{"id":809108,"date":"2026-07-18T23:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809108\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T23:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:25:07","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-live-updates-kane-bellingham-to-start-on-bench-as-england-face-france-in-battle-for-third-smh-com-au","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809108\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE updates: Kane, Bellingham to start on bench as England face France in battle for third &#8211; SMH.com.au"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-gFBVV95cUxOQnpFMnlacjU2TmEzWnFFRUdGWi1tVWlQbFNGRlBtVmZxYmVHUWRaQkRFV0hJb3ExdzFxTlc1UzBZb2dGWGltcmd5Y18yMldDUlF3ZWtHV3kybE9lREhTRWxaOUhDS0ZLWFgzTWU3Szh3b095LVV2Q01hY2RsZk9lMVdvMXZscllqdV9EYklaNng3eG5WNWJpTGgyS3dpeHppSUpRTGNMd3VBM1gzWEM5V2VIMkZBNHRzeXJSZHNkSWplSFZsZzFiTmtWTThGaVMtdHVZZ1ZSbnIxRzBuQWt1WklCWklqQ05sSUFQZjI3QjZDenp3QjM2WGNR?oc=5\" 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