France 4-6 England — World Cup

World Cup
France
4
Final
6
England

England won

The Recap

England's best World Cup finish in 60 years.

Ten goals, two record-breaking superstars, and a historic bronze medal for England.

THE RECAP

A ten-goal, record-shattering circus. England survived a furious French comeback to secure their best World Cup finish since 1966.

ACT I · 3' — 18'

England blitzed the French defense from the opening whistle. fired them ahead early before doubled the lead from a corner.

ACT II · 37' — 54'

A double seemingly put the game out of reach, but and struck quickly to spark a furious French comeback.

ACT III · 66' — 90+6'

made history with a brilliant second, but completed his hat-trick and clawed another back in a breathless finish.

90+8' · THE FINAL EXCLAMATION POINT

drives home England's sixth to seal the bronze and break his nation's single-tournament scoring record.

THE DUEL, SETTLED

Before kickoff we asked: “Will Mbappé lock up a historic second Golden Boot, or can Kane close the gap on the global stage?”

Kylian Mbappé
98 min · rating 9.9
2 goals
1 assist
6 shots (4 on target)
did not play

The duel never materialized — did not play.

WHERE THIS GOES

England claims the bronze medal in the highest-scoring third-place play-off in World Cup history.