{"success":true,"data":{"id":"598127cc-7211-4356-b3ea-4046624a30b0","title":"France vs England LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place playoff","summary":"1. Commentary 2. Key updates 3. Lineups 4. Stats 5. Standings 1 Update - Welcome to our live FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage Hello, welcome and thanks for joining Al Jazeera’s live coverage of France against England in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Bronze Final.","content":"1. Commentary\n2. Key updates\n3. Lineups\n4. Stats\n5. Standings\n\n1 Update\n\n- ## Welcome to our live FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage\n\nHello, welcome and thanks for joining Al Jazeera’s live coverage of [France against England](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/17/france-england-fifa-world-cup-third-place-playoff-predictions-kickoff) in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Bronze Final.\n\nFrance overtook Spain as the tournament favourite, but slipped to [a 2-0 defeat](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/14/spain-deliver-masterclass-to-beat-france-2-0-and-reach-world-cup-final) by Spanish in the semifinals.\n\nEngland were five minutes from the final, until Argentina turned the game to [win 2-1](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/15/argentina-stun-england-in-2-1-comeback-win-to-reach-2026-world-cup-final) in their last-four match.\n\nNow all that is left for the two nations is to battle for the bronze medals.\n\nI’m Kevin Hand, and I’ll bring you all the pre-match build-up, analysis and photo coverage of the game.\n\nJames Dodd will provide the team news as soon as the lineups are announced and will take you through the minute-by-minute live commentary.\n\nClick here to share on social media\nshare-noborderShare\n\n15m ago(17:45 GMT)\n\n- notification-importantGet instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.\n\nYes, keep me updated\n\nYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\naudio-rewind\n\naudio-play\n\naudio-forward\n\naudio-volume-mute\n\nclose","source_name":"Al Jazeera","source_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2026/7/18/france-vs-england-live-fifa-world-cup-2026-third-place-playoff?traffic_source=rss","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2026/7/18/france-vs-england-live-fifa-world-cup-2026-third-place-playoff?traffic_source=rss","author":"Kevin Hand","author_name":"Kevin Hand","published_at":"2026-07-18T17:46:20.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-18T17:46:20.000Z","image_url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285913184-1784395369.jpg?resize=1200%2C675","category":"sport","topic":"sport","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":1,"word_count":187,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}