Mbappé after the record? France and England set for third-place play-off
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The France and England national teams have announced their lineups for this Saturday’s (18th) clash, which will decide third place at the World Cup.
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The match takes place in Miami and marks the end of both teams’ participation in this year’s tournament.
This will also be coach Didier Deschamps’ last game in charge of the French team.
For Kylian Mbappé, the match is also important in the race for the top scorer award at this World Cup (at the moment, he is tied with Lionel Messi), as well as the all-time top scorer title in the tournament (at the moment, he has one goal fewer than the Argentine).
Check out the starting lineups below:
France
Didier Deschamps keeps Kylian Mbappé in the starting lineup, alongside Olse, Cherki, and Doué in attack.
Dembélé starts the match on the bench.
Starting lineup:
Maignan - Gusto, I. Konaté, Lacroix, T. Hernandez - Zaïre-Emery, Rabiot - Olise, Cherki, Doué - Mbappé
England
Thomas Tuchel also makes changes compared to the starting lineup that lost to Argentina in the semifinal.
Two of the team’s standout individual performers throughout the World Cup, Kane and Bellingham, are on the bench.
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