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José Gutierrez

From 4-0 to 4-3 to 6-4: A Hat-Trick and a Bench Player's Late Strike Give England Bronze in a Miami Classic

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 18: England players pose for a photograph after receiving their third place medals after their 6-4 win during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Bronze Final between France and England at Miami Stadium on July 18, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Credit: Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Ten goals. Two all-time World Cup records broken in the same 20-minute stretch. And an England captain who never left the bench. The World Cup's third-place match is usually a formality nobody wants to play — this one turned into one of the strangest, richest nights in the tournament's history.

England beat France 6-4 at Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens to claim the bronze medal, England's best World Cup finish since the country's only title in 1966. A four-goal England lead built by half-time nearly evaporated in a French flurry, before two late goals, the second of them scored in the final kick of the match, settled it.

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