After missing out on the 2026 World Cup final, France and England will enter the third-place match with the goal of closing the tournament with a positive result.
The French team came to the tournament as one of the championship candidates but stopped in the semi-finals after a 0-2 defeat to Spain. This result prevented Les Bleus from participating in the World Cup final for the third consecutive time.
However, the blue team still has a chance to win third place. This will also be the last match of coach Didier Deschamps as captain of the French team, closing a 14-year journey with many imprints.
Meanwhile, England also experienced much regret after the defeat to Argentina. The Three Lions once took the lead thanks to Anthony Gordon but let their opponent score two goals in the final minutes, thereby losing their ticket to the final.
Coach Thomas Tuchel's tactical choice after the home team took the lead became a controversial topic, when England actively retreated deep and could not maintain the game.
Recent head-to-head statistics also do not favor the representative of the foggy country. Since the beginning of the 21st century, England has only defeated France twice, and lost five matches, including a 1-2 defeat in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals. Previously, the Three Lions also lost empty-handed in the 2018 World Cup third-place match against Belgium.
The 2026 World Cup third place match between France and England takes place at 4:00 a.m. on July 19, live on VTV3, VTV6, VTV9 and the VTVgo platform.
Live stream link:
//vtvgo. vn/channel/vtv3-1,3. html
//vtvgo. vn/channel/vtv6-1,13. html
//vtvgo. vn/channel/vtv9-1,39. html
