé 90+6 G

Goals:

Declan Rice 3 G
Ezri Konsa 18 G
Bukayo Saka 37 G
Bukayo Saka 45+1 G
Bukayo Saka penalty 87 P
Jude Bellingham 90+8 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mike Maignan
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olise
Forward Désiré Doué
Forward Kylian Mbappé (captain)

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Jarell Quansah Defender
Djed Spence Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Theo Hernandez 46
Bradley Barcola for Désiré Doué 46
Ousmane Dembélé for Rayan Cherki 46
Dayot Upamecano for Ibrahima Konaté 46
Jules Koundé for Malo Gusto 90+1

Substitutions:

Ollie Watkins for Marcus Rashford 46
Jude Bellingham for Eberechi Eze 79
Elliott Anderson for Ivan Toney 79
Reece James for Jarell Quansah 83
Trevoh Chalobah for Marc Guéhi 90+2

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Jules Koundé
Defender William Saliba
Defender Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Manu Koné
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Jude Bellingham
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Harry Kane
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

France failed in their attempt to finish in the top three at three consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup. They won the tournament in 2018 in Russia and runners-up in 2022 in Qatar. . This was the first time that Les Bleus had trailed by four goals at half time in a ‘A’ international game since a 6-1 loss to Netherlands in a friendly international at the Parc des Princes, Paris in January 1936. . Kylian Mbappé had now scored 22 goals in his 22 appearances at FIFA World Cup tournaments: more goals than any other player in the competition’s history.

Comments:

As they lost both of their previous 3rd place games (versus Italy in 1990 and Belgium in 2018), England had now finished in their highest position at FIFA World Cup edition since they won the tournament in 1966. . The Three Lions had now won six games in an edition of the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time: previously five in 1966. . Bukayo Saka had now become the fourth player to score a hat-trick for England in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament; previously Geoff Hurst in 1966, Gary Lineker in 1986 and Harry Kane in 2018. . England named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Kobbie Mainoo was unavailable due to injury.

4 France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Kylian Mbappé 48 G
Bradley Barcola 54 G
Kylian Mbappé 66 G
Ousmane Dembélé 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mike Maignan
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olise
Forward Désiré Doué
Forward Kylian Mbappé (captain)

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Theo Hernandez 46
Bradley Barcola for Désiré Doué 46
Ousmane Dembélé for Rayan Cherki 46
Dayot Upamecano for Ibrahima Konaté 46
Jules Koundé for Malo Gusto 90+1

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Risser
Goalkeeper Brice Samba
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Jules Koundé
Defender William Saliba
Defender Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Manu Koné
Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder/Forward Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram
Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta

Comments:

France failed in their attempt to finish in the top three at three consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup. They won the tournament in 2018 in Russia and runners-up in 2022 in Qatar. . This was the first time that Les Bleus had trailed by four goals at half time in a ‘A’ international game since a 6-1 loss to Netherlands in a friendly international at the Parc des Princes, Paris in January 1936. . Kylian Mbappé had now scored 22 goals in his 22 appearances at FIFA World Cup tournaments: more goals than any other player in the competition’s history.

6 England

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Declan Rice 3 G
Ezri Konsa 18 G
Bukayo Saka 37 G
Bukayo Saka 45+1 G
Bukayo Saka penalty 87 P
Jude Bellingham 90+8 G

Starting lineup:

Dean Henderson Goalkeeper
Marc Guéhi Defender
Jarell Quansah Defender
Djed Spence Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ivan Toney Forward

Substitutions:

Ollie Watkins for Marcus Rashford 46
Jude Bellingham for Eberechi Eze 79
Elliott Anderson for Ivan Toney 79
Reece James for Jarell Quansah 83
Trevoh Chalobah for Marc Guéhi 90+2

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Goalkeeper James Trafford
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Jude Bellingham
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Forward Harry Kane
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

As they lost both of their previous 3rd place games (versus Italy in 1990 and Belgium in 2018), England had now finished in their highest position at FIFA World Cup edition since they won the tournament in 1966. . The Three Lions had now won six games in an edition of the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time: previously five in 1966. . Bukayo Saka had now become the fourth player to score a hat-trick for England in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament; previously Geoff Hurst in 1966, Gary Lineker in 1986 and Harry Kane in 2018. . England named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Kobbie Mainoo was unavailable due to injury.