{"id":2688,"date":"2026-07-19T08:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=2688"},"modified":"2026-07-19T08:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:02:19","slug":"england-beat-france-6-4-in-thrilling-third-place-match-to-secure-bronze-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/england-beat-france-6-4-in-thrilling-third-place-match-to-secure-bronze-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"England beat France 6-4 in thrilling third place match to secure Bronze medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( Abhishek Singh ) : <\/strong>England secured a bronze medal in the FIFA World Cup 2026 after defeating France 6-4 in a thrilling third-place match at Miami Stadium last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bukayo Saka became just the second England player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup knockout match, after Sir Geoff Hurst in the 1966 final. Saka had goals in the 37th minute and first-half stoppage time, then added his third on a penalty in the 87th for his second career hat trick with England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> It was the highest-scoring World Cup game since Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982, and the 10 goals were the most in a third-place match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 surpassed Lionel Messi\u2019s career World Cup scoring record and took the lead in the Golden Boot race with a pair of second-half goals. Mbapp\u00e9 reached 22 career goals, one more than Messi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The star striker finished this World Cup with 10 goals, two ahead of Messi in the race for the Golden Boot, which is awarded to the tournament\u2019s top scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Argentina and Spain will face each other in the finals at New York- New Jersey stadium tonight. 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