FIFA 2026: Mbappe breaks Messi’s record, yet Saka remains the hero; England won bronze medal 6-4

England Won Bronze In FIFA World Cup 2026: In the third place match of FIFA World Cup 2026, England won the bronze medal by defeating France 6-4. In this match full of 10 goals, on one hand France captain Kylian Mbappe created history by becoming the highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history, while on the other hand England’s star winger Bukayo Saka stole the show by scoring a brilliant hat-trick.

Bukayo Saka’s brilliant goal

England adopted an aggressive style from the beginning of the match. Declan Rice gave the team the lead by scoring a goal in the third minute itself. After this, Ezri Konsa made the score 2-0 through a brilliant header. France’s defense looked completely shattered and Bukayo Saka scored two goals in the first half to give England a strong 4-0 lead.

Mbappe completed his 22 goals

France tried to make a strong comeback in the second half. Captain Kylian Mbappe scored two brilliant goals, while Bradley Barkola and Ousmane Dembele also scored to make the match exciting. With these two goals of Mbappe, he took the total of goals in his World Cup career to 22 and he left Lionel Messi (21 goals) behind and took the record of becoming the highest goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history.

However, France’s comeback could not last long. England continued to attack and Bukayo Saka completed his hat-trick by scoring his third goal. After this, Jude Bellingham sealed England’s victory by scoring a late goal. Bellingham also recorded his seventh goal in this World Cup.

Messi has the last chance to move forward

Mbappe has also taken the lead in the race for the Golden Boot with a total of 10 goals in the tournament. At the same time, Lionel Messi currently has 8 goals in his name and he will have the last chance to increase this figure in the final against Spain.

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England’s first podium finish bronze medal

This match was historic in many ways. This was the highest-scoring FIFA World Cup match since Hungary’s 10–1 victory over El Salvador in 1982. Also, for the first time, a total of 10 goals were seen in the third place match. With this victory, England won the bronze medal by achieving a podium finish in a World Cup for the first time since winning the World Cup in 1966.