Every third-place play-off winner in FIFA World Cup history

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Every third-place play-off winner in FIFA World Cup history

It’s the game that no one wanted to be in as England prepare to take on France in the third-place play-off of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

First introduced in 1934, the match decides who goes home with the bronze medal, though both sides would be playing in Sunday’s final.

England have twice featured in this fixture, in 1990 and 2018, but have never won it, while France have won two of their three appearances in this round.

Some may call it a pointless match, but we will never turn our noses up at more World Cup football. Can England finally clinch a third-place finish or will France be too strong for them?

Every third-place play-off winner in FIFA World Cup history:​

1930: United States​

As there was no third-place play-off in 1930, the USA were ranked third by dint of their record in the tournament ahead of the other losing semi-finalist, Yugoslavia.

1934: Germany​

Result: Germany 3-2 Austria

1938: Brazil​

Result: Brazil 4-2 Sweden

1950: Sweden​

Result: Sweden 3-1 Spain

1954: Austria​

Result: Austria 3-1 Uruguay

1958: France​

Result: France 6-3 West Germany

1962: Chile​

Result: Chile 1-0 Yugoslavia

1966: Portugal​

Result: Portugal 2-1 Soviet Union

1970: West Germany​

Result: West Germany 1-0 Uruguay

1974: Poland​

Result: Poland 1-0 Brazil

1978: Brazil​

Result: Brazil 2-1 Italy

1982: Poland​

Result: Poland 3-2 France

1986: France​

Result: France 4-2 Belgium (AET)

1990: Italy​

Result: Italy 2-1 England

1994: Sweden​

Result: Sweden 4-0 Bulgaria

1998: Croatia​

Result: Croatia 2-1 Netherlands

2002: Turkey​

Result: Turkey 3-2 South Korea

2006: Germany​

Result: Germany 3-1 Portugal

2010: Germany​

Result: Germany 3-2 Uruguay

2014: Netherlands​

Result: Netherlands 3-0 Brazil

2018: Belgium​

Result: Belgium 2-0 England

2022: Croatia​

Result: Croatia 2-1 Morocco

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