France‘s Kylian Mbappe became the top scorer in World Cup history on Saturday after netting a 22nd goal in the third-place play-off against England.

However, his team suffered a 6-4 defeat to the Three Lions in Didier Deschamps’ last match as France’s head coach.

Mbappe is now one ahead of Argentina’s Lionel Messi on the World Cup all-time goal-scoring table. Messi will have a chance to win back the title when Argentina play in Sunday’s final.

Mbappe’s brace also saw the France captain move to the top of the race for the Golden Boot, which will be awarded to the player with the most goals in the tournament. He now has two more goals than Messi in the 2026 World Cup.

“Messi ⁠is ​going to score (on Sunday), that’s for ​sure. I’m just trying to help my team win. When ​you score a ‌lot of goals at the World Cup, it puts you in a certain ​category,” Mbappe said.

“I ⁠would have preferred not to be the all-time top scorer ⁠and to ​be playing tomorrow’s match. It’s good in terms of legacy, but today it’s not the first thing on my mind,” he added.

England beat France 6-4 in wild World Cup bronze match

England were in complete control after scoring four first-half goals to leave France facing an embarrassing defeat.

Mbappe struck twice as Les Bleus battled back, but England held firm.

Saka scored a hat-trick for the Three Lions while Bellingham became the first England player to score seven goals at a single World Cup.

The result secured third place for England, the team’s best World Cup performance since winning the tournament in 1966.

Deschamps’ last dance for France

The third-place playoff at the World Cup was Deschamps’ last game as France coach. 

As a player, Deschamps led the French team to a World Cup title in 1998. As a coach, he guided France to World Cup glory in 2018 and a runner-up finish four years ago.

But Les Bleus missed their chance for a third consecutive final appearance after losing 2-0 against Spain in the semi-finals.

On Sunday, European champions Spain will face World Cup holders and South American champions Argentina in the final.

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Several FIFA World Cup records were broken as England defeated France 6-4 in a thrilling third-place match to claim the bronze medal at the 2026 tournament.

The 10-goal contest became the highest-scoring third-place match in FIFA World Cup history, surpassing France’s 6-3 victory over West Germany in 1958.

England made a dream start, taking a 4-0 lead before half-time through Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and two goals from Bukayo Saka. France fought back after the break with goals from Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barcola to cut the deficit to 4-3.

Mbappé then made history by scoring his second goal of the match to become the leading goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history with 22 goals, moving ahead of Argentina legend Lionel Messi.

The France captain also finished the tournament with 14 goal contributions, setting a new record for the most goal involvements in a single FIFA World Cup.

England restored their two-goal lead when Saka completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 87th minute. Ousmane Dembélé scored again for France in stoppage time before Jude Bellingham sealed the victory with England’s sixth goal deep into added time.

Bellingham’s strike was his seventh goal of the tournament, making him the highest-scoring England player in a single FIFA World Cup.

Saka’s hat-trick was another major highlight as he inspired England to their best World Cup finish since winning the title in 1966. It also marked England’s best-ever World Cup finish outside home soil.

While England celebrated a memorable victory and a place on the podium, the match will also be remembered for the remarkable records set by Mbappé, Bellingham and Saka in one of the greatest third-place matches in World Cup history.

Half-time in the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is set to be the longest in the tournament’s history.

This is due to an 11-minute Super Bowl-style show, co-headlined by Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber and K-pop boy band BTS, which will take place during the interval at New York New Jersey Stadium.

Due to the time to set-up for the entertainment – and then take it all down before the second half – half-time could last more than 25 minutes.

Although Fifa has been briefing that it will be about 20 minutes long, it is understood that timeframe could stretch due to the number of variables involved.

There is the possibility the players may have to complete some kind of warm-up if the break is at the longer end of the estimate.

The laws of the game, governed by Ifab (the International Football Association Board), state that players are entitled to a half-time break “not exceeding 15 minutes”.

Half-time of last year’s Club World Cup final, also organised by Fifa and held in New Jersey, lasted a total of 24 minutes because of a performance featuring Coldplay, J Balvin, Doja Cat, Tems and Emmanuel Kelly.

Before the World Cup final there will also be a closing ceremony at 13:30 local time (18:30 BST).

Jennifer Hudson will sing the United States’ national anthem, while Tom Cruise, Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams and IShowSpeed are also set to perform.

The World Cup final itself will kick-off at 15:00 local time (20:00 BST).

Seth Rollins is nothing but confident ahead of his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Roman Reigns at the SummerSlam Premium Live Event.

Rollins and Reigns are former tag team partners. Together, they held the tag team championships as members of The Shield. Following the Night of Champions Premium Live Event, Rollins stepped up to Reigns and challenged him to a title match, which The OTC accepted.

On Instagram, Rollins recalled all the nicknames and monikers he had adopted over the years. The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion seems full of confidence heading into his title match against his former tag team partner and the current champion.

“Hero. Villain. Architect. Messiah. Visionary. I am a multitude. I am everything I’ve ever been and everything I’ll ever be all at once.” wrote Rollins.

Check out Rollins’ Instagram post:

Seth Rollins thinks he would be a great tag team champion with Oba Femi

Seth Rollins and Oba Femi have already teamed up in the WWE. The Visionary believes that they could win tag team gold together.

While speaking in a post-match promo at a house show, Rollins claimed that he and Femi could team up at some point down the road to win the titles. The promo was delivered after Rollins and Femi teamed up against the WWE World Tag Team Champions, The Vision.

“You know, Oba, I really thought we would be great tag team champions, but it occurred to me in the last few moments you and I we’ve got bigger fish to fry. Not quite fish, I think you have a Beast that you need to conquer, and I have a Tribal Chief who’s walking around with my World Heavyweight Championship. How about we take care of our business in Minneapolis at SummerSlam, and then we reconvene this fight afterwards, my guy,”

Seth Rollins could once again get the better of Roman Reigns by defeating him and regaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.