Bronze battle in Miami: Mbappé lifts France’s pride before the final

Under the neon lights of Miami, France and England meet on Saturday evening at 23:00 Belgian time, with Kylian Mbappé poised to add to his nine‑goal World Cup tally and rescue French honour in the consolation final. The match follows the day‑before clash between Spain and Argentina for the championship. The consolation final is the ninth fixture of the tournament, scheduled after the headline final between Spain and Argentina. Fans wonder who will claim the bronze medal as the two sides line up in the United States. France Toont much more grinta than in the first half. Adrien Rabiot, aiming for a world‑class goal, takes the ball on the toe but fails to frame his volley, illustrating the French side’s renewed intensity. Mbappé rescues the honour of France. He finishes a clever assist from Michael Olise and reaches nine goals, one more than Lionel Messi, who is set to play on Sunday night.

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Four new names appear for France – Ousmane Dembélé, Alessandro Barcola, Lucas Digne and Dayot Upamecano – while England hand their youngster Watkins his first minutes of the World Cup. France heads to the dressing room trailing 0‑4, and the second half offers only one objective: limit the damage. England immediately teaches France a lesson, with Bukayo Saka scoring his second of the evening early in the half. Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford enjoys space but Harry Toney falls short of the target. Mbappé narrowly hits the post before the hydration break. France tries to create a chance; Doué threads a neat through‑ball to Mbappé, who is denied by a line‑save from William Guéhi.

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The game accelerates when Rice delivers a corner and Konrad Konsa rises above Rabiot to nod the ball into the net, making it 0‑2 for England. The French goalkeeper Maignan is left on the ground. Later, Guéhi clears a final threat, while Saka’s celebration is muted after an off‑side call. The feed and the Google-favorietliveblogStatistiekenOpstellingliveblogBekijk both highlighted the match’s key moments. The term "De" appears in the original report, underscoring the Dutch source material.