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Soccer:  England win third-place thriller against France

# Soccer: England ended their 2026 Fifa World Cup on a high after they defeated France 6-4 at the Miami Stadium on Saturday. It was England’s best World Cup finish since winning the tournament 60 years ago in 1966. French captain Kylian Mbappe became the top scorer in World Cup history when his second goal of the match took his tally to 22, one ahead of Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Mbappe scored ten goals in the tournament and now joins an exclusive club of players who have hit double figures in a single World Cup.