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Third-place match

France vs England

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:00 CET/CEST. 4 - 6.

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France flag

France

4 - 6 Finished
England flag

England

Match

Details

Date
Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:00 CET/CEST
Venue
Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens
Stage
Third-place match
Status
Finished
Winner
England
Half-time
0-4
Attendance
64,478
Referee
Jesus Valenzuela
Goals
3' ENG Declan Rice18' ENG Ezri Konsa37' ENG Bukayo Saka45+1' ENG Bukayo Saka48' FRA Kylian Mbappe54' FRA Bradley Barcola66' FRA Kylian Mbappe87' ENG Bukayo Saka90+6' FRA Ousmane Dembele90+8' ENG Jude Bellingham
Possession
FRA 46%, ENG 54%
Corners
7 corners (FRA 3, ENG 4)
Cards
0 cards (FRA 0Y/0R, ENG 0Y/0R)
Substitutions
10 substitutions (FRA 5, ENG 5)
Fouls
22 fouls (FRA 14, ENG 8)
Group-stage context

Qualifying Group Tables

Home qualifying group

Group I Table

Group details
France flagFrance #1 Group winner
TeamPtsGDWDL
1France flagFranceAdvanced from groupFrance finished 1st in Group I with 9 points and +8 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out SFOut SFEliminated in the Semi-finals against Spain, 0 - 2.9+8300
2Norway flagNorwayAdvanced from groupNorway finished 2nd in Group I with 6 points and +1 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out QFOut QFEliminated in the Quarter-finals against England, 1 - 2 (aet).6+1201
3Senegal flagSenegal3rd #8Advanced from groupSenegal finished 3rd in Group I with 3 points and +2 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Belgium, 3 - 2 (aet).3+2102
4Iraq flagIraqGroup-stage exitIraq finished 4th in Group I with 0 points and -11 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.0-11003
Away qualifying group

Group L Table

Group details
England flagEngland #1 Group winner
TeamPtsGDWDL
1England flagEnglandAdvanced from groupEngland finished 1st in Group L with 7 points and +4 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out SFOut SFEliminated in the Semi-finals against Argentina, 1 - 2.7+4210
2Croatia flagCroatiaAdvanced from groupCroatia finished 2nd in Group L with 6 points and 0 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Portugal, 2 - 1.60201
3Ghana flagGhana3rd #4Advanced from groupGhana finished 3rd in Group L with 4 points and 0 goal difference, reaching the 1/16 finals.Out R32Out R32Eliminated in the 1/16 finals against Colombia, 1 - 0.40111
4Panama flagPanamaGroup-stage exitPanama finished 4th in Group L with 0 points and -4 goal difference, so the team did not reach the 1/16 finals.0-4003
Team sheets

Starting line-ups

Starting XI

France

#16
Mike Maignan
#2
Malo Gusto
#15
Ibrahima Konate
#26
Maxence Lacroix
#19
Theo Hernandez
#14
Adrien Rabiot
#18
Warren Zaire-Emery
#11
Michael Olise
#24
Rayan Cherki
#20
Desire Doue
#10
Kylian Mbappe (c)
Starting XI

England

#13
Dean Henderson
#2
Ezri Konsa
#26
Jarell Quansah
#6
Marc Guehi
#25
Djed Spence
#4
Declan Rice (c)
#17
Morgan Rogers
#7
Bukayo Saka
#21
Eberechi Eze
#11
Marcus Rashford
#22
Ivan Toney
Flow

Match Momentum

WC 2026Match Momentum
France flagFrance4 - 6EnglandEngland flag
FranceEnglandGoalYellowRedSub
3' - Goal - Declan Rice - France 0-1 England18' - Goal - Ezri Konsa - France 0-2 England37' - Goal - Bukayo Saka - France 0-3 England45+1' - Goal - Bukayo Saka - France 0-4 England48' - Goal - Kylian Mbappe - France 1-4 EnglandHT - Key moment - Half timeHT - Substitution - Lucas Digne - for Theo HernandezHT - Substitution - Dayot Upamecano - for Ibrahima KonateHT - Substitution - Ousmane Dembele - for Rayan CherkiHT - Substitution - Bradley Barcola - for Desire DoueHT - Substitution - Ollie Watkins - for Marcus Rashford54' - Goal - Bradley Barcola - France 2-4 England66' - Goal - Kylian Mbappe - France 3-4 England79' - Substitution - Elliot Anderson - for Ivan Toney79' - Substitution - Jude Bellingham - for Eberechi Eze83' - Substitution - Reece James - for Jarell Quansah87' - Goal - Bukayo Saka - France 3-5 England90+1' - Substitution - Jules Kounde - for Malo Gusto90+2' - Substitution - Trevoh Chalobah - for Marc Guehi90+6' - Goal - Ousmane Dembele - France 4-5 England90+8' - Goal - Jude Bellingham - France 4-6 EnglandFT - Key moment - Full time
0'15'30'HT60'75'FT

Editorial momentum curve reconstructed from the official FIFA match report: England dominated the first half, France surged back to 4-3 after the restart, and Saka plus Bellingham settled a frantic finish.

Events

Match Events

3'
Goal: Declan Rice

England - France 0-1 England - Gives England an early lead.

18'
Goal: Ezri Konsa

England - Assist: Declan Rice - France 0-2 England - Finishes Rice's delivery for England's second.

37'
Goal: Bukayo Saka

England - Assist: Marcus Rashford - France 0-3 England - Scores from Rashford's assist.

45+1'
Goal: Bukayo Saka

England - Assist: Eberechi Eze - France 0-4 England - Adds his second just before the interval.

48'
Goal: Kylian Mbappe

France - Assist: Michael Olise - France 1-4 England - Starts France's second-half comeback.

HT
Key moment: Half time

England - England lead 4-0 at the break.

HT
Substitution: Lucas Digne

France - For: Theo Hernandez

HT
Substitution: Dayot Upamecano

France - For: Ibrahima Konate

HT
Substitution: Ousmane Dembele

France - For: Rayan Cherki

HT
Substitution: Bradley Barcola

France - For: Desire Doue

HT
Substitution: Ollie Watkins

England - For: Marcus Rashford

54'
Goal: Bradley Barcola

France - Assist: Kylian Mbappe - France 2-4 England - Cuts the deficit to two.

66'
Goal: Kylian Mbappe

France - Assist: Michael Olise - France 3-4 England - Scores his second as France pull within one.

79'
Substitution: Elliot Anderson

England - For: Ivan Toney

79'
Substitution: Jude Bellingham

England - For: Eberechi Eze

83'
Substitution: Reece James

England - For: Jarell Quansah

87'
Goal: Bukayo Saka

England - France 3-5 England - Converts a penalty to complete his hat-trick.

FT
Foul: Team fouls

France - Official team total: 14 fouls committed.

FT
Foul: Team fouls

England - Official team total: 8 fouls committed.

90+1'
Substitution: Jules Kounde

France - For: Malo Gusto

90+2'
Substitution: Trevoh Chalobah

England - For: Marc Guehi

90+6'
Goal: Ousmane Dembele

France - Assist: Dayot Upamecano - France 4-5 England - Restores France's hopes in stoppage time.

90+8'
Goal: Jude Bellingham

England - France 4-6 England - Seals England's 6-4 victory.

FT
Key moment: Full time

England - England win the bronze final and finish third at the World Cup.

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