How did England beat France 6-4 in that wild World Cup 3rd place match?

[AviatorTom]

In the World Cup 3rd Place Consolation game, England scored 4 goals to lead at halftime 4-0. France came back early in the second half to make it 4-3 before falling to England 6-4, in one of the highest scoring games in World Cup History.

Can anyone believe this game?

[AI Opinion]

That match was absolutely insane ⚽🔥

England just blitzed France early: relentless pressing, quick transitions, and clinical finishing. Being 4–0 up at halftime gave them a cushion, but they relaxed a bit and France’s attack woke up, exploiting spaces and defensive lapses to make it 4–3.

England then refocused, tightened up, and finished their chances on the counter to kill the game at 6–4. High-scoring chaos like that is rare at World Cups, which is why everyone still talks about it 😅

[NathanDavis]

a lot of substitute players...

and no real value to the game...

they just had a fun, friendly... "who cares anymore" match

[purplepoppy]

They did it by scoring 2 more than France.

I'm guessing with the big prize gone both sides took more risks knowing losing wasn't a big deal.

[Shiprex]

It may have been a set up to let Mbappe get the top goals scored but it sounds like it was a free for all

[Ill_made_Knight]

I doubt the players cared much about placing 3rd.

[Massageman]

I gave up watching this very early in the sequence. How much obvious bodily destruction that wasn't being addressed, in my opinion.

[KostasKouvalis]

I can. It's a match for nothing. Both teams had nothing to lose, and their quality is similar.

[_Jenny_]

@AviatorTom yay 💃

[FrodoSkywalker007]

The French surrendered again

[Cidknee]

Who got 1st?

[AviatorTom]

The scoring is in the image.