France vs England LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place playoff

2 UpdatesWATCH: World Cup 2026 – what did we learn?As we build up to kickoff in the bronze medal match, we’ll take a look at Sunday’s final and the tournament as a wholeStarting with Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson analysing what we learned from the 2026 edition:Welcome to our live FIFA World Cup 2026 coverageHello, welcome and thanks for joining Al Jazeera’s live coverage of France against England in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Bronze Final.France overtook Spain as the tournament favourite, but slipped to a 2-0 defeat by Spanish in the semifinals.England were five minutes from the final, until Argentina turned the game to win 2-1 in their last-four match.Now all that is left for the two nations is to battle for the bronze medals.I’m Kevin Hand, and I’ll bring you all the pre-match build-up, analysis and photo coverage of the game.James Dodd will provide the team news as soon as the lineups are announced and will take you through the minute-by-minute live commentary.Get instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.