England Beats France 6-4 as Dembélé Breaks Pelé Assist Record in Defeat

Historic individual milestones for France and England were overshadowed by a punishing scoreline in the World Cup third-place match.

England defeated France 6-4 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup third-place match on July 19, claiming bronze in the highest-scoring contest of the tournament. Ousmane Dembélé broke Pelé’s 56-year-old single-tournament assist record during the defeat, securing a statistical crown that arrived simultaneously with his team’s elimination from medal contention [1][2]. The result stands as the definitive fact of the afternoon, relegating one of the most significant individual achievements in French football history to a footnote beneath a six-goal concession.

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