Third place at the 2026 World Cup: date, time and TV channels for France vs England

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Discover all the details of the England-France match for third place at the 2026 World Cup, from the date and location of the match to the TV channels and digital platforms broadcasting the event, plus a look back at the head-to-head history between these two national teams.

The third-place playoff at the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will be played on Saturday, July 18 at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.

First introduced in the 1934 edition, this match has remained a fixture in the World Cup calendar—even after the expansion to 48 teams in 2026—despite frequent calls for its removal.

This showdown brings together two sides who were knocked out at the semi-final stage. France fell to Spain (2-0) in their semi-final, while England were narrowly beaten by Argentina, 2-1.

Kick-off is set for Saturday, July 18 at 21:00 GMT on the pitch at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

As for the officiating, FIFA has yet to announce the referee who will take charge of the match.

Date and time for France vs England

The France vs England match for third place at the World Cup will be played on Saturday, July 18 at 21:00 GMT at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida, USA.

Which channels are broadcasting France vs England?

Here is an initial list of broadcasters covering the match:

Antena 1 Romania HD

Antena Play Live ($/geo/R)

Arena M1 Premium MKD HD

Arena Premium 1 Srbija HD

Arena Sport 1 BiH HD

Arena Sport 1 Slovenija HD

BarTV Mundial HD

BBC RED Button HD

BBC iPlayer (geo/R)

BBC iPlayer 4K (geo/R)

BBC One HD

BBC Sport [app]

BBC Sport Website (geo/R)

beIN Connect FRANCE

beIN Connect MENA HD

beIN Sports France 1 HD

beIN Sports MENA 4K UHD

beIN Sports MENA Max 1 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 2 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 3 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 4 HD

beIN Sports MENA Max 5 HD

BNT 1 Bulgaria HD

BNT 3 Bulgaria HD

CT Sport Czech HD

DAZN España ($/geo/R)

DAZN Italia ($/geo/R)

DAZN Japan ($/geo/R)

DAZN Mundial Espana HD

ETV Estonia

ETV+ Estonia

Fast Sports [online] ($/geo/R)

Fast Sports TV Armenia

Fussball.TV1 UHD

Go3 World Cup Baltics ($/geo/R)

HRT 2 Hrvatska HD

Ictimai TV HD

JOJ Play ($/geo/R)

JOJ TV Slovakia HD

JOJ Šport SVK HD

Klan Sport 1 HD

KVF Sjónvarp Faroes

M4 Sport Hungary HD

M6 France 4K UHD

M6 France HD

M6 Suisse HD

Magenta Sport ($/geo/R)

MATCH! TV [online] ($/geo/R)

Megogo Futbol 1 ($/geo/R)

Megogo Sport Ukraine HD

MTV 3 Suomi HD

MTV Katsomon+ ($/geo/R)

MTV Urheilu 1 Suomi HD

NOW Sports HK 4K 616

NPO 1 4K UHD

NPO 1 Nederland HD

Play RTS Sport (geo/R)

Qazaqstan TV HD

QazSport HD

RAI 1 Italia HD

RAI 4K UHD

RSI La 2 Svizzera HD

RTBF Tipik Belgique

RTS 1 Srbija HD

RTS 2 Suisse HD

RTÉ 2 Ireland HD

RTÉ Player (geo/R)

RUV Sjonvarpid

Servus TV Österreich HD

Sigma TV Cyprus HD

Slovenija TV2 HD

Sport TV Belarus

Sport TV1 Portugal HD

Sport TV5 Portugal HD

SRF Zwei Schweiz HD

SuperSport 2 Albania HD

SuperSport Grandstand HD

SuperSport MáXimo 1 HD

SuperSport PSL HD

SVT 1 Sverige HD

SVT Play HD

TRT 1 Türkiye HD

TSN Canada 1 HD

TSN Canada 3 HD

TSN Canada 4 HD

TV3 Lietuva HD

TV6 Latvija

TVP 1 Polska HD

TVP Sport Polska HD

VRT 1 Belgium HD

We Sport Moldova ($/geo/R)

France vs England: head-to-head statistics

The two national teams have faced each other 32 times. England holds a slight edge with 17 wins, compared to 10 victories for France, while 5 encounters have ended in a draw.

However, recent meetings have gone the way of Les Bleus, who claimed a 2-1 win over the Three Lions in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.

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