ENGLAND are cruising against France in the World Cup’s third-place play-off!
The Three Lions are thrashing Les Bleus 4-0 as they close in on their best finish on the global stage since 1966.
Declan Rice opened the scoring inside three minutes Credit: Getty
Buakyo Saka scored two against France before half-time Credit: Reuters
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Declan Rice opened the scoring inside just three minutes as he slammed home from range.
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The Arsenal man then turned provider as Ezri Konsa headed in from his corner 15 minutes later.
Bukayo Saka scored his first goal of the tournament to make it 3-0 before his stunning strike on the stroke of half-time made it 4-0 to put Thomas Tuchel‘s side in dreamland at the interval.
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Do England get a medal if they finish third-place in World Cup?
Yes, England will be presented with bronze medals if they finish third-place in the World Cup.
Victory is also important for the Fifa world rankings, with a win worth more than a friendly success.
A nation’s world ranking can impact their qualifying draw for the next World Cup and their Nations League group.
The third-place match was first introduced in 1934 and became a regular game in 1954.
England have missed out on the bronze medal twice after defeats in the fixture to hosts Italy in 1990 and Belgium in 2018 in Russia.
