England beat France to finish third at World Cup

England finished third at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating France in the bronze-medal match, Report informs.

Thomas Tuchel's side won 6-4 at Miami Stadium.

Declan Rice opened the scoring in the 3rd minute before Ezri Konsa doubled England's lead with a header in the 18th minute. Bukayo Saka then struck in the 37th and 45+1st minutes as England went into halftime 4-0 ahead.

France responded after the break, with Kylian Mbappe scoring in the 48th minute and Bradley Barcola adding another in the 54th. Mbappe completed his brace in the 66th minute to make it 4-3.

Saka completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 87th minute. Ousmane Dembele scored France's fourth in the 90+6th minute, but Jude Bellingham sealed England's victory in the 90+8th minute.

The match was refereed by Venezuelan FIFA referee Jesus Valenzuela.

The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina will kick off at 23:00 Baku time (GMT+4).