France lost 4-6 to England on Saturday in Miami in the 2026 World Cup third-place match. Trailing 0-4 at halftime, the French scored three second-half goals but could not close the gap.
England opened the scoring in the third minute through Declan Rice and extended the lead with goals from Ezri Konsa and a Bukayo Saka brace before halftime. Kylian Mbappé pulled one back at 1-4 shortly after the restart.
Bradley Barcola and a second Mbappé goal brought France to 3-4 by the 66th minute. Ousmane Dembélé scored in the 90th+7 but Jude Bellingham sealed the English win in the 90th+8.
Mbappé finished the tournament with ten goals and 22 World Cup strikes overall, surpassing Lionel Messi. Didier Deschamps was coaching his final match.
