France and England play for third as Argentina-Spain final looms
ESPN’s World Cup daily coverage sets up the penultimate day, with France facing England in Miami Gardens before Argentina meet Spain in the final.
By Deshawn Carter · Sports Writer
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The World Cup’s penultimate day has one job left before the trophy match: decide third place.
ESPN reported that France and England meet Saturday in Miami Gardens, with the match listed for 5 p.m. ET on FOX and FOX One. The network’s scoreboard had France at -115 for the game.
The match comes one day before the final, where Argentina face Spain on Sunday. ESPN’s listing had that game set for 3 p.m. ET, also on FOX and FOX One, with Spain shown at +125.
The coverage, published by ESPN under multiple authors on July 18, 2026, framed Saturday as the next-to-last day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and said it would continue building toward the Argentina-Spain final.
Messi, Yamal and a full-circle fixture
ESPN also featured a video segment titled “Messi gives his take on ‘crazy’ full-circle Lamine Yamal fixture.” The clip was listed at 1 minute, 3 seconds.
The daily coverage also referenced an all-star selfie involving Kevin Durant, Tom Brady and Lionel Messi, though no further details were included in the published text available from ESPN.
The weekend schedule
- France vs. England, third-place match, Saturday at 5 p.m. ET in Miami Gardens, according to ESPN’s listing.
- Spain vs. Argentina, World Cup final, Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, according to ESPN’s listing.
- Both matches were listed by ESPN for FOX and FOX One coverage.
France and England now get the spotlight before the tournament’s final act. Argentina and Spain wait for Sunday, when ESPN’s daily coverage says the World Cup reaches its grand final.
This story draws on original reporting from ESPN.com.