Completed 2026 World Cup · Third place

France 4–6 England: match result

Match 103 · Third placeJuly 18, 2026

France4

Kylian Mbappé48'
Bradley Barcola54'
Kylian Mbappé66'
Ousmane Dembélé90'+6'

4–6

England won in normal time

England6

Declan Rice3'
Ezri Konsa18'
Bukayo Saka37'
Bukayo Saka45'+1'
Bukayo Saka (pen)87'
Jude Bellingham90'+8'

45.9%Possession54.1%

19Shots19

9On target11

Miami StadiumMiamiFT

Attendance64,478

RefereeJesús Valenzuela

FRA4-2-3-1

ENG4-1-4-1

Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

England had the scoring edge

21.1%Goal conversion31.6%

02 · Territory

England controlled more of the ball

45.9%Possession54.1%

03 · Defensive workload

England made more recorded interventions

23Saves, interceptions, clearances28

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

FRAENG

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

19Attempts19

9On target11

4Blocked shots6

47.4%Shot accuracy57.9%

21.1%Goal conversion31.6%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

45.9%Possession54.1%

404Passes completed469

90%Pass accuracy90%

1Crosses completed4

17Long balls completed15

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

4Saves5

10Tackles won13

60%Tackle success50%

9Interceptions11

10Clearances12

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

14Fouls committed8

3Offsides3

0Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

3Corners4

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Bukayo Saka

Assists

Michael Olise

Shots

Kylian Mbappé

On target

Kylian Mbappé

Bukayo Saka

Fouls won

Ivan Toney

Saves

Dean Henderson

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

France4 goals·0 cards·5 changes

England5 goals·0 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

3'
Declan RiceGoal
Right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner
18'
Ezri KonsaGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Declan Rice · with a cross following a corner
37'
Bukayo SakaGoal
Left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal
Assist Marcus Rashford · following a fast break
45'+1'
Bukayo SakaGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Eberechi Eze · with a through ball
48'
Kylian MbappéGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Michael Olise · with a through ball following a fast break
54'
Bradley BarcolaGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Kylian Mbappé · with a through ball
66'
Kylian MbappéGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Michael Olise ·
87'
Bukayo SakaPenalty - Scored
Converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner
90'+6'
Ousmane DembéléGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Dayot Upamecano · following a fast break
90'+8'
Jude BellinghamGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break

Lineup & influence

France

4-2-3-1Didier Deschamps

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Mike Maignan

FRA · #16 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement100%

4Saves

6Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

5 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

France

6W · 0D · 2L · 20–10

M17 · GroupSENW 3–1

M42 · GroupIRQW 3–0

M62 · GroupNORW 4–1

M78 · Round of 32SWEW 3–0

M90 · Round of 16PARW 1–0

M97 · Quarter-finalMARW 2–0

M101 · Semi-finalESPL 0–2

M103 · Third placeENGL 4–6

England

6W · 1D · 1L · 20–12

M22 · GroupCROW 4–2

M46 · GroupGHAD 0–0

M68 · GroupPANW 2–0

M80 · Round of 32CODW 2–1

M92 · Round of 16MEXW 3–2

M99 · Quarter-finalNORW 2–1

M102 · Semi-finalARGL 1–2

M103 · Third placeFRAW 6–4

All-time World Cup meetings

France vs England, across editions

1FRA wins

0Draws

3ENG wins

4meetings

7–12goal balance

2knockout meetings

2026France 4–6 EnglandThird place

2022England 1–2 FranceFinal

1982England 3–1 FranceGroup stage

1966England 2–0 FranceGroup stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

Match 102 · Semi-finalEngland 1–2 Argentina Match 104 · FinalSpain 1–0 Argentina

Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

3'
Declan RiceGoal
Right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner
18'
Ezri KonsaGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Declan Rice · with a cross following a corner
37'
Bukayo SakaGoal
Left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal
Assist Marcus Rashford · following a fast break
45'+1'
Bukayo SakaGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Eberechi Eze · with a through ball
48'
Kylian MbappéGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Michael Olise · with a through ball following a fast break
54'
Bradley BarcolaGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Kylian Mbappé · with a through ball
66'
Kylian MbappéGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Michael Olise ·
87'
Bukayo SakaPenalty - Scored
Converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner
90'+6'
Ousmane DembéléGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Dayot Upamecano · following a fast break
90'+8'
Jude BellinghamGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break