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Speaker 1: The third place game was supposed to be a formality. Instead,

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it was one of the most ridiculous games in World

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Cup history. England six France four at hard Rock Stadium

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in Miami Gardens, Florida. Ten goals, two hat tricks and

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a finish so chaotic that it felt like a video game,

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not a real football match. Declan Rice scored in the

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third minute. England were ahead before most fans had found

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their seats. Ezri Concer added a header in the eighteenth minute,

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Boukayo Saka scored in the thirty seventh, and then right

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before halftime, in the first minute of stoppage time, Sakhar

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scored again. England four France zero at halftime against the

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team that came into this tournament as favourites. Against Killian

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mbap Pay and Antoine Gries marn and Ousman Dembe lay

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for zero. Then the second half started and France woke up.

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Killian mbap Pay scored in the forty eighth minute, Bradley

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Barkohla added another in the fifty fourth. M bat Pay

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scored his second in the sixty sixth, and suddenly it

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was England four France three. A four goal lead had

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been cut to one. In eighteen minutes, England were collapsing again,

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the same pattern we saw against Argentina. The defense, which

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had been organized in the first half was falling apart.

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France were attacking with numbers. M bat Pay was running

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at defenders and the game that looked like a blowout

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was suddenly a contest. But England found an answer. In

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the eighty seventh minute, Bukayo Saka scored from the penalty spot,

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his third goal of the game, a hat trick in

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the third place playoff, and that penalty restored England's two

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goal cushion at five to three. Then, in the sixth

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minute of stoppage time, Usman dembe Lay scored for France

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five to four. England's lead was back to one and

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with time running out, the game was still alive. Then

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in the eighth minute of stoppage time, Jude Balingham scored

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the final goal, his tenth goal involvement of this tournament.

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England six France four, and the final whistle blew two

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minutes later. Ten goals, two hat tricks, a four zero

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halftime lead that almost evaporated, and the highest scoring third

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place game in World Cup history. For England, this is

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a bizarre way to end the tournament. They finished third,

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which is better than fourth, but after the devastation of

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losing to Argentina in the semi final, this game was

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an emotional rollercoaster that nobody needed. The first half showed

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what England can be when they attack. The second half

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showed what England still are when they sit back and

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invite pressure. For France, this is a humiliating end to

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a tournament where they were supposed to win it all.

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Conceding six goals in any game is unacceptable for a

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team with France's defensive talent. Conceding six in a third

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place playoff against an England team that had just been

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emotionally shattered is a sign that Didier de Cham has

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serious questions to answer. Killian Mbappey scored twice. He ends

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this World Cup with six goals, tied for the Golden Boot,

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but his tournament will be remembered for the semi final

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against Spain, where he was isolated and frustrated, not for

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this goalfest against an England defense that stopped defending in

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the second half. Bukayo Sakar's hat trick is the story

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of this game. Three goals in a World Cup match,

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even a third place match, is a remarkable achievement. Saka

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has been one of England's best players in this tournament,

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and today he proved why the twenty twenty six World

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Cup third place playoff will not be remembered for its stakes,

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but it will be remembered for its chaos. Ten goals,

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two teams that refused to defend, and a finish that

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was wilder than most World Cup finals. Quick note This

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