England Wins Bronze in Thrilling 6-4 FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Against France

Kathmandu. England has won the third-place (bronze medal) match of the highly sensational and exciting FIFA World Cup 2026 held in Miami. England secured third place by defeating France 6-4 in a World Cup history's most exciting and memorable match with a total of 10 goals.

With this victory, England has achieved its best result in the World Cup since 1966, and the team, which lost the third-place match in 1990 and 2018, has managed to avoid a 'hat-trick' of defeats this time.

मेस्सीलाई पछि पार्दै एम्बाप्पे बने विश्वकप इतिहासकै सर्वकालीन सर्वाधिक गोलकर्ता

Striker Bukayo Saka, jersey number 7, became the hero of England's historic victory. Saka completed a spectacular hat-trick by scoring in the 37th, 45th, and 87th (penalty) minutes. Declan Rice scored the opening goal for England in the third minute of the match, and defender Ezri Konsa scored the second goal with an excellent assist from Rice in the 18th minute. Although France created pressure by scoring consecutive goals in the final moments of the match, Jude Bellingham added a goal in the eighth minute of added time, i.e., 90+8th minute, securing England's historic 6-4 victory.

On the other hand, France, who were trailing by a huge goal difference of 4-0 in the first half, made an excellent comeback attempt in the second half. For France, star forward Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in the 48th and 66th minutes, and Randal Kolo Muani scored in the 54th minute with an assist from Mbappe. Ousmane Dembele scored in injury time, i.e., 90+6th minute, bringing France to a very thrilling 4-5 situation. However, Bellingham's goal in the final second of the match foiled France's historic comeback attempt.

Despite losing the match, French captain Kylian Mbappe has set two major records to his name. With two goals in today's match, he has become the all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup history. He has broken Lionel Messi's record of 21 goals by taking his overall World Cup career goal tally to 22. Additionally, by reaching 10 goals in the current World Cup, Mbappe has also taken a solo lead in the race for this edition's Golden Boot. Although Messi still has the final match to play, for now, Mbappe has emerged as the most successful goal scorer in World Cup history.