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 England betting odds all the way to kick-off, so it is worth checking back for any late moves before you commit.
France vs England – Betting Odds
France are the favourites here, though not by a landslide, as two attacking sides low on confidence keeps the prices honest. Below we break the France vs England betting odds down market by market.
1X2 Betting Odds
The 1X2 market is the one bet most people start with. You are backing one of three outcomes over the full 90 minutes: the home or first-named team to win, marked as 1; the draw, marked as X; or the away or second-named team to win, marked as 2.
The 1X2 market settles on 90 minutes only. So if the match is level after normal time and goes to extra time or a shootout, the draw (X) is the winning selection, even though one team eventually goes through. Keep that in the back of your mind before you back a side to “win” the game outright.
The France vs England odds for the 1X2 market currently sit like this:
| France win (1) | Draw (X) | England win (2) |
| 1/1 | 5/2 | 12/5 |
Double Chance Odds
Double chance lets you cover two of the three 1X2 results with a single bet, which makes for a safer bet. There are three combinations:
- “1X” backs the first team to win or the draw
- “12” backs either team to win, so your only losing outcome is the draw
- “X2” backs the draw or the second team to win
It is a popular pick when you fancy a side but do not fully trust them to see it out, or when you simply want to rule out one particular result. The trade-off shows up plainly in the prices: because two outcomes are covered, the returns are smaller than a straight win bet.
As with 1X2, double chance settles on 90 minutes, so extra time does not count towards your selection.
| 1X – France or draw | 12 – France or England | X2 – Draw or England |
| 2/7 | 4/15 | 9/13 |
Handicap Betting Odds
Handicap betting exists to even out a mismatch by giving one team a virtual head start or deficit (in terms of goals).. The favourite team is “handicapped” with a goal deduction, shown as a minus figure, while the underdog gets a goal advantage, shown as a plus figure. Your bet is then settled on the score once that adjustment has been applied.
Let’s see France -1 as an example. For that bet to win, France must beat England by two clear goals or more, because the handicap removes one goal from their real tally. On the same line, England +1 wins if England lose by exactly one, draw, or win outright, since the extra goal is added to their side of the score.
Lines that end in .5, such as -0.5, remove the possibility of a tie on the handicap, so there is always a clear winner or loser.
| France –1 | England +1 |
| 33/20 | 10/23 |
| France –0.5 | England +0.5 |
| 10/11 | 10/13 |
Both Teams to Score (BTTS) Odds
Both Teams to Score doesn’t care about who wins. All that matters is whether each side finds the net at least once. “Yes” wins if both France and England score a goal. “No” wins if either team fails to score, a 0-0 included. The final result is irrelevant, which is a big part of the appeal.
Because it does not depend on the winner, BTTS is a favourite for anyone who expects an open, attacking game but cannot call the outcome. A 1-1, a 3-2 either way, a 2-4 loss for the favourite: all of those settle as “Yes.” The one scenario that ruins it is a clean sheet at either end.
| Yes | No |
| 4/9 | 11/7 |
Goal Total (Over/Under) Odds
The goal total, or over/under, is a bet on how many goals the two teams manage between them (it doesn’t matter who scores them, just how many combined). The bookmaker sets a number, and you decide whether the combined total will finish above or below it.
A common line is 2.5 goals: “over” needs three or more, “under” needs two or fewer. The half-goal is deliberate, as it removes any chance of the total landing exactly on the number and leaving the bet stuck in the middle.
For this match the line has been pushed up to 3.5 goals, which is a small signal in itself that the bookmakers are bracing for an open game between two attacking sides. Backing over 3.5 means you need at least four goals across the 90 minutes; under 3.5 wins if the match produces three or fewer. Only goals in normal time count, so any extra-time goals are set aside.
Remember: You can choose other lines as well, like 1.5 or 4.5 – each one will have its own prices.
| Over 3.5 goals | Under 3.5 goals |
| 23/20 | 16/25 |
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Correct Score Odds
With Correct Score, you predict the exact final scoreline and only that scoreline pays out. It is the hardest of the common markets to land, because you have to nail both the result and the precise number of goals each side scores. Get the winner right but the score wrong, and the bet still loses.
That difficulty is why the odds are so much longer here than anywhere else on the page. As always, it settles on 90 minutes, so a 1-1 that later becomes a 2-1 in extra time still counts as 1-1 for this market.
The table below features a handful of possible scorelines for this match, but you can back any result you like.
| 0–0 | 1–1 | France Win 1–0 |
France Win 2–1 |
| 18/1 | 6/1 | 11/1 | 8/1 |
Please note that the odds are accurate as per the publishing time of the article. Make sure to check the latest France vs England odds before placing a bet.
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