England have impressed in Qatar, but now it gets very serious. Kylian Mbappe and defending champions France are up next in the quarterfinals.
The French cantered into the final eight with a 3-1 victory over Poland, largely thanks to an Mbappe performance that will terrify England fans: two phenomenal goals and a smart assist for Olivier Giroud.
However, England are the tournament’s top-scoring team and comfortably beat Senegal to progress, 3-0.
Read on for more details around the match, including TV information, kickoff time, betting odds and the history of this heavyweight clash.
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When is England vs France?
- Date: Saturday, December 10
- Time: 22:00 (local) / 19:00 (GMT) / 14:00 (ET)
France will face England in the quarter-finals at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor on Saturday, December 10, with kickoff at 22:00 local time in Qatar.
Here’s how that translates into time zones across some of the world’s major territories.
| Kickoff time | |
| Qatar | 22:00 (local) |
| USA | 14:00 ET |
| Canada | 14:00 ET |
| UK | 19:00 GMT |
| Australia | 06:00 AEDT* |
| India | 00:30 IST* |
| Hong Kong | 03:00 HKT* |
| Malaysia | 03:00 MYT* |
| Singapore | 03:00 SGT* |
| New Zealand | 08:00 NZDT* |
* Following Day (Saturday, Dec. 11)
England vs France live stream, TV channel
This quarterfinal clash will be played at Al Bayt Stadium. Here’s how you can watch all the action in some of the major global territories.
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Sat, Dec. 10 | 14:00 ET | Fox, Telemundo |
fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Peacock |
| Canada | Sat, Dec. 10 | 14:00 ET | TSN 1, RDS (French) | TSN site/app, RDS app |
| UK | Sat, Dec. 10 | 19:00 GMT | BBC One | BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website |
| Australia | Sun, Dec. 11 | 06:00 AEDT | SBS | SBS On Demand |
| India | Sun, Dec. 11 | 00:30 IST | Sports 18 | Voot, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Sun, Dec. 11 | 03:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 616, 618) | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Sun, Dec. 11 | 03:00 MYT | Astro FIFA World Cup 1 | Astro GO |
| Singapore | Sun, Dec. 11 | 03:00 SGT | StarHub TV FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141 | Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+, MeWatch |
| New Zealand | Sun, Dec. 11 | 08:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |
England vs France history
This will be only the second meeting at a World Cup between these two European superpower nations, and the first since 1982.
In total France and England have shared the pitch 31 times since their first meeting 99 years ago. The Three Lions lead on the head-to-head, winning 17 games, drawing five and losing to Les Blues nine times.
Here, we look back at both World Cup clashes between the two nations.
1966 World Cup, England
England ran-out 2-0 winners against the French at Wembley Stadium en-route to their glorious triumph.
1982 World Cup, Spain
Bryan Robson scored a double as England beat France 3-1 in the group stages in Spain.
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