ENGLAND are cruising against France in the World Cup’s third-place play-off!
are thrashing 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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opened the scoring inside just three minutes as he slammed home from range.
The man then turned provider as headed in from his corner 15 minutes later.
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 ‘s side in dreamland at the interval.
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 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.
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