France v England – probable line-ups for the third-place play-off | OneFootball

This Saturday, the France national team will play in the 2026 World Cup third-place match against England at 11 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. On the eve of the match, Le Parisien and L’Equipe tried to predict the lineups that will be fielded by France coach Didier Deschamps and his English counterpart Thomas Tuchel. A match involving 5 Paris Saint-Germain players, all French: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé. 2 could start.

France (4-2-3-1):

Mbappé

Doué – Cherki – Akliouche or Olise

Rabiot – Koné or Zaïre-Emery

T. Hernandez – Lacroix – Konaté – Gusto

Maignan.

England (4-2-3-1):

Kane

Rashford – Rogers – Saka

Anderson – Bellingham

O’Reilly – Guéhi – Burn – Quansah

Pickford

These are entirely plausible lineups, though there is still uncertainty for this special match. It is better to win, especially to finish on a positive note. But we also know that the level of determination is not the same as it is for the rest of the competition and for the final tomorrow that had been hoped for.

Some players who have so far been somewhat overlooked could get some playing time, while the usual starters are still processing the defeat physically and psychologically. This third-place match is a bit unusual, and the lineups may be as well. We will wait for the official announcement, around 1 hour and 30 minutes before kickoff, to know for sure.

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