Bukayo Saka’s hat-trick helped England to a remarkable 6-4 bronze medal win over France in Miami to achieve their best World Cup finish since 1966.England were incredibly 4-0 up at half-time through Declan Rice’s opener, Ezri Konsa’s header and Saka’s double, as Thomas Tuchel’s side took advantage of an uninterested France – but they nearly blew their four-goal lead in the second half.
The two-time World Cup winners woke up after half-time to threaten a sensational comeback through Kylian Mbappe’s double – which saw him become the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer (22 goals) – and substitute Bradley Barcola’s strike.
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Michael Olise missed two glorious chances to equalise before Djed Spence won a late penalty from Malo Gusto’s challenge, allowing Saka to score from the spot to complete his hat-trick in the 87th minute.Yet there was still more drama to come as substitute Ousmane Dembele scored a 96th-minute goal to give France hope of avoiding defeat in Didier Deschamps’ last game in charge.
But two minutes later, substitute Jude Bellingham struck with the 10th goal of the game to set the record for the most goals by an England player at a major tournament with seven and secure the Three Lions’ third-place finish.
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Bukayo Saka hit a hat-trick as England beat France to win the World Cup bronze medal
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