France vs England FIFA World Cup 2026: Kick-off Time and Starting XI

France will take on England in the upcoming World Cup third-place playoff at the Hard Rock Stadium. The match is scheduled to begin at 2 AM PKT, July 19.

France enter the third-place playoff after Spain knocked them out in the semi-finals. Les Bleus will now look to end their World Cup campaign on a positive note by securing the bronze medal.

England, meanwhile, saw their hopes of winning the tournament come to an end with a semi-final defeat to Argentina. The Three Lions will now aim to achieve their best World Cup finish since lifting the trophy in 1966.

France have the better record in recent meetings, winning two of the last three clashes between the teams over the past 11 years. Their most recent victory came in the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals, where they secured a 2-1 win.

For the upcoming encounter, both teams have revealed their starting XI. Let’s take a look at them below.

France Starting XI

Mike Maignan; Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konate, Maxence Lacroix, Theo Hernandez; Warren Zaire-Emery, Adrien Rabiot; Michael Olise, Rayan Cherki, Desire Doue; Kylian Mbappe (c).

England Starting XI

Dean Henderson (GK); Jarell Quansah, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Djed Spence; Declan Rice (C); Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze, Morgan Rogers, Marcus Rashford; Ivan Toney