Rice fires England into early lead against France
FIFA WC26
4-6
Finished
4-6
Finished
Key moments
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3'
Goal
Declan RICE (England) scores!! -
18'
Goal
Ezri KONSA (England) scores!! -
37'
Goal
Bukayo SAKA (England) scores!! -
45'+1'
Goal
Bukayo SAKA (England) scores!! -
48'
Goal
Kylian MBAPPE (France) scores!!
Squads
France squad
- Selected
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2 Malo GUSTO
Defender -
10 Kylian MBAPPE
C Forward -
11 Michael OLISE
Forward -
14 Adrien RABIOT
Midfielder -
15 Ibrahima KONATE
Defender -
16 Mike MAIGNAN
Goalkeeper -
18 Warren ZAIRE-EMERY
Midfielder -
19 Theo HERNANDEZ
Defender -
20 Desire DOUE
Forward -
24 Rayan CHERKI
Midfielder -
26 Maxence Lacroix
Defender -
1 Brice SAMBA
Goalkeeper -
3 Lucas Digne
Defender -
4 Dayot UPAMECANO
Defender -
5 Jules KOUNDE
Defender -
6 Manu KONE
Midfielder -
7 Ousmane DEMBELE
Forward -
8 Aurelien TCHOUAMENI
Midfielder -
9 Marcus THURAM
Forward -
12 Bradley BARCOLA
Forward -
13 Ngolo KANTE
Midfielder -
17 William SALIBA
Defender -
21 Lucas HERNANDEZ
Defender -
22 Jean-Philippe MATETA
Forward -
23 Robin RISSER
Goalkeeper -
25 Maghnes AKLIOUCHE
Midfielder
England squad
- Selected
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2 Ezri KONSA
Defender -
4 Declan RICE
C Midfielder -
6 Marc GUEHI
Defender -
7 Bukayo SAKA
Forward -
11 Marcus RASHFORD
Forward -
13 Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper -
17 Morgan ROGERS
Midfielder -
21 Eberechi EZE
Midfielder -
22 Ivan TONEY
Forward -
25 Djed SPENCE
Defender -
26 Jarell QUANSAH
Defender -
1 Jordan PICKFORD
Goalkeeper -
3 Nico OREILLY
Defender -
5 John STONES
Defender -
8 Elliot ANDERSON
Midfielder -
9 Harry KANE
Forward -
10 Jude BELLINGHAM
Midfielder -
12 Trevoh CHALOBAH
Defender -
14 Jordan HENDERSON
Midfielder -
15 Dan BURN
Defender -
18 Anthony GORDON
Forward -
19 Ollie WATKINS
Forward -
20 Noni MADUEKE
Forward -
23 James TRAFFORD
Goalkeeper -
24 Reece JAMES
Defender - Full squad
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16 Kobbie MAINOO
Midfielder
England's captain Declan Rice gave the side an early advantage against France in the World Cup 2026 third-place play-off, scoring in just the third minute at Miami Stadium. The goal set a positive tone for England early in a match that determines which nation finishes third at the tournament.
The fixture is part of the World Cup's closing stages, with England having missed out on a place in the final but still competing for a podium finish. Rice's strike came inside the opening three minutes, putting England ahead of France early in the contest.
- Declan Rice scores after three minutes for England
- Goal came in the World Cup third-place play-off
- Match played against France at Miami Stadium