France 4-6 England Player Ratings: Bukayo Saka 9.8/10 Extraordinary Hat-Trick Headlines England's Historic 6-4 Bronze Medal Triumph Over France

Miami Stadium delivered the most extraordinary and historically significant bronze final in World Cup history. The England national football team and France combined for 10 breathless goals in a contest producing the highest-scoring World Cup knockout fixture since Austria's remarkable 12-goal classic against Switzerland in 1954. For fans tracking England's monumental achievement, this 6-4 victory delivers the Three Lions their first FIFA World Cup medal since lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966, a moment of enormous national significance delivered through Saka's extraordinary hat-trick and Bellingham's dramatic 90+8th-minute clincher.

Rice's driven 3rd-minute opener immediately established the breathless tone before Konsa's composed 18th-minute header extended England's advantage, with Saka's brilliant curling 37th-minute finish and clinical 45+1st-minute second completing a dominant first half that sent Tuchel's side into the break with an extraordinary 4-0 lead. France's 0.28 first-half xG against England's 3.14 confirmed the complete and comprehensive nature of a 45-minute period representing the most dominant bronze-final first-half performance in the modern tournament era.

Kylian Mbappe's thunderous 48th-minute opener began France's extraordinary second-half revival. Barcola's composed 54th-minute finish and Mbappe's clinical 66th-minute second reduced the deficit to 4-3 in a stunning 20-minute burst that transformed England's comfortable advantage into one of the most genuinely uncertain and thrilling finales of the entire 2026 tournament. Saka's composed 87th-minute penalty, his third goal of the contest and seventh of the entire tournament, restored England's two-goal advantage at precisely the moment France's comeback threatened to produce something truly unthinkable.

Dembele's 90+6th-minute finish gave the France national football team brief and frantic hope before Bellingham's emphatic 90+8th-minute strike, his most celebrated individual contribution of the entire campaign, confirmed the extraordinary 6-4 final score that delivers England's first World Cup medal in 60 years and completes the most spectacular and historically significant bronze-final performance the tournament has ever witnessed. Check out the France vs England player ratings.

France National Football Team Player Ratings vs England

Here are the France national football team player ratings from the France vs England Player Ratings.

England National Football Team Player Ratings vs France

Have a look at the England national football team player ratings from the France vs England Player Ratings.

Man of the Match

Sportsdunia's Man of the Match goes to Bukayo Saka.

Worst Performer

Ibrahima Konate was the worst performer.