France vs England match. Scorers standings and "Bronze" bets

After 14 years at the helm of France's "Blue Rooster" football team, Didier Deschamps is hoping to end his career with a victory.

Although he would have preferred to crown this adventure with a new title, the France coach will have to settle for a third-place match against England, after a crushing 2-0 defeat to Spain in the semi-finals.

 Didier Deschamps won the Champions League with Olympique de Marseille as a player in 1993, then the World Cup in 1998 and the European Cup in 2000 with France.

As coach, he led the Blue Roosters to a second star in their shirt during the 2018 World Cup, and also reached the final of the tournament in 2022 and the final of Euro 2016, leaving an indelible mark on the history of French football.

A match for the coach

If the  disappointment of not reaching the final is great, the players will be keen to win this last game, and in this context, defender Ibrahima Konate said in a press conference:  "Of course we want it for the coach, because of everything he has done for the French team and for each and every one of us, because the players here are the ones who chose them and no one else. We have to be grateful to him.

However, captain Kylian Mbappe is likely to start as he can still finish the tournament as its top scorer, and after a crucial role in France's run to the semi-finals, the Real Madrid striker has scored eight goals in seven games, just like Lionel Messi. The Argentine star is currently the top scorer in World Cup history with 21 goals, compared to Kylian Mbappe's 20.

Who holds the title of "King of Bronze"?

The third-place match in the World Cup has been held since the second edition of the tournament in 1934, with the aim of deciding the third and fourth place holders. The 1950 edition remains the only exception in the history of the tournament, as the third-place match was not played.

The German national team, taking into account the achievements of West Germany and a unified Germany, is at the top of the most decorated teams with a bronze medal in the World Cup, having achieved it four times, followed by  France, Brazil and Poland with two titles each.

The French team enters the match with the ambition of adding a third bronze medal to its record, after previously finishing the tournament in third place during the 1958 and 1986 editions.

England, on the other hand, are looking to achieve their first bronze in their history, after failing to finish third in the 1990 and 2018 editions.