England led 4:0 after the first half, but France didn't give up.
England, without Kane and Bellingham in the starting lineup, scored four goals in the first half. Saka bagged a brace, while Rice and Konsa also found the net.
It seemed all over, France was crushed — 0:4, but the French came out highly concentrated and managed to score three goals in 20 minutes. Mbappé scored twice, and Barcola added one.
And then at the end of the second half, Saka completed a hat-trick from a penalty.
The end? No! France scored one more goal (Dembélé) — 5:4.
All over? No! In the last minute, Bellingham, who came on as a substitute, sealed it at 6:4.
England took third place.
And Mbappé, by scoring a brace, became the top scorer of this World Cup: he has 10 goals, and also the best in the history of World Cups, with a total of 22 goals.
He surpassed Lionel Messi, who has eight goals in this World Cup and 21 across all championships.
But Messi will play in Sunday's final against Spain.
So: Sunday, Final Spain — Argentina (22:00)
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