Playing for a prize no one really wants until the opening whistle, France and England go head-to-head again in Saturday’s World Cup 2026 third-place (or “bronze final”) play-off. France’s status as pre-tournament favourites were shredded by Spain in Tuesday’s 2-0 semi-final loss, before England came up short in a deserved 2-1 defeat to reigning champions Argentina in Atlanta.

England and France will meet in the 2026 FIFA World Cup third-place playoff after both sides fell short in the semi-finals.

England have an upcoming World Cup game after losing to Argentina in the semi-finals

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