🥉 Third Place Match — Final Result
All four Quarter-finals were complete — Morocco (lost 2-0 to France, Jul 9), Belgium (lost 2-1 to Spain, Jul 10), Norway (lost 2-1 AET to England, Jul 11) and Switzerland (lost 3-1 AET to Argentina, Jul 11) were all eliminated. Semi-final 1: Spain beat France 2-0 (Jul 14). Semi-final 2: Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1 (Jul 15). The two Semi-final losers then produced a third-place classic — England raced to a 4-0 half-time lead, Saka completing his hat-trick from the penalty spot, before Mbappé's brace and late France goals from Barcola and Dembélé made the final score 6-4.
When was the World Cup 2026 Third Place Match?
Played on Saturday, July 18, 2026 — kick-off at 5:00 PM ET. Time zone conversions:
- 2:00 PM PT (Los Angeles)
- 10:00 PM BST (London)
- 11:00 PM CEST (Paris / Madrid)
- 2:30 AM IST — Sunday July 19 (India)
The match was played one day before the Final (July 19, MetLife Stadium, New Jersey).
Where is the World Cup 2026 Third Place Match?
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida — capacity 65,326. Home of the Miami Dolphins (NFL) and Inter Miami CF (MLS). The stadium hosted Super Bowl LIV in 2020 and multiple Copa América matches. It is the only World Cup 2026 fixture at Hard Rock Stadium — the QF involving England and Norway (July 11) was also here, making Miami a double host city.
Who Played in the Third Place Match?
The two teams that lost their semi-finals: France and England. The semi-finals were:
- SF1 — July 14, AT&T Stadium, Dallas — FT · 🇪🇸 Spain 2-0 🇫🇷 France (Oyarzabal pen 22', Porro 58') · France went to the third-place match, Spain through to the Final
- SF2 — July 15, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta — FT · 🇦🇷 Argentina 2-1 🏴 England (Gordon 55', Enzo Fernández 85', Lautaro Martínez 90+2') · England went to the third-place match, Argentina through to the Final
France, the SF1 loser, met England, the SF2 loser, in Miami on July 18 for bronze — England won 6-4. Spain, the SF1 winner, meets Argentina, the SF2 winner, in the Final on July 19.
Did the Third Place Match Matter?
More than people expected — this was genuinely one of the best games of the tournament. A few reasons why:
- A bronze medal is a World Cup medal — every player wants one, and it showed in the intensity
- Golden Boot race: Mbappé's brace took him to 10 goals, taking outright the lead over Messi (8, still to play the Final) — his tournament is now over on that tally. Bukayo Saka's hat-trick vaulted him into the Golden Boot picture on 3, and Jude Bellingham's late goal moved him to 7, level 3rd with Haaland.
- For nations like Morocco, Norway or Switzerland — reaching the final eight was already historic (Norway's first-ever WC Quarter-final, Switzerland's first since 1954). For France and England, 3rd vs 4th is still a meaningful difference in the record books.
- This was Didier Deschamps' final match in charge of France after 14 years — Zinedine Zidane is expected to take over.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of the World Cup 2026 third place match?
England 6-4 France. Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick, Kylian Mbappé a brace.
What TV channel showed the World Cup 2026 third place match?
Fox and Telemundo (USA) · ITV and S4C (UK) · Sports18 and JioCinema (India).
Did the third place match go to extra time?
No — it was decided in normal time, 6-4 to England.
Was the World Cup 2026 third place match at MetLife Stadium?
No — the Final is at MetLife Stadium. The third place match was played at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami.