Bukayo Saka produced the finest performance of his international career as England defeated France 6-4 in an extraordinary FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place playoff, becoming just the fourth English player ever to score a hat-trick at a World Cup and the first to do so in the tournament's knockout phase since Sir Geoff Hurst's iconic feat 60 years ago.

Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick as England beat France 5-3 in the World Cup 2026 third-place match, joining Geoff Hurst in the history books.

FRANCE 4-6 ENGLAND: The game which was billed as one 'nobody wants to play' by Thomas Tuchel turned into a TEN-goal thriller after the Three Lions raced into a commanding lead