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England clinched third place at the World Cup on Saturday after defeating France 6-4 in a chaotic, high-scoring play-off in the oppressive Miami heat.
The match saw England secure their best tournament finish since 1966, while French forward Kylian Mbappé made history as the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history with 22 goals.
Both managers heavily rotated their squads following painful semi-final exits, with Thomas Tuchel benching Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham. At the same time, the departing Didier Deschamps left out Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele.
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England capitalised early as Declan Rice opened the scoring from distance in the third minute, followed by an Ezri Konsa header and a Bukayo Saka brace that handed England a commanding 4-0 lead by half-time.
Deschamps labelled the first half “catastrophic” and introduced four substitutes at the break, sparking a fierce French resurgence.
Mbappé quickly scored his ninth goal of the tournament, Barcola added a second, and Mbappé struck again from a Michael Olise pass to break the all-time tournament scoring record and put France within one goal of an equaliser.
England halted the comeback when Saka converted a penalty to seal his hat-trick after Malo Gusto fouled Djed Spence in the box.
Though Dembele struck back with a fourth goal for France, Bellingham came off the bench to score a brilliant individual effort, finalising the 10-goal thriller and becoming the first English player to score seven goals at a single World Cup.
