England take World Cup third place with 6-4 win against France

England claimed third place ‌at the World Cup by beating France 6-4 on Saturday, while ‌Les Bleus’ captain Kylian Mbappe became the tournament’s all-time top ​scorer with 22 goals on coach Didier Deschamps’ last game after 14 years in charge.

England scored four in the ​first half through Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and a Bukayo Saka ⁠double

Saka completed his hat-trick with an 87th-minute ‌penalty

Mbappe ​scored two, either side of Bradley Barcola’s goal in the second half, ⁠to take his ​tally to 10 at this ​World Cup

Ousmane Dembele netted France’s fourth six ‌minutes into stoppage before ​Jude Bellingham added a sixth for England

Mbappe leads ⁠the Golden Boot ⁠standings with ​two more goals than Argentina forward Messi

The 27-year-old also leads Messi, who is preparing to play in Sunday’s final against Spain, by one goal in the all-time World Cup scoring charts

Michael Olise has a ‌World Cup record ⁠of seven assists, ahead of Pele’s six in 1970

France recovered from a shambolic start ‌after Deschamps brought in Dayot Upamecano and Lucas Digne to ​reinforce a disoriented back four

Deschamps ​leaves France after 185 matches.