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10 goals in a crazy game
England beat their French counterparts 6-4 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami to finish third, giving the Three Lions their best ever finish at the tournament, while France ended their campaign in fourth place.
England came into the game strongly and Declan Rice opened the scoring with a powerful early strike in the 3rd minute, before Ezri Konsa added a second goal in the 18th minute with a brilliant header and then Bukayo Saka continued his brilliance with a third in the 37th minute before the same player made a first-half comeback and a first-half comeback in the fourth. England is leading 4-0.
In the second half, the French tried to come back strongly, so Kylian Mbappe reduced the deficit by scoring the first goal in the 48th minute, then Bradley Barcola scored the second in the 54th minute, before Mbappe came back to score his second and third personal goals for France in the 66th minute and the match was on again.
But England quickly regained their composure after Bukayo Saka completed a hat-trick with a fifth goal from the penalty spot in the 87th minute, Ousmane Dembele scored France’s fourth in the 90+6th minute, before Jude Bellingham scored the sixth to complete England’s 6-4 victory.
The match witnessed remarkable brilliance from Sakha, who scored three goals, while Mbappe went on to make history with two goals to take his tally to 22 in World Cup history, making him the tournament’s all-time top scorer. He also cemented his lead as the 2026 top scorer with 10 goals despite his country’s defeat.
We present the summary of England-France match
Recap of France v England third place decider – FIFA World Cup 2026™#WorldCup2026 pic.twitter.com/m6aqfcdceb
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