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title: "France vs England: The Battle for Bronze and Mbappé's Golden Boot at the 2026 World Cup"
description: "France and England will fight for the bronze of the 2026 World Cup in Miami! 🏆 For Deschamps, this is a farewell match, and for the English — a chance to break the curse. ⚽️ Kylian Mbappé is in the fight for the \"Golden Boot\" against Messi. Broadcast on Megogo on the night of July 19! 🇫🇷🆚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿"
date: 2026-07-18T08:02:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/france-vs-england-battle-for-bronze-and-mbappe-golden-boot-wc-2026
tags: [mbappe, world-cup-2026, france, england, megogo]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# France vs England: The Battle for Bronze and Mbappé's Golden Boot at the 2026 World Cup

![Kylian Mbappé in France national team kit with 2018 World Champion badge, looking down thoughtfully — symbolizing his quest for the Golden Boot and bronze at WC-2026](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/18/frantsiya-protiv-anglii-match-za-tretie-mesto-chm-2026/frantsiya-protiv-anglii-match-za-tretie-mesto-chm-2026-1.webp)

On the night of Sunday, July 19, the football world will turn its eyes to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Here, the match for third place at the 2026 World Cup will take place. In this game, often called the consolation final, two top national teams will meet — France and England. Initially, both teams were expected to participate in the main match of the quadrennial tournament, but the scenario unfolded differently.

Both national teams experienced a real catastrophe just a step away from the summit. The French, led by Kylian Mbappé, could not withstand the tight pressure of the Spanish team and lost 0-2. The English showed character, but in the end, managed to miss out on victory against Argentina in the final minutes, losing 1-2. Despite the fact that matches for "bronze" are often associated with a lack of desire to fight, this time the opponents will not lack motivation.

### The End of the Deschamps Era

For France, this match acquires historical significance. It is not just a game, but the finale of an entire era. The head coach of the national team, Didier Deschamps, will leave his post after the end of the tournament. He has a unique chance to collect a full set of awards at the last three World Cups: after the "gold" of 2018 and the "silver" of 2022, the French can complete the collection with bronze medals.

### A Chance to Break the Curse

For England under Thomas Tuchel, this match is an opportunity to break an unpleasant tradition. The "Three Lions" have participated in third-place matches at the World Cup twice in history (in 1990 and 2018) and both times left the field as losers. Now the team has a chance to rewrite history and win this award for the first time in their careers.

### The Battle for the "Golden Boot"

This match will be decisive in the fight for the status of the tournament's top scorer. While Lionel Messi (8 goals) prepares for the final, Kylian Mbappé, who has the same number of goals scored, will try to win the "Golden Boot" on his own. He only needs to score one goal to outpace his competitors.

The leaders of the English team — Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane — also have a chance. Both have 6 accurate shots. To win the award, they need to score a hat-trick against the French goalkeeper Mike Maignan. However, this will be a very difficult task against a numerically weakened but still strong defense of the opponents, who will play without the injured William Saliba.

### Where to Watch the Broadcast

The live broadcast of the match on the territory of Ukraine will be available on the media service Megogo (channel "Megogo Football 1"). The pre-match studio will start at 23:20, and the opening whistle of the Venezuelan referee Jesus Valenzuela will sound exactly at 0:00 Kyiv time. Vadym Skichko and Vadym Shevyakin will commentate on the consolation final.