Neither Didier Deschamps’ France nor Thomas Tuchel’s England expected to be playing for a bronze medal at the 2026 World Cup, but Miami will see Les Bleus and the Three Lions tangle on Saturday.

Tournament favorites France were surprised by Spain in the semifinal round, falling 2-0 as Golden Boot candidate Kylian Mbappe was kept off the score sheet.

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England, meanwhile, took a second-half lead against Argentina only to see the defending champions strike twice after the 85th minute to reach a second-straight World Cup Final.

It’ll be a 33rd meeting of the teams and the first since France knocked England out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Les Bleus have a 6W-2D-1L record against England since 1999, though only two of those meetings have come in the last 10 years.

How to watch England vs France live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 5pm ET Saturday, July 18
Venue: Miami Stadium — Florida
TV Channel: Telemundo
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock, en Espanol

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Kane’s half-dozen goals are joined by Jude Bellingham as the fourth-most at the World Cup as well as the team lead. The Three Lions have a bunch of players including Jordan Henderson and Dean Henderson who deserve a look at some World Cup playing time.

France team news

Will Mbappe (8 goals) and Ousmane Dembele (5) even play? Mbappe will surely have interest in the Golden Boot as he’s level with Lionel Messi for the most goals at this tournament.

England vs France prediction

Anything can happen here as Mbappe and Harry Kane can both still win the Golden Boot but squad rotation is still in the offing. England 2-1 France.

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