France vs England Betting Tips & Preview

France to win

France go into this 3rd Place Final as our pick, and the case for them is built on a run of results that only faltered against Spain in their last outing. Before that defeat, Les Bleus had strung together four straight wins, dispatching Norway, Sweden, Paraguay and Morocco without dropping points. England arrive having also lost their most recent match, but France's overall body of work through this tournament edges it, and history between these two nations leans their way too, with France winning the only meeting on record. At odds of 1.98, France are backed here simply because the evidence points to them being the more likely side to win this contest, not because of any perceived gap between our numbers and the market price.

Recent Form

France's tournament form has been strong until the very last hurdle. Wins over Norway, Sweden, Paraguay and Morocco showed a side capable of grinding out results home and away, home form in particular yielding routine victories against Sweden and Morocco. That sequence was ended by Spain, who beat them in their last fixture on 14 July, but four wins from five is still a solid platform heading into this match.

England's path has been eventful. They beat Panama, Congo DR and Mexico in routine fashion, then needed extra time to see off Norway on 11 July, a sign that the wins have not all come easily. Their most recent game ended in defeat to Argentina, meaning both sides head into this fixture off the back of a loss, and both will be looking to respond after stumbling at the last stage of their group of matches.

Head-to-Head

There is only one previous meeting between these two teams in the data available, and it went the way of France. On 10 December 2022, with England nominally at home, France came away with a full-time win. It is a slim sample size, just the single match, but for what it is worth the head-to-head record currently reads France 1-0-0 England, and that history gives France a psychological edge, however small, heading into this renewal of the fixture.

Team News

There is no fresh team news to factor into this preview. France have no players currently listed as sidelined in our data, and the same applies to England, with no notable absences reported for either camp. On the face of it, both managers should have close to full squads available to choose from, meaning team selection is unlikely to be dictated by fitness concerns and instead comes down to tactical preference. With no injury news skewing things one way or the other, the pick above rests on form and head-to-head evidence rather than any personnel edge.