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Confirm Declan Rice is the current England international He has come the closest to repeating the feat of the 1966 World Cup champions, emphasizing that this generation is the best for many years after finishing the 2026 World Cup in third place after victory over France.
England ended their campaign at the 2026 World Cup in third place with a 6-4 defeat of France on Saturday night to seal third and fourth place, their best finish at the tournament since Sir Alf Ramsey won the title at Wembley Stadium 60 years ago.
While England’s campaign in the USA, Canada and Mexico may be remembered for their disappointing semi-final exit to Argentina, Rice, who scored a stunning goal against France, expressed optimism about the team’s future.
Rice said. In statements addressed to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).“This is the best team in England for a very long time, that’s a fact and nobody can take that away from us.”
He added: “I think we deserve to be proud as a group, but we’re still very sad to lose that game in the semi-finals.”
He continued. “We are tired of talking about our pride in reaching the semi-finals or quarter-finals. Ultimately, we want to win with the England team. But finishing third in this tournament is a real achievement.”
He added: “We’re really close. In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about this group after exiting tournaments. There were losses in the semi-finals, quarter-finals and finals.”
Rice concluded. “I think we should continue. I really believe we are close. “Football is defined by small details and last night we lost because of those details and in two penalty areas.”
England were just a few minutes away from reaching the final before Argentina scored twice through Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez in the 85th minute to book their place in the final at the expense of England.
