England thrash France 4-0 in first half of World Cup bronze clash
England stormed to a 4-0 halftime lead over France in the 2026 World Cup third-place playoff at Miami Stadium.
Key Takeaways
AIEngland finished the first half of their clash against France with a commanding 4-0 lead in the third-place playoff of the 2026 World Cup at Miami Stadium.
Declan Rice opened the scoring for England with a powerful shot into the left corner of goalkeeper Mike Maignan’s net less than three minutes after kickoff.
Defender Ezri Konsa doubled the lead in the 18th minute with a precise header, before Bukayo Saka made it 3-0 for the Three Lions in the 37th minute.
Saka capped off the first half by netting his second and England’s fourth goal in the first minute of stoppage time, giving his team a significant advantage heading into the second half.
France lineup:
Mike Maignan, Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Theo Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Adrien Rabiot, Michael Olise, Rayan Cherki, Désiré Doué, and Kylian Mbappé.
England lineup:
Dean Henderson, Jarell Quansah, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi, Djed Spence, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Morgan Rogers, Marcus Rashford, and Ivan Toney.