How to watch England v France on TV and live stream - what channel is World Cup 2022 match in Qatar on?
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Updated 10/12/2022 at 20:40 GMT
How to watch England take on France in their quarter-final encounter at the 2022 World Cup on Saturday with live stream and TV details, including which channel the match is on. England beat Senegal 3-0 in their last-16 match while France had a comfortable victory over Poland to set up a huge encounter this weekend with a place in the semi-finals on the line.
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England are three matches away from World Cup glory, but it will be far from easy as the Three Lions first take on France in a heavyweight quarter-final clash.
Goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka gave England a 3-0 win against Senegal after a tense first half an hour.
Meanwhile, France had a dominant 3-1 victory over Poland as they look to become the first team to defend their World Cup title since Brazil in 1962.
The match has been described as a “game of a lifetime” with a place in the semi-finals on the line.
England and France both named unchanged sides from their last 16 victories. You can follow our live coverage here.
France took the lead in the game thanks to a fine strike from Aurelien Tchouameni from outside of the box.
However England restored parity when Harry Kane tucked away a penalty that was given away by Tchouameni.
Olivier Giroud scored a powering header to put France back in front.
When is England v France?
The quarter-final World Cup match between England and France kicks off at 19:00 GMT on Saturday, December 10.
Which TV channel is England v France on?
The knockout game between England and France will be shown live on ITV1 in the UK with coverage beginning at 18:00 GMT.
How to follow England v France
We will be hosting live text coverage of the match, and every World Cup match, on eurosport.co.uk and eurosport.com. You can also follow along via the Eurosport app.
England v France head-to-head
England have beaten France 17 times in their 31 meetings, but it’s the 2018 World Cup champions that have won five of the eight matches since 1999.
Two of those matches were draws, while England won 2-0 in a friendly in 2015.
England tactics against France
One of the big questions surrounding England is whether they will stick with the 4-3-3 formation they have used throughout the tournament in Qatar, or revert to three at the back with two wing-backs.
The latter was used by Southgate in England’s 2-0 win over Germany at last year’s European Championship.
It might be needed again to give England a better chance of stopping Kylian Mbappe, with the potential of Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker doubling up to stop the French superstar.
Gary Neville believes Walker is the perfect player to go up against Mbappe.
“I think we’ve got the best right-back in the world to deal with Mbappe,” he said.
“In terms of physicality, pace and experience, I couldn’t think of anyone better than Kyle Walker to match Mbappe.
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Kylian Mbappé
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“That’s not to say he will keep him quiet for 90 minutes because Mbappe is sensational. He’s so special.
“But we have a chance because we have a player there who can match him in certain areas.”
World Cup quarter-final schedule
| Match | Date (UK time) | Stadium |
| Japan/Croatia v Brazil/South Korea | December 9 at 15:00 | Education City Stadium |
| Netherlands v Argentina | December 9 at 19:00 | Lusail Iconic Stadium |
| Morocco/Spain v Portugal/Switzerland | December 10 at 15:00 | Al Thumama Stadium |
| England v France | December 10 at 19:00 | Al Bayt Stadium |
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