England take World Cup third place with 6-4 win against France

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Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Bronze Final - France v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. - July 18, 2026 England's Jude Bellingham scores their sixth goal REUTERS/Marco Bello
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Bronze Final - France v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. - July 18, 2026 England's Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring their fifth goal to complete a hat-trick REUTERS/Paul Childs
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Bronze Final - France v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. - July 18, 2026 France's Bradley Barcola scores their second goal REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Bronze Final - France v England - Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. - July 18, 2026 England's Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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MIAMI, July 18 : England claimed third place at the World Cup by beating France 6-4 on Saturday, while 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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• Ousmane Dembele netted France's fourth six minutes into stoppage before Jude Bellingham added a sixth for England

• Mbappe 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

Source: Reuters

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