England vs France: England has defeated France in the third place match played in the FIFA World Cup 2026. A shower of goals was seen in this match, in which England ultimately won. A total of 10 goals were scored in the match played at Miami Stadium, out of which 6 goals were scored by England. France scored 4 goals. England ended their journey in the FIFA World Cup 2026 by finishing third after defeating France 6-4. This is England’s best finish in the history of the tournament after 1966. England team became champion in 1966.
Such a match was played after 44 years
When the match started, no one thought that its outcome would be something like what was last seen in the history of the FIFA World Cup 44 years ago. Here result means 10 goals scored in the match. So far, there have been only 6 matches in the FIFA World Cup in which 10 or more goals have been scored. The match played between England and France at Miami Stadium is sixth in that list. Earlier in 1982, 11 goals were scored in the FIFA World Cup match played between Hungary and Salvador. Hungary won that match 10-1.
England tightened its grip in the first half itself, France trailed 0-4
Rice scored the first goal of the match for England. This goal happened only in the third minute of the match. Konsa scored a goal 15 minutes later. Thanks to that goal in the 18th minute of the match, England took a 2-0 lead over France. The third and fourth goals of the match were also scored by England. Both these goals were scored by Bukayo Saka in the 38th and 46th minutes of the match. In this way, by the end of the first half, England had increased its lead over France to 4-0.
France’s counterattack, Saka’s hat-trick, England’s victory
When the second half of the match started, France counterattacked. The first goal for France at England’s post was scored by its captain Kylian Mbappe himself in the 48th minute. Six minutes later, Barkola also added excitement to the match by scoring a goal. Thanks to the goal scored by France in the 54th minute, the scoreline now became 2-4. In the 66th minute of the match, Kylian Mbappe scored his second goal and the third for France, which breathed more life into the match. Now the score line became 3-4.
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