Mbappe, Saka Set Records As England Beat France In 10-Goal Third Place Thriller
England on Saturday night defeated France in the third place match of the 2026 world cup 6-4 to finish third at the mundial.
The Lion of England almost decided the game in the first half with four goals coming off Declan Rice, E Konsa, and Bukayo Saka in the 3’, 18’, and 37-45mins respectively.
After the break, France pushed back fiercely with three early goals through Kylian Mbappé 48′, Bradley Barcola 54 and Mbappe in the 66′.
Saka scored again in the 87min to make it a hat-trick before Jude Bellingham took the game beyond the reach of the French in the 90+8’.
A last minute goal by Ousmane Dembélé 90+6′ did not make any difference.
Mbappe ended his campaign with a record of all time highest world cup goal scorer with 22 goals while Saka walked a personal record of world cup
hat-trick.
