England and France have named their starting sides for their World Cup 2026 play-off for third place in Miami on Saturday.
The Three Lions led in the 84th minute through Anthony Gordon’s strike before losing their semi-final 2-1 against holders Argentina on Wednesday.
A day earlier, France – who had been favourites to lift the trophy – lost 2-0 to Spain to end Didier Deschamps’ hopes of finishing his tenure by becoming a world champion for the second time as boss.
La Roja and La Albiceleste meet in the final in New Jersey on Sunday (20:00 BST).
Dernier entraînement aux États-Unis avant d’affronter l’Angleterre, samedi soir, pour le match de la 3e place 👊💙 pic.twitter.com/0xX7UbJtqw
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) July 17, 2026
World Cup 2026: England confirmed team vs France
England starting XI: Dean Henderson, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Djed Spence, Jarell Quansah, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Ivan Toney
England substitutes: Jordan Pickford, James Trafford, Nico O’Reilly, John Stones, Trevoh Chalobah, Dan Burn, Reece James, Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane, Anthony Gordon, Ollie Watkins, Noni Madueke
World Cup 2026: France full line up vs England
France starting XI: Mike Maignan, Malo Gusto, Ibrahim Konate, Theo Hernandez, Maxence Lacroix, Adrien Rabiot, Warren Zaire-Emery, Rayan Cherki, Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise, Desire Doue
France substitutes: Brice Samba, Robin Risser, Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde, William Saliba, Lucas Hernandez, Manu Kone, Aurelien Tchouameni, N’Golo Kante, Maghnes Akliouche, Ousmane Dembele, Marcus Thuram, Bradley Barcola, Jean-Philippe Mateta
Where to watch England vs France: TV channel, online live stream
Kick-off on Saturday is at 22:00 BST (17:00 ET / 14:00 PT). In the UK, live TV coverage is on BBC One.
Streaming on a vast range of devices is available through the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport website.
World Cup 2026: England vs France stats
- Third place would be England’s highest finish at a World Cup since their sole title in 1966
- England have featured in two World Cup third place play-offs, losing both of them – 2-1 to Italy in 1990 and 2-0 to Belgium in 2018
- They have won one of their last nine matches against France (D2 L6), prevailing 2-0 in a friendly in November 2015 friendly
- With 14 goals, Kane is the joint-fifth highest scorer in World Cup history, matching Gerd Muller and one behind Ronaldo Nazario
- Kylian Mbappe is the second-highest scorer in the competition history, with his 20 goals representing one fewer than Lionel Messi’s total
- This is the fourth World Cup meeting between France and England – the Three Lions won the first two (2-0 in 1966, 3-1 in 1982) but France won 2-1 in the 2022 quarter-final
- Every single World Cup third place play-off match has been won without going to penalties, with only France’s 4-2 win over Belgium in 1986 going to extra time
- France are competing in the World Cup third place play-off for the fourth time. Only Germany (5) have more appearances
- Les Bleus beat Germany 6-3 in 1958 and Belgium 4-2 in 1986, although they lost 3-2 to Poland in 1982
- They are unbeaten in four competitive meetings with England (W2 D2) since a 3-1 win at the 1982 World Cup
- Deschamps will take charge of his 187th and final match as France manager, with his 121 wins more than any other head coach for Les Bleus (D35 L30)
