England win the third-place play-off — France 4–6 England

England beat France 6–4 at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, July 18, 2026 to win the third-place play-off.

The goals

• 3' — Declan Rice (England)
• 18' — Ezri Konsa (England)
• 37' — Bukayo Saka (England)
• 45'+1' — Bukayo Saka (England)
• 48' — Kylian Mbappé (France)
• 54' — Bradley Barcola (France)
• 66' — Kylian Mbappé (France)
• 87' — Bukayo Saka (England)
• 90'+6' — Ousmane Dembélé (France)
• 90'+8' — Jude Bellingham (England)

How it unfolded

1. 3'⚽Goal! France 0, England 1. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
2. 18'⚽Goal! France 0, England 2. Ezri Konsa (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
3. 23'•Delay in match for a drinks break.
4. 25'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5. 37'⚽Goal! France 0, England 3. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a fast break.
6. 45'+1'⚽Goal! France 0, England 4. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.
7. 45'•Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Rayan Cherki.
8. 45'•Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.
9. 45'•Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Théo Hernández.
10. 45'•Substitution, France. Dayot Upamecano replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
11. 45'•Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
12. 48'⚽Goal! France 1, England 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball following a fast break.
13. 54'⚽Goal! France 2, England 4. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
14. 66'⚽Goal! France 3, England 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
15. 68'•Delay in match for a drinks break.
16. 68'•Delay in match for a drinks break.
17. 72'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18. 72'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19. 79'•Substitution, England. Elliot Anderson replaces Ivan Toney.
20. 79'•Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Eberechi Eze.
21. 81'•Delay in match (England).
22. 82'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23. 82'•Delay in match because of an injury Jarell Quansah (England).
24. 83'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25. 83'•Substitution, England. Reece James replaces Jarell Quansah because of an injury.
26. 87'⚽Goal! France 3, England 5. Bukayo Saka (England) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
27. 90'+1'•Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Malo Gusto because of an injury.
28. 90'+3'•Substitution, England. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Marc Guéhi.
29. 90'+4'•Delay in match because of an injury Djed Spence (England).
30. 90'+5'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31. 90'+6'⚽Goal! France 4, England 5. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano following a fast break.
32. 90'+8'⚽Goal! France 4, England 6. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.

How they arrived

• France: 8W 0D 2L in their last 10 — 80% win rate, 23 scored and 8 conceded.
• England: 7W 1D 2L in their last 10 — 70% win rate, 18 scored and 9 conceded.

The head-to-head

These sides had met 5 times before. France lead 3-1, with 1 draw.

• 2022-12-10 — France 2–1 England (2022 FIFA World Cup)
• 2017-06-13 — France 3–2 England (2017 International Friendly)
• 2015-11-17 — France 0–2 England (International Friendly)
• 2012-06-11 — France 1–1 England (2012 European Championship)
• 2010-11-17 — France 2–1 England (International Friendly)

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 World Cup 3rd-Place Match — live match data

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