England have finished third at the World Cup after an enthralling 6-4 win over France in Miami, as Bukayo Saka hit a hat-trick.
After defeat in their respective semifinals earlier in the week to Spain and Argentina, the Three Lions have ended their campaign on a high.
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Didier Deschamps is overseeing his final game in charge of Les Bleus after a spell that saw the country win the World Cup in 2018, before defeat in the final to Argentina four years later.
Kylian Mbappé heads into this on eight goals, level with Lionel Messi, and could still take home the Golden Boot, though that isn’t likely to serve as much consolation to the captain.
It was a frustrating outing for him and the rest of the French attacking unit as they were outplayed by Spain on Tuesday, struggling to get a foothold in the game as Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the spot — before Pedro Porro wrapped things up in the second half.
Meanwhile, 60 years of hurt was condemned to continue 24 hours later for England as they squandered a 1-0 advantage late on against Argentina.
Thomas Tuchel’s men looked the better of the two sides up until the hour mark, as Anthony Gordon got on the end of a Morgan Rogers cross to go ahead.
But the German’s substitutions were criticised post-match, with the Three Lions having six defenders on the pitch at one stage — as the tide began to turn on England.
Enzo Fernández rocketed home from outside the area in the 85th minute to get level, before Lautaro Martínez headed in at the back post to turn things around in stoppage time, with Messi assisting both.
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