Jude Bellingham #10 of England embraces with Dayot Upamecano #4 of France after the 6-4 win throughout the Fifa World Cup 2026 Bronze Last between France and England at Miami Stadium on July 18, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. — AFPBukayo Saka scores hat-trick in high-scoring playoff victory.Bellingham turns into first England participant to attain seven.Mbappe strikes forward of Messi in World Cup scoring.
England beat France 6-4 in a chaotic World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday as Kylian Mbappe turned the all-time main scorer in World Cup historical past.
Each groups had greater aspirations on the 2026 match however suffered painful semi-final exits — France had been outplayed by Spain whereas England suffered a late collapse in opposition to Argentina.
Each coaches made a number of modifications for the match within the oppressive warmth of Miami, with a number of stars on the bench firstly.
England boss Thomas Tuchel neglected Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham from his beginning line-up whereas Deschamps, stepping down after 14 years on the helm, omitted Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele.
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice put England forward with a purpose from distance within the third minute and Ezri Konsa headed residence to make it 2-0.
Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise had been a menace as France looked for a means again into the sport however they discovered England’s second-choice goalkeeper Dean Henderson in prime type.
The sport threatened to change into embarrassing for France when Bukayo Saka made it 3-0 after a swift break.
And it was 4-0 in first-half stoppage time when Saka scored his second purpose of the sport, celebrated with a fist pump by Tuchel.
France coach Didier Deschamps instructed French TV channel M6 that the first-half show had been “catastrophic”, urging his males to take pride.
He made 4 modifications, bringing on Dembele, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Digne and Barcola and was rewarded nearly immediately when Mbappe scored his ninth purpose of the match to maneuver away from Lionel Messi on the prime of the Golden Boot standings.
The sport had now completely modified complexion and Barcola pulled one other purpose again, with Deschamps clenching his fist on the bench.
Mbappe then netted his second of the sport to change into the all-time main World Cup goalscorer with 22 targets — slotting residence from Olise’s move.
That put him two forward of Messi within the race to complete as prime scorer on the 2026 match.
France squandered plenty of possibilities to equalise and England had been handed an opportunity to increase their lead when Malo Gusto introduced down Djed Spence within the penalty space.
Saka stepped as much as the spot and transformed to finish his hat-trick.
There was nonetheless time for Dembele to seize a fourth for France however Bellingham then strode ahead to attain the tenth purpose of the match with a person effort.
In doing so Bellingham turned the primary England participant to attain seven targets at a World Cup.
By ending third, England secured their greatest consequence at a World Cup since profitable the match in 1966, although they’ll carry bitter recollections of their defeat by defending champions Argentina.
Deschamps led France to World Cup glory in 2018 and completed as runners-up 4 years in the past.
Les Bleus had been favourites to win the 2026 match after a sensational begin however had been well-beaten 2-0 by Spain within the semi-finals.
Three-time champions Argentina face European champions Spain within the last in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday.
