England secured third place at the 2026 World Cup after defeating France 6-4 in a match held at Miami Stadium, United States.
The Three Lions dominated the first half before quelling Les Bleus' second-half comeback in a match that produced a total of 10 goals.
England finally succeeded on their third occasion in winning the third-place playoff after failing at the 1990 and 2018 World Cups.
In contrast, France has successfully placed Kylian Mbappé as a strong contender for the Golden Boot. France is also delighted that Michael Olise has surpassed Pele as the most assist provider in a single World Cup tournament, with seven assists.
England stunned France just three minutes into the match. Rice snatched the ball from Les Bleus, dribbled it to the edge of the penalty area, and unleashed a powerful shot that found the right corner of Mike Maignan's goal to put England 1-0 up.
France attempted a response in the 9th minute through Rayan Cherki. The Manchester City midfielder unleashed a left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area, but Dean Henderson saved it.
Saka had the ball in the net against France two minutes later. However, the goal was disallowed by the referee because the winger was previously in an offside position.
