Live: Golden boot and third place up for grabs as France faces England

live World Cup live updates: France vs England third place playoff in Miami France and England are playing for pride and third place in the World Cup, as Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane make final bids for the golden boot. Follow all the action in our live blog. Submit a comment or question Live updates New: Filters Choose what information you see below by using filters Key Event Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 6:17am Mass changes for England's starting XI Only four players remain from the defeat to Argentina - Declan Rice, Marc Guehi, Djed Spence and Morgan Rogers. Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham both sit it out, despite being part of that golden boot race. Jordan Pickford also misses out, which according to the many genius experts on social media and in English punditry will solve all of England's woes at a stroke. There are chances for Ivan Toney up front, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka on the wings and Eberechi Eze in the 10. Dean Henderson will play in goal. Key Event Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 6:10am Welcome to the 'Bronze Final' - France vs England Good morning, and welcome back to ABC Sport's live blog coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We have reached the penultimate game of the tournament, an illustrious occasion that we've all had circled on our fixture lists for months. That's right, it's the third-place playoff. France and England lost their semifinals last week, but instead of being allowed to fly home and commence a fortnight on their yachts or in a nightclub or whatever it is these boys do in their free time, they have to play one more game. A game for third, just to really rub the noses into the semifinal favour. But there is pride to play for, and for Kylian Mbappe at least the chance to win the golden boot and perhaps go past Lionel Messi as the World Cup's greatest ever scorer. For now. It should be fun, anyway. France and England pretty much guarantees that. So let's go.