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France vs England changes the group map.
The result matters, but the viewing angle is how each side creates a reason to follow the next match too.
France must make control useful early.
For a favorite, the first group match is less about reputation and more about whether control produces clean chances.
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FIFA ranks are close. Either side winning is within expectation.
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Ten goals, a hat-trick, and a Golden Boot race turned on its head. England beat France 6-4 in the World Cup third-place playoff in Miami on Sunday, racing to a 4-0 half-time lead before holding off a France comeback that reached 4-3. Bukayo Saka scored three, Jude Bellingham sealed it deep in stoppage time, and Kylian Mbappe's two goals lifted him to 10 for the tournament — one clear of Lionel Messi ahead of Sunday's final.
Ten goals, a hat-trick, and a Golden Boot race turned on its head. England beat France 6-4 in the World Cup third-place playoff in Miami on Sunday, racing to a 4-0 half-time lead before holding off a France comeback that reached 4-3. Bukayo Saka scored three, Jude Bellingham sealed it deep in stoppage time, and Kylian Mbappe's two goals lifted him to 10 for the tournament — one clear of Lionel Messi ahead of Sunday's final.
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- SummaryEngland beat France 6-4 in a 10-goal third-place thriller; Saka's hat-trick, Mbappe's double takes him top of the Golden Boot
Ten goals, a hat-trick, and a Golden Boot race turned on its head. England beat France 6-4 in the World Cup third-place playoff in Miami on Sunday, racing to a 4-0 half-time lead before holding off a France comeback that reached 4-3. Bukayo Saka scored three, Jude Bellingham sealed it deep in stoppage time, and Kylian Mbappe's two goals lifted him to 10 for the tournament — one clear of Lionel Messi ahead of Sunday's final.
#Summary#England#France#Third-place playoff - PreviewIf Mbappe doesn't score on Saturday, the Golden Boot is Messi's
"He is available, that's what I will say." That was Didier Deschamps on Friday, asked whether Kylian Mbappe would play in the third-place playoff. Mbappe has eight goals. So does Lionel Messi. They look level, and they are not: the tiebreaker is assists, and Messi leads it four to three. If neither man scores again, the Golden Boot is Messi's. Which is why Saturday in Miami is not a dead rubber for France's captain. Kick-off is 5pm ET, 6am Sunday in Japan.
#Preview#Third-place playoff#France#England