2026 World Cup Betting Odds for France | BettingOddsWorldCup.com

Market	Odds	Status
Final Finish	4TH PLACE	Lost bronze
3rd-Place Match (Jul 18)	Lost 4-6	vs England
Golden Boot	Mbappé · 10	Tournament top scorer

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Status

Final Finish

4TH PLACE

Lost bronze

3rd-Place Match (Jul 18)

Lost 4-6

vs England

Golden Boot

Mbappé · 10

Tournament top scorer

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France — Fourth Place

France ended the 2026 World Cup in fourth after losing a wild bronze-medal match 6-4 to England. As the favorite in Miami, Les Bleus fell 4-0 behind by half-time to a Bukayo Saka hat-trick and, despite a stirring second-half rally led by two Kylian Mbappé goals plus strikes from Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé, could not complete the comeback. It was a bruising end to Didier Deschamps' long tenure, his final match in charge finishing in defeat after France had earlier been beaten 2-0 by eventual champions Spain in the semifinals.

Mbappé's Golden Boot

There was individual consolation: Kylian Mbappé's brace in the third-place match took him to 10 goals for the tournament, clinching the Golden Boot ahead of Lionel Messi (8) and making him the first player to win the award at consecutive World Cups. France's run as tournament favorite ended in the semifinals, but Mbappé's scoring — and Les Bleus' attacking firepower — was a defining story of the 2026 tournament.

Betting Retrospective

France were the pre-tournament and long-time in-play favorite, so their fourth-place finish stung anyone holding outright futures tickets. The cautionary tale was the bronze final: France were favored and lost by two goals in a 10-goal shootout, a reminder that third-place matches punish assumptions about motivation. The reliable France angle all tournament was Mbappé props — he delivered the Golden Boot, right to the final whistle of their last match.

Key Players

Kylian Mbappé won the Golden Boot with 10 goals. Antoine Griezmann and Aurélien Tchouaméni anchored the side, while goalkeeper Mike Maignan endured a rare off-day in the 6-4 loss to England.

World Cup History

France have won the World Cup twice — 1998 and 2018 — and reached the final in 2022. A fourth-place finish in 2026 closes the Deschamps era and a remarkable decade of deep tournament runs.

Group I Overview

France is drawn in Group I alongside: Senegal ✕, Iraq ✕, Norway ✕.

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Where to Bet on France

The best sportsbooks for betting on France at the 2026 World Cup are FanDuel, BetMGM, and DraftKings. All three offer match lines, group stage futures, player props, and live in-game betting throughout the tournament.