England take World Cup third place with 6-4 win against France
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England claimed third place at the World Cup by beating France 6-4 on Saturday, while Les Bleus' captain Kylian Mbappe became the tournament's all-time top âscorer with 22 goals on coach Didier Deschamps' last game after 14 years in charge.
England scored four in the âfirst half through Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and a Bukayo Saka â double
Saka completed his hat-trick with an 87th-minute penalty
Mbappe âscored two, either side of Bradley Barcola's goal in the second half, â to take his âtally to 10 at this âWorld Cup
Ousmane Dembele netted France's fourth six minutes into stoppage before âJude Bellingham added a sixth for England
Mbappe leads â the Golden Boot â standings with âtwo more goals than Argentina forward Messi
The 27-year-old also leads Messi, who is preparing to play in Sunday's final against Spain, by one goal in the all-time World Cup scoring charts
Michael Olise has a World Cup record â of seven assists, ahead of Pele's six in 1970
France recovered from a shambolic start after Deschamps brought in Dayot Upamecano and Lucas Digne to âreinforce a disoriented back four
Deschamps âleaves France after 185 matches.
