Gary Lineker has made an early prediction for England ahead of Euro 202819:30, 19 Jul 2026Gary Lineker believes England can go and win Euro 2028 after they demolished France in their third place match in Miami. England hammered Les Bleus 6-4 in a surprising end to the Three Lions' World Cup campaign, claiming the bronze medal and their best ever finish at a World Cup since winning the tournament in 1966.‌Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Lineker said: "I told you this was the game we'd all been waiting for. England have put six past France and finished third at the World Cup, confirming their best ever performance since 1966.‌"It was a good way for England to finish the tournament. It felt a bit like a testamonial game, but all in all, it was actually very entertaining.‌JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook page"To be honest, after the levels of that performance , it's hard not to see us winning the Euros." Lineker burst into laughter after the remark and Micah Richards told his fellow presenter to 'stop it.'One of the major talking points after the game was Bukayo Saka and his absence from the England starting XI in the semi-final defeat to Argentina, scoring a hat-trick in the demolition job on France.‌Speaking after the game, Saka made it clear that he wasn't injured and was fully fit, with Thomas Tuchel admitting he felt obliged to manage the Arsenal man's minutes having struggled with injuries."Of course, I would love to have played more," Saka told the BBC after the game. "But of course, it's not the time to talk about out that now. I try to do my talking on the pitch. It's done now. Move on."When asked if he was fully fit, the Arsenal winger replied: "Yeah. I'm fit. I'm fit."‌Lineker asked his panel on the Rest is Football: "What about Saka? He got a hat-trick but he didn't play a minute in the semi-final. You thought, if he's protecting him then he won't play a minute in the third-place game."But he does and he scores an excellent hattrick. What do you think?"‌"I understand why Tuchel played Rogers in that game," Richards replied. "For the transition, but for him not to come on, talking about Saka and his fitness, his and Rice's fitness all tournament has been a question."But for him not to feature, is just bizarre and I can't get my head around why.""You know when he's been on the pitch," Lineker interjected. "He's got a goal and an assist every 59 minutes that he's played. Three goals and three assists."Article continues belowRichards replied: "The thing is about Saka, he gets you fouls as well and he gets you up the pitch. How many times have we seen him going up the pitch and he puts his arm out and buys a foul?"Alan Shearer also weighed in, saying:: "We were always told he wasn't quite right, that he wasn't 100 per cent fit. If he wasn't fit then he wasn't going to start him."It was strange he never came on in the semi-final and then to start today. It was brilliant for him to score a hattrick."