France and England are playing for pride, with the two sides facing off in the third-place match in the FIFA World Cup 2026, at the Miami Stadium in Florida on Saturday.
Les Bleus, which won the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and finished runner-up four years later, was knocked out in the semifinal by Spain, while England lost the other semifinal to defending champion Argentina.
The Three Lions, who have won the title only once in 1966, beat France 6-4 in a thrilling third-place match to have its best finish in the tournament in six decades.
The winner of the bronze medal match will earn USD 29 million (approximately Rs. 279.24 crore) while the runner-up will earn USD 27 million (approximately Rs. 259.98 crore), a difference of USD 2 million between both places.
FIFA has allocated an sum of USD 871 million (approximately Rs. 8,387.86 crore) total for distribution at the FIFA World Cup 2026, which is more than double of that in 2022, which was USD 440 million (approximately Rs. 4,236.76 crore)
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Published on Jul 19, 2026