Soccer
All the records broken in England's wild World Cup win vs France
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England and France played out one of the wildest World Cup games in history on Saturday, July 18.
Thanks in part to the low-stakes environment of a third-place match, it was all gas, no brakes in Miami as England secured an extraordinary 6-4 win to seal third place in 2026.
Bukayo Saka netted a hat trick for England, which got off to a 4-0 lead at halftime before holding off a furious second-half rally from France. Kylian Mbappe scored a pair of goals in the second half to help Les Bleus get back in the game.
As you'd expect in a game with 10 goals, records were falling on a steamy Saturday evening in Miami. Here is a list of the records that were broken in the World Cup third-place match.
Mbappe is the new record holder with 22 career World Cup goals, surpassing Lionel Messi.
Most goals for player in single World Cup in 21st century
With 10 goals at the 2026 World Cup, Mbappe has the most goals at a single men's World Cup since Gerd Müller scored 10 for West Germany in 1970.
Most goals in World Cup game since 1982
The 10 goals represented the most in a men's World Cup game since Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982. Only four games in World Cup history have had more.
Most assists for player in single World Cup
France star Michael Olise reached seven assists in the tournament, surpassing Pele's six in 1970.
Most assists for one player in single World Cup
Five of Olise's seven assists were for Mbappe, a record for one player to another for the tournament.
Most goals for an England player at a single World Cup
No England player has scored more at a single tournament than Jude Bellingham, who scored his seventh goal of the World Cup on Saturday.
Saturday's game beat out France's 6-3 win over West Germany in 1958.