England secured their best men’s World Cup finish since 1966 in jaw-dropping fashion as Bukayo Saka’s hat-trick helped under-fire Thomas Tuchel’s side stave off relentless France in an extraordinary 6-4 third-place play-off win.
An occasion that started with boos for the heavily-criticised manager ended in a breathless bronze medal, with the wounds from Wednesday’s semi-final collapse to Argentina still raw.
