In a match full of excitement and madness, England succeeded in settling the bronze medal match at the 2026 World Cup after an exciting victory over France with a score of 6-4.
The France vs England match was held at "Hard Rock" Stadium in a match to determine the third and fourth places in the 2026 World Cup.
England entered the match with a lineup consisting of: "Dean Henderson, Djed Spence, Jarell Quansah, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Morgan Rogers, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Ivan Toney".
France's lineup came as follows: "Mike Maignan, Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Theo Hernández, Adrien Rabiot, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Ryan Cherki, Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise, Désiré Doué".
England did not wait more than 3 minutes to open the scoring against France.
England's lead goal came after pressure from England and a wrong pass that Declan Rice exploited, who ran with the ball and then shot powerfully to nestle into the net, making the score 1-0 in the 3rd minute.
In the 12th minute, a goal for the England national team by Saka was disallowed for offside.
England added the second goal in the 20th minute after a cross from a corner executed by Declan Rice and a leap and header from Ezri Konsa into France's net, making the score 2-0.
The English continued to toy with the French national team, and in the 38th minute the third goal for the Three Lions came through Saka, turning the score to 3-0.
In the 45+2 minute, England scored the fourth goal in France's net through the brilliant Saka, making the score 4-0.
The first half events ended with England leading France by a clean four goals.
In the 48th minute, France reduced the deficit by scoring the first goal after a wonderful through ball from Michael Olise and a reception from Mbappé who shot the ball into the net, turning the score to 4-1.
The bronze medal clash ignited after France scored the second goal through Barcola, making the score 4-2 in the 54th minute.
In the 66th minute, France continued to rise after scoring the third goal following a powerful shot from Kylian Mbappé, reducing the gap with England to 4-3.
The referee awarded a penalty kick to the England national team after Spence fell inside the penalty area in the 85th minute.
In the 87th minute, Saka skillfully scored the penalty kick, putting England ahead of France with a score of 5-3.
France came in the 90+6 minute to score the fourth goal through Ousmane Dembélé against England, keeping the match exciting (5-4).
In the 90+8 minute, Jude Bellingham scored England's sixth goal in France's net, killing the Roosters' dreams.
The events of the exciting summit ended with England's victory over France with a score of 6-4, as the "Three Lions" claimed the bronze medal in the 2026 World Cup.
With this result (6-4), England achieved the World Cup bronze for the first time in its history, while France settled for fourth place in the tournament.
