France and England meet in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday, July 18 (5 p.m. ET, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, on FOX) after both fell in the semis. FanDuel makes France a slight favorite at -110 (draw +280, England +280), and the biggest live storyline is Kylian Mbappe (-135 anytime scorer) chasing the tournament Golden Boot outright. Our best bet is a Mbappe anytime scorer: he is the one player with a concrete personal reason to be sharp in a low-stakes game. Third-place playoffs run open with the pressure off, so an over lean and both-teams-to-score are the companion angles, and England at +280 is the live dog if France rotate. Odds and CTAs for both FanDuel and Fanatics are on the page. Prediction: France 3-1. Editorial reads, not model output; 21+.
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