England v France, third-place play-off, players, teams, games, fixtures, results
England secured a 6-4 victory over France in the 2026 World Cup third-place play-off in Miami, featuring a hat-trick by Bukayo Saka. Despite the loss, French star Kylian Mbappe scored twice, setting a new record for career World Cup goals.
Why it matters
The match marks a significant moment in football history with Mbappe surpassing Lionel Messi's all-time World Cup goal-scoring record.
Pinned post from 10.12am Go to latest Match report: Saka hat-trick as England win wild third-place match By Bukayo Saka recorded a hat trick and Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and Jude Bellingham also scored goals as England produced a wild and crazy 6-4 victory over France in the World Cup third-place match in Miami.
France star Kylian Mbappe scored twice to raise his total to 10 goals in this World Cup and 22 in his World Cup career. The former gives him a two-goal lead in the Golden Boot competition and the latter surpasses the career mark held by Argentina’s Lionel Messi (21).
Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele also scored goals for Les Bleus.
Both teams fell into the third-place match after semi-final losses earlier in the week. England blew a late lead in a 2-1 loss to Argentina and France was roundly outplayed in a 2-0 loss to Spain.
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