{"id":17534,"date":"2026-07-19T10:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T04:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17534"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T04:50:48","slug":"england-6-4-france-england-secures-the-bronze-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-6-4-france-england-secures-the-bronze-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"England 6\u20134 France \u2014 England secures the bronze medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All the questions about the relevance and necessity of the third-place match have been answered. England and France produced ten goals, a World Cup scoring record, a hat-trick, and not a single booking across ninety-eight minutes. Zero cards. Pure football. This is what happens when two squads full of extraordinary players meet with nothing left to lose.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-6-4-france-england-secures-the-bronze-medal\/#First_Half_%E2%80%94_England_Take_the_Match_Apart\" title=\"First Half \u2014 England Take the Match Apart\">First Half \u2014 England Take the Match Apart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-6-4-france-england-secures-the-bronze-medal\/#Second_Half_%E2%80%94_Mbappe_and_the_Record_Books\" title=\"Second Half \u2014 Mbapp\u00e9 and the Record Books\">Second Half \u2014 Mbapp\u00e9 and the Record Books<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-6-4-france-england-secures-the-bronze-medal\/#Sakas_Hat-Trick_and_Bellinghams_Seal\" title=\"Saka&#8217;s Hat-Trick and Bellingham&#8217;s Seal\">Saka&#8217;s Hat-Trick and Bellingham&#8217;s Seal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/england-6-4-france-england-secures-the-bronze-medal\/#What_This_Match_Was\" title=\"What This Match Was\">What This Match Was<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>England win the bronze medal. 6\u20134. The scoreline tells you almost nothing about how astonishing the evening actually was.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Missed the match? The full replay is available on ZEE 5. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> Final \u2014 Spain vs Argentina \u2014 is live on ZEE 5 tomorrow, July 20, 12:30 AM IST.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/a> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 or the Annual Plan at \u20b91,699.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Half_%E2%80%94_England_Take_the_Match_Apart\"><\/span><b>First Half \u2014 England Take the Match Apart<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Declan Rice set the tone in the second minute. He intercepted a loose pass near the centre circle, drove forward with instant purpose, and from outside the box fired a low, powerful strike that beat Mike Maignan at his near post. 1\u20130 before France had settled.<\/p>\n<p>The second came from a corner in the 18th minute. Rice floated a pinpoint delivery into the box. Ezri Konsa rose highest above the French defence and powered a header that cannoned in off the far post. 2\u20130. France looked rattled and disorganised, their rotated backline failing to handle the pressure England was surmounting.<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka made it three in the 37th minute in the most persistent fashion. Marcus Rashford&#8217;s shot was blocked, Saka&#8217;s immediate follow-up was blocked too, but the clearance fell straight back to Rashford, who laid it simply back into Saka&#8217;s path. Left foot. Straight in. 3\u20130.<\/p>\n<p>Then \u2014 just as France must have been hoping to reach the interval without further damage \u2014 Eberechi Eze split the defence apart with a perfectly weighted through ball in the first minute of stoppage time. Saka was onto it instantly, took one touch to set himself, and finished with his left foot for the second time in eight minutes. 4\u20130 at half-time. Saka had a brace. France needed a miracle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Second_Half_%E2%80%94_Mbappe_and_the_Record_Books\"><\/span><b>Second Half \u2014 Mbapp\u00e9 and the Record Books<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Didier Deschamps sent out a different France in the second half. Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Bradley Barcola, and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 were brought in. The opener of their fightback arrived in the 48th minute through a moment of genuine quality. Michael Olise delivered a perfectly weighted through ball that caught the English defence completely off guard \u2014 the timing of the pass splitting the backline before anyone could adjust. Mbapp\u00e9 timed his run flawlessly, and slotted a composed left-footed finish past Dean Henderson. 4\u20131. France got their foothold back.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Barcola announced himself six minutes later. Barcola received the ball outside the England box, used his pace to get inside and smash a finish close to the near post. 4\u20132. The match had a contest again. Miami Stadium, already electric, got louder.<\/p>\n<p>The defining moment of the entire evening came in the 66th minute. Mbapp\u00e9 linked with Michael Olise inside the box, one-two, sharp and quick, and thumped his second of the night past Henderson. 4\u20133. And in that instant, something larger happened: Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s 22nd career FIFA World Cup goal, across three tournaments, moved him past Lionel Messi to become the single most prolific goalscorer in the history of the competition. On a night when neither side seemed to care about anything except playing football, history found them anyway.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sakas_Hat-Trick_and_Bellinghams_Seal\"><\/span><b>Saka&#8217;s Hat-Trick and Bellingham&#8217;s Seal<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/france\/france-squad\">France <\/a>hunting an equaliser and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/england\/england-squad\">England <\/a>showing signs of anxiety for the first time all evening, the 87th minute provided the decisive swing. Spence drove into the box, Malo Gusto lunged recklessly and caught him without touching the ball. Penalty. Saka stepped up, sent Maignan the wrong way, and completed his hat-trick. 5\u20133. Three goals in a World Cup bronze medal match. The pressure of that moment was real \u2014 and he did not flinch.<\/p>\n<p>France refused to accept it. In the sixth minute of stoppage time, Upamecano found Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 on the right side off a counter. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 closed the distance and bundled a close-range finish past Henderson. 5\u20134.<\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham ended it in the 98th minute. Ollie Watkins found him in the centre circle, and Bellingham did the rest \u2014 drove forward past multiple French defenders, and slotted a clinical finish past Maignan. 6\u20134. The final whistle followed shortly after. England are third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/fra-vs-eng-quickfire-highlights-bronze-final-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z51007578?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">France vs England Bronze Finals Highlight<\/a> Only On ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_This_Match_Was\"><\/span><b>What This Match Was<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Didier Deschamps&#8217; final match as France manager ended in defeat. His last act was a second half that pulled a dead match into something extraordinary \u2014 and for that alone, it was a fitting farewell for a man who won a World Cup and spent seven years building one of the most talented squads in French history.<\/p>\n<p>For England, this was catharsis. The pain of the Argentina semi-final, the tactical collapse, the exit \u2014 it is still there. But six goals, a hat-trick, and a bronze medal give them something to hold onto. Saka was breathtaking. Rice was impressive from the first minute. Bellingham wrote the final sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Ten goals, no bookings, two squads playing without fear. This match in Miami is perhaps the purest expression of football at the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Final \u2014 Spain vs Argentina \u2014 live on ZEE 5, July 20, 12:30 AM IST. The last match of the tournament. Be there.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All the questions about the relevance and necessity of the third-place match have been answered. 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