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France 4-6 England Recap - World Cup 2026 - The Goal Posts - The Goal Posts

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England take all three points

France 4–6 England - 2026 FIFA World Cup, 3rd-Place Match

England beat France 6–4.

How the goals went in

3′🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Goal0–1

Declan Rice

England

18′🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Goal0–2

Ezri Konsa

England · Assist: Declan Rice with a cross following a corner

37′🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Goal0–3

Bukayo Saka

England · Assist: Marcus Rashford following a fast break

By the numbers

45.9%Possession54.1%

19Shots19

9On target11

3Corners4

4Saves5

What stood out

✓The referee had a busy game with 22 fouls whistled.
✓England's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
✓6 of 10 goals came in the second half.
✓Tactical matchup: France (4-2-3-1) vs England (4-1-4-1).
✓A near-sellout at Hard Rock Stadium - 64,478 fans (100% of capacity).
✓Referee: Jesús Valenzuela.

World Cup history rhymes

10 goals in one match is a proper World Cup thriller - history remembers nights like GER 7-1 BRA (2014).

Germany dismantle Brazil 7-1 in Belo Horizonte

Explore World Cup history

45+1′🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Goal0–4

Bukayo Saka

England · Assist: Eberechi Eze with a through ball

48′🇫🇷Goal1–4

Kylian Mbappé

France · Assist: Michael Olise with a through ball following a fast break

54′🇫🇷Goal2–4

Bradley Barcola

France · Assist: Kylian Mbappé with a through ball

66′🇫🇷Goal3–4

Kylian Mbappé

France · Assist: Michael Olise

87′🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Goal3–5

Bukayo Saka

England

90+6′🇫🇷Goal4–5

Ousmane Dembélé

France · Assist: Dayot Upamecano following a fast break

90+8′🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Goal4–6

Jude Bellingham

England