Saka hat-trick seals 6-4 England win over France in epic World Cup third-place playoff
England beat France 6-4 in a wild World Cup third-place playoff match. Bukayo Saka scored three goals to help his team win. England manager Thomas Tuchel wanted a good performance from his players, and he got it in a crazy first half. England scored four times before halftime, with Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa scoring alongside two goals from Saka. France looked asleep early on, but they fought back in the second half. Didier Deschamps, coaching France for the last time, saw Kylian Mbappe score twice and Bradley Barcola score once to make the game close. Mbappe became the first male player to score ten goals in a single World Cup since 1970. However, Saka finished his hat-trick to seal the victory for England.
