A ten-goal classic at Hard Rock Stadium: England beat France 6-4 to claim third place at the World Cup 2026 on 18 July, a Bukayo Saka hat-trick lighting up a wild afternoon in Miami. Here are our England player ratings. For the bigger picture, see our World Cup 2026 hub.
Key match stats
| Stat | England | France |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 54% | 46% |
| Shots | 19 | 19 |
| Shots on target | 11 | 9 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 3.37 | 2.51 |
England player ratings vs France
- GK — Dean Henderson: 6.5/10 — Beaten four times but made five saves and was rarely at fault in a madcap game.
- RB — Jarell Quansah: 6.5/10 — Steady down the right before being withdrawn late.
- CB — Ezri Konsa: 7.5/10 — Netted England’s second and defended stoutly.
- CB — Marc Guéhi: 6.5/10 — Part of a back line that leaked four goals but held on.
- LB — Djed Spence: 6.5/10 — Willing down the left through a chaotic afternoon.
- DM — Declan Rice: 8/10 — Set the tone with a third-minute opener and bossed the midfield.
- RW — Bukayo Saka: 9/10 — Matchwinner. A hat-trick — two first-half strikes and an 87th-minute penalty — to seal the bronze.
- CM — Morgan Rogers: 6.5/10 — Tidy in possession without a decisive moment.
- CM — Eberechi Eze: 7/10 — Three efforts and a constant threat until his withdrawal.
- LW — Marcus Rashford: 6.5/10 — Bright in a first half England ran away with, before being taken off at the break.
- ST — Ivan Toney: 6.5/10 — Led the line and stretched France without finding the net.
Substitutes
- Jude Bellingham: 7.5/10 — Off the bench and applied the finish on 98 minutes to restore the two-goal cushion.
- Ollie Watkins: 6.5/10 — Fresh legs up top for the second half.
- Elliot Anderson, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah: N/A — Late cameos as England saw it out.
France vs England: how it unfolded
England blitzed France with four unanswered first-half goals — Declan Rice (3′), Ezri Konsa (18′) and a Bukayo Saka double (37′, 46′) — to lead 4-0 at the break. France roared back through Kylian Mbappé (48′), Bradley Barcola (54′) and Mbappé again (66′) to make it 4-3, only for Saka to complete his hat-trick from the penalty spot on 87 minutes. Ousmane Dembélé pulled another back (96′) before substitute Jude Bellingham had the final say (98′) to seal a 6-4 win and the bronze medal for England. Didier Deschamps‘ France, beaten by the eventual champions Spain in the semi-finals, finish fourth.
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England beat France 6-4 at Hard Rock Stadium to finish third at the World Cup 2026.
Bukayo Saka, with two first-half goals and an 87th-minute penalty for England.
Yes – France recovered from 4-0 down to 4-3 through two Kylian Mbappé goals and one from Bradley Barcola, but England held on to win 6-4.
England, who beat France 6-4 in the third-place playoff.