France 4–6 England · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · 3rd-place Playoff · Match 400021542

France

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England

Miami Stadium

18 July 2026 · 21:00 UTC

Attendance 64,478

· England Win

FIFA — Bukayo Saka hit a hat-trick as England survived a second-half onslaught to beat France 6-4 and finish third at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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    Saka hits treble as England win ten-goal France thriller — Bukayo Saka hit a hat-trick as England survived a second-half onslaught to beat France 6-4 and finish third at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
  

Match Goals

France 4–6 England

Goal positions — France attacks right

France

Goal Kylian MBAPPE

48' · Regular goal

Goal Bradley BARCOLA

54' · Regular goal

Goal Kylian MBAPPE

66' · Regular goal

Goal Ousmane DEMBELE

90' · Regular goal

England

Goal Declan RICE

3' · Regular goal

Goal Ezri KONSA

18' · Regular goal

Goal Bukayo SAKA

37' · Regular goal

Goal Bukayo SAKA

45' · Regular goal

Goal Bukayo SAKA

87' · Regular goal

Goal Jude BELLINGHAM

90' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

Goal Declan RICE

England

18'

Goal Ezri KONSA

England

37'

Goal Bukayo SAKA

England

45'

Goal Bukayo SAKA

England

48'

Goal Kylian MBAPPE

France

54'

Goal Bradley BARCOLA

France

66'

Goal Kylian MBAPPE

France

79'

Sub England

↑ Jude BELLINGHAM ↓ Eberechi EZE

79'

Sub England

↑ Elliot ANDERSON ↓ Ivan TONEY

83'

Sub England

↑ Reece JAMES ↓ Jarell QUANSAH

87'

Goal Bukayo SAKA

England

90'

Goal Ousmane DEMBELE

France

90'

Goal Jude BELLINGHAM

England

90'

Sub England

↑ Trevoh CHALOBAH ↓ Marc GUEHI

90'

Sub France

↑ Jules KOUNDE ↓ Malo GUSTO

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

France

Possession46.0%

Passes442

Pass Accuracy93.0%

Shots18

Shots on Target8

Corners3

Yellow Cards0

Offsides3

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers21

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

England

Possession47.0%

Passes509

Pass Accuracy91.2%

Shots18

Shots on Target10

Corners4

Yellow Cards0

Offsides3

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers14

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Comparative

FRA 46.0%PossessionENG 47.0%

FRA 442PassesENG 509

FRA 18ShotsENG 18

FRA 8Shots on TargetENG 10

FRA 0Def. PressuresENG 0

FRA 6Counter-PressENG 8

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

France · 4-2-3-1

High Press

7.5

Counter-Press

5.6

Mid Block

30.7

Low Block

9.3

Att. Transition

9.9

Final Third

23.6

High Block

11.3

Turnovers

21.0

England · 4-1-2-3

High Press

3.5

Counter-Press

7.6

Mid Block

22.9

Low Block

31.3

Att. Transition

7.7

Final Third

9.3

High Block

3.1

Turnovers

14.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

France — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 5.62 / 20)

High Press (score: 7.47 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 30.73 / 50)

Low Block (score: 9.34 / 50)

Mid Press

England — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 7.62 / 20)

High Press (score: 3.49 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 22.90 / 50)

Low Block (score: 31.29 / 50)

Deep Block / Low Block

France Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Lineups

France · 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

16Mike MAIGNAN

Defender

2Malo GUSTO ↓90'

Midfield

Attack

10Kylian MBAPPE (C) ⚽48' · ⚽66'

Substitutions

5Jules KOUNDE ↑90'

7Ousmane DEMBELE ⚽90'

8Aurelien TCHOUAMENI

9Marcus THURAM

12Bradley BARCOLA ⚽54'

13Ngolo KANTE

17William SALIBA

21Lucas HERNANDEZ

22Jean-Philippe MATETA

Coach

Assistant Coaches

England · 4-1-2-3

Goalkeeper

13Dean Henderson

Defender

2Ezri KONSA ⚽18'

6Marc GUEHI ↓90'

25Djed SPENCE

26Jarell QUANSAH ↓83'

Midfield

4Declan RICE (C) ⚽3'

17Morgan ROGERS

21Eberechi EZE ↓79'

Attack

7Bukayo SAKA ⚽37' · ⚽45' · ⚽87'

11Marcus RASHFORD

22Ivan TONEY ↓79'

Substitutions

1Jordan PICKFORD

3Nico OREILLY

5John STONES

8Elliot ANDERSON ↑79'

9Harry KANE

10Jude BELLINGHAM ⚽90' · ↑79'

12Trevoh CHALOBAH ↑90'

24Reece JAMES ↑83'

Coach

Thomas Tuchel

Assistant Coaches

Justin COCHRANE

Anthony BARRY

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

France — Final Stats

Possession46.0%

Passes / Completed442 / 411

Pass Accuracy93.0%

Shots / On Target18 / 8

Corners3

Yellow Cards0

Offsides3

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers21

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score5.62

England — Final Stats

Possession47.0%

Passes / Completed509 / 464

Pass Accuracy91.2%

Shots / On Target18 / 10

Corners4

Yellow Cards0

Offsides3

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers14

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score7.62

Head-to-Head Comparison

FRA 46.0%PossessionENG 47.0%

FRA 442PassesENG 509

FRA 18ShotsENG 18

FRA 8Shots on TargetENG 10

FRA 0Def. PressuresENG 0

FRA 6Counter-PressENG 8

Distance & Speed Comparison

FRA 102,105Total Distance (m)ENG 103,266

FRA 0Total SprintsENG 0

FRA 36.2Max Top Speed (km/h)ENG 34.9

FRA 30.2Avg Top Speed (km/h)ENG 31.1

France — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Michael OLISE	11,051	52	—	33.0	🎯 3 shots
Warren ZAIRE-EMERY	10,481	56	—	28.8
Adrien RABIOT	10,256	42	—	26.9
Malo GUSTO	9,685	43	—	33.6
Maxence Lacroix	8,857	34	—	33.3
Kylian MBAPPE	7,881	27	—	36.0	⚽ 🎯 8 shots
Desire DOUE	5,957	21	—	32.2
Rayan CHERKI	5,815	28	—	29.0

England — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Morgan ROGERS	10,643	40	—	32.6
Declan RICE	10,130	85	—	33.1	⚽ 🎯
Bukayo SAKA	9,777	20	—	32.9	⚽ 5 shots
Marc GUEHI	9,294	79	—	30.9
Djed SPENCE	9,063	40	—	34.9
Ezri KONSA	9,045	46	—	31.6	⚽
Eberechi EZE	8,961	55	—	32.0	🎯 3 shots
Ivan TONEY	8,459	21	—	28.2

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021542" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

France vs England — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021542" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021542" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021542" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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