France vs England Tips, Predictions & 5/1 Bet Builder
Lewis Watson 
Scott McGlynn
It’s the only game at a World Cup that nobody wants to play in…
Saturday night’s 3rd-placed playoff heads to Miami, Florida, as France and England lock horns for the chance to win the tournament’s bronze medal.
France were bested by a fantastic Spain on Tuesday night, and England had their hearts broken by a Lionel Messi inspired comeback by Argentina in Atlanta — now, the 2026 World Cup final will be contested between the reigning European champions and World champions.
France and England are left to fight for scraps. Throughout history, this fixture has yielded an average of 3.8 goals — can we expect similar entertainment on Saturday night?
Here are our three football betting tips and the best free bet offers ahead of the action in Miami.
France vs England Tips
Here are our top three World Cup betting tips and the best free bets ahead of this game.
Tip 1: France to win
France’s elimination at the semi-final stage was a bigger shock than England’s.
Spain carried out the perfect gameplan to beat Les Bleus 2-0, stifling an attack that had blitzed apart the competition in the rounds previous.
It’s unlikely that France’s multi-faceted attack will be kept quiet two games in a row, and with an extra day’s rest should be fit and firing to rub salt into the wounds of England in Miami.
France’s footballing philosophy is more grounded in a need for entertainment than England’s pure desire to win. So an easy on the eye win in Didier Deschamps’ final game as France manager feels likely.
Tip 2: Over 4.5 goals
We’re expecting a lot of changes to personnel in this game.
Both defences are bruised and an end-to-end game will be expected in a fixture that is usually drowning in goals.
We’re backing at least five to find the net in Miami. That’s either a 3-2 thriller or a 4-1 demolition job by France’s hungry attacks.
Tip 3: Kylian Mbappe over 3.5 shots, Kylian Mbappe to score & Harry Kane to score
Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane go into this game with desires of winning the tournament’s coveted Golden Boot.
Mbappe (8) and Kane (6) will be hoping they can make the most of this extra fixture on Saturday, and edge ahead of Lionel Messi (8) who will play in Sunday’s final.
We’re expecting something close to a shootout in a game where neither side cares too much about the result, and with Mbappe and Kane both on penalties, either could end up as the tournament’s top scorer at full-time.
This 19/4 Bet Builder leans on the scoring power of both side’s talisman.
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