England vs France faces low demand with thousands of tickets unsold for World Cup bronze final | OneFootball

Thousands of tickets for England’s World Cup bronze final against France on Saturday remain unsold.

The penultimate match of the tournament, also known as the third-place play-off, is between the two losers of this week’s semi-finals after France slumped to defeat against Spain and England blew a one-goal lead against Argentina.

The match at the 65,000-capacity Miami Stadium is, however, yet to sell out – with around 7,000 tickets still listed on Fifa’s website.

Around 1,000 tickets are available on general sale, priced between £657 and £855, with a further 5,000 tickets available on the official resale website at around £350, plus a 15% fee.

There are also numerous category one tickets, the most expensive ticket category, listed on resale for massively discounted prices.

It remains to be seen how many England fans will travel to Miami to follow the team after their defeat in Atlanta. The Three Lions have lost their previous two third-place play-offs, to Italy in 1990 and Belgium in 2018.

Tickets remain unsold for Saturday’s game (Getty)

"None of our players and none of the French players want to play this match," England boss Thomas Tuchel said of Saturday’s game.

"They want to play the final. We gave everything to achieve that. Everyone plays to win the World Cup, but that’s how it is.

“We have one less day of recovery than France, but we will do it with professionalism."

The match kicks off at 10pm BST and is live on BBC One.