Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick to help the Three British Lions secure a 6-4 victory over France in the 2026 World Cup Bronze match, Saturday night.
France was behind 4-0 in the first half through goals from Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and two goals from Saka.
However, a good performance in the second half saw France try to recover with Kylian Mbappe scoring twice, and Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele also scoring.
Before Dembele’s effort, Saka had completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot.
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Jude Bellingham then made it 6-4 in the 98th minute with his seventh goal of the tournament – the most goals scored by an England player at a single World Cup.
This is England’s best achievement in a men’s World Cup since 1966.
Meanwhile, Mbappe is now the top scorer at the FIFA World Cup with 22 goals, and 10 goals in this tournament.
He also leads the golden boot race ahead of Lionel Messi who plays against Spain in the final on Sunday at the New York New Jersey Stadium in the United States.
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