Signing you in

France were beaten by Spain and England suffered a late heartbreak at the hands of Argentina to be pushed into contesting for the bronze medal. And honestly, both teams don't want to be playing the tie in Miami.

Deschamps said it was his duty to ensure his team wins the clash that is less important than the final.

"I have a duty for this game," said Deschamps. "It is not a friendly. It is a third-place playoff. The players, staff, and I have the duty to reach this last objective. It is less important than the final. England does not want to play this game, and neither do we. But here we are.

"We have to set our eyes on that goal to be third and make this final goal a reality. We have this duty when wearing this jersey. In my head I know that it is my last match. I don't want anybody to cry. The end is near but life goes on."

Defender Ibrahima Konate spoke for the players and said they had no choice but to play the match. Konate said that the aim was to repay Deschamps, who will leave his role after the match.

"None of us wanted to play for this third place but we have no choice," Konate said.

"We want to pay back our coach," he said. "He did so much for the France team. We must be grateful to him for that and we need to do everything we can to win this game... to get this chocolate medal, this bronze medal."WHAT DID TUCHEL SAY?

England manager Thomas Tuchel also gave a blunt response about the importance of the match, saying he would rather be in New York and in the final of the tournament. But he is using the chance to show the progress made by the Three Lions and how they have cut the gap at the top.

"Nobody wants to be in this game tomorrow," he said. "All of these four teams wanted to be in New York, but it is an official World Cup game.

"It is a big game against one of the very best teams in the world. It's a moment to show that we are actually made of what we showed through the whole tournament. There is no doubt about that."

Tuchel also hinted at making changes for the game on Saturday in Miami.