World Cup 2026: France vs England - pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup: pre-match update for France - England.

Kick-off is scheduled for 21:00 UTC.

Referee for this match: Jesús Valenzuela Sáez.

At Miami Stadium, light rain weather is expected (~32.6°C).

France squad and formation

Under Didier Deschamps, France are set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

France goalkeeper: 2 Malo Gusto.

Probable starting XI for France at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

2 Malo Gusto
7 Ousmane Dembélé
10 Kylian Mbappé
13 N'Golo Kanté
15 Ibrahima Konaté
16 Mike Maignan
18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
19 Theo Hernández
20 Désiré Doué
24 Rayan Cherki
26 Maxence Lacroix

England squad and formation

Under Thomas Tuchel, England are set to line up in a 4-1-2-3 formation.

England goalkeeper: 1 Jordan Pickford.

Probable starting XI for England at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

1 Jordan Pickford
2 Ezri Konsa
6 Marc Guéhi
8 Elliot Anderson
9 Harry Kane
10 Jude Bellingham
11 Marcus Rashford
17 Morgan Rogers
20 Noni Madueke
25 Djed Spence
26 Jarell Quansah

France - England live commentary and scoreboard: match centre.