England strengthened their lead over France with a second goal, scored by defender Ezri Konsa in the 18th minute, during the match played at Miami Stadium to determine third place in the 2026 World Cup.

England are now leading 2-0 in the encounter between the two teams for the bronze medal of the tournament.

France lineup:

Mike Maignan, Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konaté, Maxence Lacroix, Théo Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Adrien Rabiot, Michael Olise, Rayan Cherki, Désiré Doué, and Kylian Mbappé.

England lineup:

Dean Henderson, Jarrell Quansah, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi, Jed Spence, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Morgan Rogers, Marcus Rashford, and Ivan Toney.

France reached the third-place match after a strong run in the tournament, topping their group following wins over Senegal, Iraq, and Norway, before overcoming Sweden, Paraguay, and Morocco in the knockout stages, then losing to Spain 2-0 in the semifinals.

Meanwhile, England reached the bronze match after topping their group with wins over Croatia and Panama and a draw with Ghana, then overcoming DR Congo, Mexico, and Norway in the knockout stages, before their run was halted by a loss to Argentina in the semifinals, leading to the third-place clash against France.

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