The Hard Rock Stadium in Miami will be the scene of the game that “no one wants to play.” The duel for third place is the consolation prize for two teams that were on the verge of reaching the final. France and England will meet for the first time in history in this context.

France reaches these stages after having been eliminated by Spain. The Spanish team completely dominated all facets of the game and kept the French forward at bay.

England is coming off a disappointment in its semi-final. The English began by winning the game against Argentina, but Thomas Tuchel's defensive changes gave the ball to the Albiceleste. With goals from Enzo Fernández and Lautaro Martínez, England lost the advantage.

These two teams have faced each other up to 32 times. England accumulates 17 victories to 10 French victories. Both teams have never met in a duel for third place in a World Cup.

In the World Cups they have met each other three times. In the first of them, England beat France 0-2 in 1966. This match was played in London and corresponded to the closing of the group stage. In 1982 they met in Bilbao, also in the group stage, and the victory was once again for the English 3-1.

The last precedent was in Qatar 2022 and luck smiled on France. In the quarterfinals of the tournament, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Olivier Giroud scored the goals for the “Galo” team's 2-1 victory. Harry Kane discounted.

Schedule and where to watch France vs. England in the United States

Time in the United States: 5:00 p.m. ET and 2:00 p.m. PT.

Broadcast in the United States: FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, FOX One, SiriusXM FC and Futbol de Primera Radio.

Probable alienation of France

Mike Maignan; Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konate, Maxence Lacroix, Theo Hernandez; Manu Cone, N’Goal Canté; Rayan Cherki, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, Kylian Mbappé.

Probable England lineup

Jordan Pickford; Djed Spence, Marc Guéhi, Ezri Konsa, Nico O'Reilly; Kobbie Mainoo, Morgan Rogers, Eberechi Eze; Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane.