England Beat France 6-4 for World Cup Bronze as Saka Hits Hat-trick and Mbappé Reaches Record 22 World Cup Goals
On July 18, 2026, England beat France 6-4 in the bronze final of the FIFA World Cup at Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, before a sold-out crowd of 64,478. FIFA called it the joint-fifth-highest-scoring match in World Cup history and England's best World Cup finish since winning the tournament in 1966.
England led 4-0 at half-time: Declan Rice opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, Ezri Konsa headed in a second on 18 minutes, and Bukayo Saka scored twice, in the 37th minute and the first minute of first-half stoppage time. France fought back after the break through Kylian Mbappé on 48 and 66 minutes either side of a Bradley Barcola goal on 54 minutes, closing the gap to 4-3.
Saka completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 87th minute, becoming the fourth England player to score a men's World Cup hat-trick. Ousmane Dembélé pulled another goal back in the sixth minute of stoppage time before Jude Bellingham sealed the 6-4 win with a solo goal two minutes later. Mbappé's two goals took his career World Cup tally to 22, making him the tournament's all-time leading scorer; he scored 10 goals at this World Cup.
Related: Spain Beat Argentina 1-0 in Extra Time to Win First World Cup Since 2010
Source: FIFA
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Photo: 图：萨卡在本届世界杯小组赛对巴拿马队比赛中（2026年6月27日，本届赛事现场照片）。Bryan Berlin 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Bukayo Saka during England's group match against Panama at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 27, 2026. Photo by Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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