England Beats France 6-4 in World Cup Third-Place Match as Saka Scores Hat Trick

Bukayo Saka’s three goals and Jude Bellingham’s stoppage-time strike secured the bronze medal at Miami Stadium on Sunday.

England defeated France 6-4 in the 2026 World Cup third-place match at Miami Stadium on Sunday, July 19, producing the tournament’s highest-scoring contest and a bronze medal for the Three Lions. Bukayo Saka scored a hat trick to lead the attack, while Jude Bellingham added a decisive goal in stoppage time to confirm the final margin against a French side that had entered the fixture as one of the competition's stated favorites [1][2][3][5]. The result closes out the tournament for both nations with a scoreline that defied the typically cautious nature of consolation fixtures.

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