World Cup 2026: How to watch France-England Third Place match free

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Two matches remain in the 2026 World Cup, but before Spain and Argentina meet for the title, France and England will face off for third place.

There isn’t much on the line, aside from a $2 million bonus to the winning team and bronze medals, but the Golden Boot race isn’t over and French star Kylian Mbappé could still make a play for it. Mbappé is currently tied for first with Lionel Messi, who will play on Sunday.

France entered the tournament as favorites and seemed to coast through it, allowing just two goals prior to the semifinal. They faced another favorite, Spain, and both the offense and defense were no match for the current European champions. Spain won, 2-0, to advance to the final.

England faced familiar World Cup foe, Argentina, in the semifinals. The Three Lions held a 1-0 lead into the 85th minute, but the defending champions mounted yet another comeback, a trend in this World Cup, scoring twice in less than 10 minutes to pull ahead 2-1.

Here’s everything you need to know about France vs. England at the 2026 World Cup.

France vs. England start time

Today’s (July 18) France vs. England third place match is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET.

How to watch France vs. England for free

If you don’t have cable or an antenna, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the World Cup third-place match for free.

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More coverage on the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

France World Cup results

OpponentResultSenegal (World Cup – Group I)France 3, Senegal 1Iraq (World Cup – Group I)France 3, Iraq 0Norway (World Cup – Group I)France 4, Norway 1Sweden (World Cup – Round of 32)France 3, Sweden 0Paraguay (World Cup – Round of 16)France 1, Paraguay 0Morocco (World Cup – Quarterfinal)France 2, Morocco 0Spain (World Cup – Semifinal)Spain 2, France 0

England World Cup results

OpponentResultCroatia (World Cup – Group L)England 4, Croatia 2Ghana (World Cup – Group L)0-0 drawPanama (World Cup – Group L)England 2, Panama 0Congo DR (World Cup – Round of 32)England 2, Congo DR 1Mexico (World Cup – Round of 16)England 3, Mexico 2Norway (World Cup – Quarterfinal)England 2, Norway 1Argentina (World Cup – Semifinal)Argentina 2, England 1

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