England international Bukayo Saka sparked widespread controversy after he liked a post describing England manager, German Thomas Tuchel, as a 'fraud', following his hat-trick against France in the 2026 World Cup.

Bukayo Saka led England to a thrilling 6-4 victory over France, scoring a hat-trick that helped secure third place and the bronze medal for Thomas Tuchel's team in the 2026 World Cup.

The Three Lions finished the first half leading 4-0, making the bronze medal victory seem easy, with goals from Declan Rice, Ezri Konsa, and a brace from Bukayo Saka.

The match saw a major shift in the second half as France began scoring, raising the excitement compared to the first half which was entertaining from the English side.

The French team reduced the deficit to 4-3 before the water break, with a goal from Bradley Barcola between a brace from Kylian Mbappé, before Saka completed his hat-trick from a penalty, then Ousmane Dembélé scored France's fourth to make it 5-4, and in the 98th minute, Jude Bellingham sealed the win for England.

Saka delivered a historic performance in the match, but his social media account sparked a crisis after the game by liking a post suggesting that Tuchel is 'under surveillance for fraud', as the post praised the performance of three Arsenal players in the match against France.

According to SPORTbible, Saka later removed the like from the post criticizing Tuchel, and this action coincided with questions surrounding the German coach's future with the England team after the World Cup semi-final defeat.