Right until the semis, most neutrals had this one pencilled in as the final. Instead, France and England meet in Miami for the World Cup 2026 third-place playoff, a bronze consolation neither side wanted. Spain picked France apart 2-0 in the semis; Argentina came from behind to break English hearts.
Now Deschamps and Tuchel send out their bruised favourites at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday 18 July, kicking off at 10pm UK time (5pm local). Not the stage either wanted, but a medal is still a medal, and neither of these squads does "friendly."
You can follow the live France vs...
Meet Melanie Gervasoni
Melanie Gervasoni
I've been a copywriter for almost 10 years now. The job, broadly, is getting people to read things they were fully prepared to scroll past. At 7bet, what I write about is sports and casinos.
Areas of Expertise
English football
Major tournaments
Pre-match analysis
Betting markets
Tennis
Basketball
Writing Approach
The stuff I’m proudest of is the articles you finish reading and come away actually understanding the game a bit better. I try my hardest to keep my English as plain as possible so that even beginners can grasp the topic.
How Do You Stay Up to Date?
- Stats and analytics platforms for form, xG, and head-to-head numbers
- Official league and club sites for confirmed team news and lineups
- Football news outlets, both British and continental press
- Odds movement across the books
- Watching live sports, obviously
Featured Work & Quick Facts
Approximate published articles: I must have written more than 800 articles throughout my career – these are a few I particularly enjoyed writing for 7bet.
Education & Languages
- I have a degree in Marketing, Sales and Export Management, which sounds grander than my daily to-do list usually is, but it's how I ended up writing for a living.
- I work in two languages: Italian, my native language, and English, which I'm fluent enough in to argue about football.
