Saka Hat-Trick Fires England to Epic 6-4 Win Over France

England secured third place at the 2026 World Cup with a remarkable 6-4 victory over France in Miami on Saturday, according to Reuters. Bukayo Saka was the standout performer, scoring a hat-trick to drive Thomas Tuchel's side to their best World Cup finish in sixty years.

France made a dismal start before staging a fightback, according to Reuters, with the match swinging dramatically in both directions before England held on. Tuchel later told reporters he had considered bringing Saka on earlier in the tournament but the chaos of certain matches led the coaching staff down a different path.

According to Reuters, Thomas Tuchel expressed hope that his players would look back on the tournament with genuine pride. For England, a bronze medal and a ten-goal thriller in Miami may well be the memory that defines this generation.