{"id":28558,"date":"2026-07-19T21:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28558"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:09:46","slug":"england-clinch-third-place-in-2026-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28558","title":{"rendered":"England Clinch Third Place in 2026 FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The England national football team successfully secured third place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating France in a high-scoring encounter today (19th).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a thrilling third-place play-off match played in the early hours of the morning, England emerged victorious with a stunning 6-4 win against the French squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">England dominated the first half of the match, with Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa scoring a goal each, while star forward Bukayo Saka netted a brilliant brace (two goals) to put their team in a commanding position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France launched a fierce comeback in the second half, scoring four goals in total. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 scored twice, while Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 added one goal each to the scoreboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, England sealed their victory as Bukayo Saka completed his spectacular hat-trick and Jude Bellingham fired home another goal, bringing England&#8217;s total tally to 6 goals and cementing their podium finish in the tournament.<\/p>\n<div class='saic-wrapper saic-default saic-border' style='overflow: hidden;'><div class='saic-wrap-link'><a id='saic-link-28558' class='saic-link saic-icon-link saic-icon-link-true auto-load-true' href='?post_id=28558&amp;comments=0&amp;get=30&amp;order=DESC' title='0 Comments'><i class='saico-comment'><\/i><span>0<\/span> Comments<\/a><\/div><!--.saic-wrap-link--><div id='saic-wrap-commnent-28558' class='saic-wrap-comments' style='display:none;'><div id='saic-wrap-form-28558' class='saic-wrap-form saic-clearfix'><div class='saic-form-avatar'><\/div><div id='saic-container-form-28558' 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