{"id":1620,"date":"2026-07-19T06:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T06:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2026-08-05T05:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:53:26","slug":"2026-world-cup-deschamps-final-game-ends-in-glorious-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betway.co.bw\/insider\/2026-world-cup-deschamps-final-game-ends-in-glorious-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup &#8211; Deschamps\u2019 final game ends in glorious defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Image source: Alamy Stock Photo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">Didier Deschamps\u2019 final match in charge of France after a 14-year tenure ended in glorious defeat, as his side fell 6-4 at the hands of England in the <a href=\"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/sport\/soccer\/highlights?sortOrder=League&amp;selectedLeagues=international_fifa-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Cup<\/a> Third Place Playoff at the Miami Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">England got off to a flying start and claimed the lead as early as the third minute, with Declan Rice intercepting the ball near the half-way line before driving forward and stroking a shot into the bottom corner of the net from just outside the penalty area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">Rice went from scorer to provider for England\u2019s second goal, whipping in a corner kick from the left flank which was glanced home by defender Ezri Konsa for a 2-0 lead in the 18th minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">Just under 20 minutes later Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka combined in a sweeping counter attack which twice appeared to have been thwarted by the French defence, only for Saka to finally sweep home a left footed shot for a 3-0 advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">And the Three Lions incredibly made it 4-0 in injury time before the interval, with Eberechi Eze playing in Saka, who finished into the bottom corner of the net to wrap up a perfect first half for Thomas Tuchel\u2019s team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">France made a quartet of changes at the start of the second half, introducing Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Lucas Digne and Dayot Upamecano, while England swapped out Rashford for Ollie Watkins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">And Les Bleus quickly pulled a goal back, with Michael Olise playing a perfectly-weighted ball for Kylian Mbappe, who drilled home his ninth goal of this World Cup to make it 1-4 in the 48th minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">In the 54th minute France scored their second goal, with Barcola running onto a superb through ball from Mbappe before crashing the ball past goalkeeper Dean Henderson for 2-4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">Mbappe then scored a history-making goal in the 66th minute, playing a one-two with Olise before firing home to put France just one behind at 3-4. It was Mbappe\u2019s 10th goal of the tournament and his 22nd career goal in the World Cup \u2013 a new record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">He also joined Sandor Kocsis (1954, 11 goals), Just Fontaine (1958, 13) and Gerd Muller (1970, 10) in an exclusive club of players who have hit double figures in a single World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">An incredible comeback appeared to be on for France, but they were guilty of missing a couple of glaring chances before England were awarded a penalty in the 85th minute, as Malo Gusto tripped up Djed Spence. Saka took the spot kick in the 87th minute and beat goalkeeper Mike Maignan from 12 yards to complete his hat-trick and seal a win for the Three Lions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">There was still time for Dembele to fire home a left-footed shot six minutes into an additional seven, but it proved no more than a consolation, as England made it 6-4 even later after a brilliant solo goal from Jude Bellingham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">France (0) 4 (K. Mbappe 48\u2019 66\u2019, B. Barcola 54\u2019, O. Dembele 90+6\u2019)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">England (4) 6 (D. Rice 3\u2019, E. Konsa 18\u2019, B. 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