England have finished third at the 2026 World Cup after beating France 6-4 in the bronze final at Miami Stadium.
FIFA’s official match report recorded the result on 18 July, with the ten-goal match becoming the highest-scoring third-place play-off in World Cup history. The win gave England third place, while France finished fourth.
The match brought together two sides who had lost their semi-finals and were left to contest the tournament’s bronze fixture. England emerged from that final assignment with a 6-4 victory, securing their place immediately behind the two finalists in the final tournament standings.
For France, the result ended the competition with a second defeat in the closing stages. Their semi-final loss had moved them into the third-place match, but England’s six goals in Miami prevented them from taking bronze.
The scoring made the fixture stand out beyond the final placing. FIFA recorded it as the highest-scoring third-place match in World Cup history, with England and France sharing ten goals across the contest.
England’s success completed their own campaign with a win after missing out on the final. The bronze final did not carry the prize both teams had sought earlier in the week, but it settled third and fourth place in emphatic fashion.
The result leaves England with third place in the 2026 World Cup and France fourth, after a Miami match that entered the tournament record through its scoreline as well as its final ranking.