How to Watch France vs England: World Cup 2026 Third-Place Match, Kickoff Time and TV
And England meet one last time at this World Cup — the third-place match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, kicking off Saturday, July 18 at 5:00 p.m. ET…
France and England meet one last time at this World Cup — the third-place match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, kicking off Saturday, July 18 at 5:00 p.m. ET (10:00 p.m. BST, Sunday 4:00 a.m. WIB in Jakarta).
Kickoff time around the world
- Miami (local): Saturday, 5:00 p.m. ET
- London: Saturday, 10:00 p.m. BST
- Madrid / Paris: Saturday, 11:00 p.m. CEST
- Jakarta: Sunday, 4:00 a.m. WIB
- Sydney: Sunday, 7:00 a.m. AEST
TV channels and streaming
In the United States, FOX carries the match in English with Telemundo providing Spanish-language coverage. In the United Kingdom, free-to-air coverage is split between BBC and ITV. Viewers elsewhere can check local rights holders or FIFA's official streaming partners; in Indonesia the match airs free on TVRI.
The Golden Boot race comes down to this
Lionel Messi leads the scoring chart on 8 goals and 4 assists, ahead of Kylian Mbappe (8 goals, 3 assists) only on the tiebreaker. Mbappe plays first, in Saturday's third-place match — meaning Messi will know exactly what number he is chasing when he walks out at MetLife.
How both teams ended up here
France fell 2-0 to Spain in the Dallas semifinal, unable to break through a defense that has not conceded in the knockout rounds. England's run ended in crueler fashion in Atlanta — leading Argentina 1-0 before conceding twice in the final ten minutes.
Bronze at a World Cup rarely feels like a prize the day after a semifinal, but history remembers these games fondly: they tend to be open, attacking and free of caution. France won this fixture at Qatar 2022's equivalent stage; England have never finished third.
Our prediction desk has published a full score forecast for France vs England — the same engine that called the semifinal scoreline correctly.
