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England closed the first half with a 4-0 lead over France in the third-place match at the 2026 World Cup on Saturday evening, coming close to equaling the biggest win in the history of World Cup qualifiers.
The biggest goal difference in the history of World Cup third-place matches is 4 goals, when Sweden beat Bulgaria (4-0) in the 1994 match.
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Declan Rice scored in the third minute before Ezri Konsa doubled the lead in the 18th minute and Bukayo Saka scored the third and fourth goals in the 37th and 45+1 minutes.
According to France’s Stats Foot network, Rice’s goal is the fastest France have conceded at a World Cup since England’s Bryan Robson in the first minute of a meeting between the two teams at the 1982 World Cup.
It is also the first time in World Cup history that France have conceded two goals in the first 20 minutes of a game, in addition to the Roosters conceding two or more goals in two consecutive World Cup games for the first time since 2010 under manager Raymond Domenech.
The French team lost to Spain in the semi-finals (2-0).
