Clinical Edge
England
England finished well above what their chances were worth — 6 goals from 2.58 xG.
- Goals
- 6
- Expected goals
- 2.58
- Overperformance
- +3.42
World Cup · 3rd Place Final
France
K. Mbappe 48', 66'
B. Barcola 54'
O. Dembele 90'
4 – 6
FT
HT 0–4
England
D. Rice 3'
E. Konsa 18'
B. Saka 37', 45', 87'
J. Bellingham 90'
World Cup
3rd Place FinalFrance4–6England
2.87
Expected goals
2.58
3′18′37′45′48′54′66′87′90′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: FRA 2.87, ENG 2.58.
Match report
France 4-6 England
England saw off France 6-4 at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Garden in World Cup. Rice opened the scoring for England on 3', Konsa made it 2-0 to England on 18', Saka made it 3-0 to England on 37', Saka added his second on 45', Mbappe pulled one back for France on 48', Barcola pulled one back for France on 54', Mbappe added his second on 66' and Saka completed his hat-trick on 87' from the penalty spot, before 2 further goals.
Expected goals finished France 2.87, England 2.58. England held 54.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. England graded out for clinical edge — 6 goals and 2.58 expected goals. France graded out for clinical edge — 4 goals and 2.87 expected goals.
Kylian Mbappé came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 10.0 for France from 2 goals, 1 assist and 2 key passes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
46%Possession54%
19Shots19
2.87xG2.58
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
France
France finished well above what their chances were worth — 4 goals from 2.87 xG.
- Goals
- 4
- Expected goals
- 2.87
- Overperformance
- +1.13
Box Occupation
England
England kept getting bodies into the area — 84% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 16 of 19
- Share
- 84%
- xG per shot
- 0.14
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — England scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 3
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
⚽3'
D. Rice
⚽18'
E. Konsa — assist: D. Rice
⚽37'
B. Saka — assist: M. Rashford
⚽45'
B. Saka — assist: E. Eze
Half-time
O. Dembele ↑ R. Cherki ↓
🔄46'
L. Digne ↑ T. Hernandez ↓
🔄46'
D. Upamecano ↑ I. Konate ↓
🔄46'
B. Barcola ↑ D. Doue ↓
🔄46'
🔄46'
O. Watkins ↑ M. Rashford ↓
K. Mbappe — assist: M. Olise
⚽48'
B. Barcola — assist: K. Mbappe
⚽54'
K. Mbappe — assist: M. Olise
⚽66'
🔄79'
J. Bellingham ↑ E. Eze ↓
🔄79'
E. Anderson ↑ I. Toney ↓
🔄83'
R. James ↑ J. Quansah ↓
⚽87'
B. Saka (Pen)
O. Dembele — assist: D. Upamecano
⚽90'
⚽90'
J. Bellingham
J. Kounde ↑ M. Gusto ↓
🔄90+1'
🔄90+3'
T. Chalobah ↑ M. Guehi ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueHard Rock Stadium, Miami Garden, Miami
RefereeJesús Valenzuela, Venezuela
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
Round3rd Place Final
StatusMatch Finished