Declan Rice scored England's first goal against France just 3 minutes after the start of the match between the two teams at Miami Stadium, for the third-place match of the 2026 World Cup, in the 103rd match of the tournament.

Rice's goal came from a powerful shot that nestled into the left corner of France's goalkeeper Maignan, giving England a 1-0 lead at the start of the match.

Lineups

France entered the match with a lineup including: Maignan in goal, Gusto, Konaté, Lacroix, Theo Hernandez, Zaire-Emery, Rabiot, Michael Olise, Ryan Cherki, Doué, and Kylian Mbappé.

Meanwhile, England relied on Henderson in goal, Quansah, Konsa, Guehi, Spence, Rice, Eze, Saka, Rogers, Rashford, and Ivan Toney in attack.

France's journey in the tournament

England reach bronze after turbulent path

In the same context, England's journey was more turbulent, starting with a big 4-2 win over Croatia, then a goalless draw with Ghana, and topping their group after a win over Panama. In the round of 32, they turned around a deficit against DR Congo thanks to two goals by Harry Kane, then overcame Mexico and Norway in the knockout rounds to reach the semi-finals. However, the English team lost to Argentina led by Messi, and had to settle for the third-place match against France.

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