Soccer-England take World Cup third place with 6-4 win against France


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MIAMI, July 18 (Reuters) - ⁠England claimed third place at the World Cup ⁠by beating France 6-4 on Saturday, while ‌Les Bleus' captain Kylian Mbappe became the tournament's all-time top scorer with 22 goals on coach Didier Deschamps' last game after ​14 years in charge.

• England scored ⁠four in the first ⁠half through Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa and a Bukayo ⁠Saka ‌double

• Saka completed his hat-trick with an 87th-minute penalty

• Mbappe scored two, either side ⁠of Bradley Barcola's goal in the second ​half, to ‌take his tally to 10 at this World ⁠Cup

• Ousmane ​Dembele netted France's fourth six minutes into stoppage beforeJude Bellingham added a sixth for England

• Mbappe leads the ⁠Golden Boot standings with two more ​goals than Argentina forward Messi

• The 27-year-old also leads Messi, who is preparing to play in Sunday's final ⁠against Spain, by one goal in the all-time World Cup scoring charts

• Michael Olise has a World Cup record of seven assists, ahead of Pele's ​six in 1970

• France recovered from ⁠a shambolic start after Deschamps brought in Dayot Upamecano ​and Lucas Digne to reinforce ‌a disoriented back four

• Deschamps ​leaves France after 185 matches

(Reporting by Julien Pretot in New York; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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