England and France set a new record for the results of the 21st century World Cups

The match for the bronze medals of the 2026 World Cup between England and France became the most productive match of the world championships in the 21st century. Thomas Tuchel's team, and in general the audience saw ten scored goals. The last time fans saw so many World Cup goals in one match was more than six decades. The match was also one of the most successful in the history of the World Cup, repeating the result of the match between France and Paraguay (7:3) at the 1958 World Cup. In addition, the French national team for the first time in its history in one match of the World Cup. The team's previous anti-record was five goals conceded against Brazil in the 1958 tournament.