World Cup 2026 confirmed squads and full lineups as Kylian Mbappe starts and Harry Kane rests, TV channel, online streaming and statistics
England and France have named their teams to begin their 2026 World Cup third place qualifier in Miami on Saturday.
The Three Lions took an 84th-minute lead through Anthony Gordon before losing 2-1 in the semi-finals against hosts Argentina on Wednesday.
The previous day, France – who had been favorites to lift the trophy – were beaten 2-0 by Spain, ending Didier Deschamps’ hopes of ending his reign as world champion for a second time as manager.
La Roja and La Albiceleste meet in the final in New Jersey on Sunday (20:00 BST).
Dernier entraînement aux États-Unis before facing Angleterre, samedi soir, pour le match de la 3e place 👊💙 pic.twitter.com/0xX7UbJtqw
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) July 17, 2026
2026 World Cup: England confirmed squad vs France
England starting XI: Dean Henderson, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Djed Spence, Jarell Quansah, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Ivan Toney
England substitute: Jordan Pickford, James Trafford, Nico O’Reilly, John Stones, Trevoh Chalobah, Dan Burn, Reece James, Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham, Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane, Anthony Gordon, Ollie Watkins, Noni Madueke
2026 World Cup: France to face England
France starting XI: Mike Maignan, Malo Gusto, Ibrahim Konate, Theo Hernandez, Maxence Lacroix, Adrien Rabiot, Warren Zaire-Emery, Rayan Cherki, Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise, Desire Doue
France instead: Brice Samba, Robin Risser, Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde, William Saliba, Lucas Hernandez, Manu Kone, Aurelien Tchouameni, N’Golo Kante, Maghnes Akliouche, Ousmane Dembele, Marcus Thuram, Bradley Barcola, Jean-Philippe Mateta
Where to watch England vs France: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off is on Saturday at 22:00 BST (17:00 ET / 14:00 PT). In the UK, live TV broadcasts on BBC One.
Live streaming on multiple devices is available via the BBC iPlayer app and the BBC Sport website.
World Cup 2026: England vs France statistics
- Third place would be England’s highest World Cup finish since their only title in 1966
- England have played in the World Cup third place qualifiers twice, losing both – 2-1 to Italy in 1990 and 2-0 to Belgium in 2018.
- They have won one of their last nine games against France (D2 L6), winning 2-0 in a friendly in November 2015.
- With 14 goals, Kane is one of the top scorers in World Cup history, tied with Gerd Muller and one behind Ronaldo Nazario.
- Kylian Mbappe is the second highest goalscorer in the competition’s history, with his 20 goals one behind Lionel Messi.
- This is the fourth World Cup meeting between France and England – the Three Lions won the first two (2-0 in 1966, 3-1 in 1982) but France won 2-1 in the 2022 quarter-final.
- Every World Cup third-place playoff has been won without going to penalties, and France’s only 4-2 win over Belgium in 1986 went to extra time.
- France is about to compete for the fourth time in the World Cup for the fourth time. Only Germany (5) has more games
- Les Bleus beat Germany 6-3 in 1958 and Belgium 4-2 in 1986, although they lost 3-2 to Poland in 1982.
- They are unbeaten in four matches against England (W2 D2) since they won 3-1 at the 1982 World Cup.
- Deschamps will be in charge of his 187th and final game as France manager, with his 121 wins more than any other Les Bleus head coach (D35 L30)
