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England holds on to defeat France 6-4 in wild World Cup third place match
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Key Points:
- Bukayo Saka scored a hat trick to lead England to a 6-4 victory over France in the World Cup third-place match, marking England's best finish since their 1966 title win.
- The match featured 10 goals, the highest-scoring World Cup game since 1982 and the most goals ever in a third-place match.
- Kylian Mbappé scored twice for France, surpassing Lionel Messi's career World Cup goal record with 22 goals and finishing the tournament with 10 goals, leading the Golden Boot race.
- England also received goals from Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa, and Jude Bellingham, while France's other scorers were Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé.
- Argentina and Spain will compete in the World Cup final on Sunday, following their semifinal wins over England and France, respectively.
