England's Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring their sixth goal at FIFA World Cup 2026 - Bronze Final - France v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, US - 18 July, 2026.
England's Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring their sixth goal at FIFA World Cup 2026 - Bronze Final - France v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, US - 18 July, 2026.
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England take World Cup third place with 6-4 win against France

ReutersMiami

England claimed third place at the FIFA World Cup 2026 by beating France 6-4 on Saturday (Bangladesh time Sunday).

Meanwhile, Les Bleus' captain Kylian Mbappe became the tournament's all-time top scorer with 22 goals on coach Didier Deschamps' last game after 14 years in charge.

England scored four in the first half through Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and a Bukayo Saka double. Saka completed his hat-trick with an 87th-minute penalty.

Mbappe scored two, either side of Bradley Barcola's goal in the second half, to take his tally to 10 at this World Cup.

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France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their third goal at FIFA World Cup 2026 - Bronze Final - France v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, US on 18 July, 2026.

Ousmane Dembele netted France's fourth six minutes into stoppage before Jude Bellingham added a sixth for England.

Mbappe now leads the Golden Boot standings with two more goals than Argentina forward Messi.

The 27-year-old also leads Messi, who is preparing to play in Sunday's final against Spain, by one goal in the all-time World Cup scoring charts.

Michael Olise has a World Cup record of seven assists, ahead of Pele's six in 1970.

France recovered from a shambolic start after Deschamps brought in Dayot Upamecano and Lucas Digne to reinforce a disoriented back four. Deschamps leaves France after 185 matches.

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