India, July 18 -- After losing out on the title chance, England national football team and France national football team will now square off for the FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place playoff with an aim to secure the bronze medal. Both managers, Thomas Tuchel and Didier Deschamps, acknowledged that their players lacked motivation to play the game, but made sure that there would be no shortage of professionalism. England, despite scoring the opener, surrendered to the defending champions Argentina, who turned the tables in the dying moments with back-to-back strikes from Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez.

France, meanwhile, were completely outplayed by Spain. Les Bleus, featuring a formidable attack of Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise and Ous...