64 year old record broken! England vs France rewrites FIFA World Cup history

NEW DELHI: The FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place playoff between England and France entered the record books on Saturday as the teams produced a thrilling 10-goal contest.It was the first World Cup match in 64 years in which both teams scored four or more goals since the Soviet Union and Colombia drew 4-4 in 1962.It was also the highest-scoring World Cup match since Hungary’s 10–1 win over El Salvador in 1982, with the 10 goals being the most ever scored in a third-place World Cup play-off.England eventually beat France 6-4 to win the bronze medal.

Saka plays the role of England taking control

Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick to inspire England to victory. He found the net in the 37th minute, first-half stoppage time, and scored his second international hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.Declan Rice opened the scoring before Ezri Konsa doubled England’s lead to help the Three Lions race to a 4-0 half-time lead.Jude Bellingham added the final goal in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time to take his tournament tally to seven goals.The bronze medal is England’s second best finish at a FIFA World Cup after lifting the trophy in 1966.

Mbappe breaks Messi’s World Cup scoring record

France mounted a strong second-half fightback with Kylian Mbappe scoring twice and Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele also getting on the scoresheet.Mbappe’s brace has brought him 22 goals in his World Cup career, moving past Lionel Messi’s record of 21.The France captain also moved to the top of the Golden Boot table with 10 goals, two ahead of Messi, who will have another chance to add to his tally when Argentina take on Spain in Sunday’s final.