England take home World Cup bronze after wild 6-4 win over France
England defeated France 6-4 in the World Cup third-place match, featuring a hat trick from Bukayo Saka. Kylian Mbappé set a new career World Cup scoring record despite the loss.
Why it matters
This match marked a historic high-scoring event in World Cup history and solidified England's best tournament finish since 1966.
<p>Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England to a 6-4 win over France for third place in the World Cup, while Kylian Mbappé surpassed Lionel Messi's career World Cup scoring record and took the lead in the Golden Boot race with a pair of second-half goals on Sunday.</p> <p>It was the highest-scoring World Cup game since Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982, and the 10 goals were the most in a third-place match.</p> <p><b></b><a href="https://www.tvnz.co.nz/player/newsclip/watch-rampant-england-score-4-against-france-in-first-half" target="_blank"><b>Rampant England score 4 against France in first half - watch on TVNZ+</b></a><b></b></p> <p>Saka had goals in the 37th minute and first-half stoppage time, then added his third on a penalty in the 87th for his second career hat trick with England.
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