FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, July 18, 2026
England WWWWL 6
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France WWWWL 4
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ENG426
FRA044
Hard Rock Stadium · 64,478 att. · FOX

Match Report

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England beat France 6-4 in chaotic third-place World Cup playoff

England beat France 6-4 in chaotic third-place World Cup playoff on Saturday in Miami.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
4
54.1
Possession
45.9
19
SHOTS
19
11
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
469
Accurate Passes
404
518
Passes
445
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
5
0.3
Cross %
0.0
35
Long Balls
26
15
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
6
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
10
27
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
10
12
Clearances
10

Highlights

01:01 Leboeuf: France had nothing defensively Watch on ESPN 00:42 Mbappé makes World Cup history as all-time top scorer Watch on ESPN 01:09 McManaman: Tuchel's excuses after the game were 'ridiculous' Watch on ESPN 00:36 Burley: Bellingham carried England in the World Cup Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

FRA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 26Maxence LacroixCD-L
  3. 15Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 19Theo HernándezLB
  5. 2Malo GustoRB
  6. 24Rayan CherkiAM
  7. 14Adrien RabiotLM
  8. 18Warren Zaïre-EmeryRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 20Désiré DouéAM-L
  11. 11Michael OliseAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Marcus ThuramSUB
  2. 23Robin RisserSUB
  3. 6Manu KonéSUB
  4. 25Maghnes AklioucheSUB
  5. 12Bradley BarcolaSUB
  6. 22Jean-Philippe MatetaSUB
  7. 5Jules KoundéSUB
  8. 1Brice SambaSUB
  9. 17William SalibaSUB
  10. 4Dayot UpamecanoSUB
  11. 7Ousmane DembéléSUB
  12. 13N'Golo KantéSUB
  13. 3Lucas DigneSUB
  14. 21Lucas HernándezSUB
  15. 8Aurélien TchouaméniSUB

ENG · 4-1-4-1

  1. 13Dean HendersonG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 2Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 4Declan RiceDM
  5. 25Djed SpenceLB
  6. 26Jarell QuansahRB
  7. 21Eberechi EzeCM-L
  8. 17Morgan RogersCM-R
  9. 11Marcus RashfordLM
  10. 7Bukayo SakaRM
  11. 22Ivan ToneyF

Substitutes

  1. 1Jordan PickfordSUB
  2. 10Jude BellinghamSUB
  3. 9Harry KaneSUB
  4. 3Nico O'ReillySUB
  5. 12Trevoh ChalobahSUB
  6. 8Elliot AndersonSUB
  7. 23James TraffordSUB
  8. 5John StonesSUB
  9. 15Dan BurnSUB
  10. 14Jordan HendersonSUB
  11. 20Noni MaduekeSUB
  12. 18Anthony GordonSUB
  13. 24Reece JamesSUB
  14. 19Ollie WatkinsSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! France 0, England 1. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 18' Goal! France 0, England 2. Ezri Konsa (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  3. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  4. 23'
  5. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 25'
  7. 37' Goal! France 0, England 3. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a fast break.
  8. 45'+1' Goal! France 0, England 4. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.
  9. 45' Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Rayan Cherki.
  10. 45' Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.
  11. 45' Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Théo Hernández.
  12. 45' Substitution, France. Dayot Upamecano replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
  13. 45' Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
  14. 48' Goal! France 1, England 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball following a fast break.
  15. 54' Goal! France 2, England 4. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
  16. 66' Goal! France 3, England 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
  17. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  18. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  19. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  21. 79' Substitution, England. Elliot Anderson replaces Ivan Toney.
  22. 79' Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Eberechi Eze.
  23. 81' Delay in match (England).
  24. 81'
  25. 82' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 82'
  27. 82'
  28. 82' Delay in match because of an injury Jarell Quansah (England).
  29. 83' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  30. 83'
  31. 83' Substitution, England. Reece James replaces Jarell Quansah because of an injury.
  32. 87' Goal! France 3, England 5. Bukayo Saka (England) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  33. 90'+1' Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Malo Gusto because of an injury.
  34. 90'+3' Substitution, England. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Marc Guéhi.
  35. 90'+4'
  36. 90'+4' Delay in match because of an injury Djed Spence (England).
  37. 90'+5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  38. 90'+5'
  39. 90'+6' Goal! France 4, England 5. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano following a fast break.
  40. 90'+8' Goal! France 4, England 6. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.

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