New Delhi: The third match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 between England and France entered the history books on Saturday as the teams produced a thrilling 10-goal contest.It was the first World Cup match in 64 years in which both teams scored four or more goals, since the Soviet Union and Colombia drew 4-4 in 1962. It was also the most successful World Cup game since Hungary’s 10-1 win over El Salvador in 1982, when 10 goals was the most in a third World Cup final.England eventually defeated France 6-4 to take the bronze medal.
Look for the stars as England take over
Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick to seal England’s victory. He found the back of the net in the 37th minute, first-half stoppage time and in the 87th minute to register his second international hat-trick.Declan Rice opened the scoring before Ezri Konsa extended England’s lead, helping the Three Lions to a 4-0 half-time win.Jude Bellingham added the final goal in the eighth minute of second half stoppage time, extending his streak to seven goals.The bronze medal is England’s second best finish FIFA World Cup after lifting the trophy in 1966.
Mbappe breaks Messi’s World Cup record
France put up a strong fight in the second half, and Kylian Mbappe scoring twice and Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele also scored.Mbappe’s heroics took his FIFA World Cup career to 22 goals, taking him past Lionel Messi’s record of 21.The France captain also topped the Golden Boot competition with 10 goals, two ahead of Messi, who will have another chance to add to his tally when Argentina face Spain in the final on Sunday.