England vs France LIVE: Saka hat-trick bags third place in INSANE 6-4 World Cup bronze final

England vs France LIVE: Saka hat-trick bags third place in INSANE 6-4 World Cup bronze final England's dream of ending 60 years of hurt were dashed by Argentina on Wednesday night, but they still have the chance to record their best ever finish on foreign soil England have absolutely blown France away in the World Cup match nobody wants to play. Declan Rice scored a screamer after just three minutes to lift the mood for England, who would record the nation's greatest ever finish on foreign soil with a win. Ezri Konsa scored from a Rice corner before Bukayo Saka plundered a brace to give England a 4-0 half-time lead. Kylian Mbappe provided an immediate response for a much-changed France team just minutes after the restart to restore from French pride. Victory for England would also go some way to easing the pain following the meek World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina in midweek, the manner of which has left Thomas Tuchel under pressure. Th England head coach's name was booed by supporters in the stadium when his name was read out pre-match. Rice is captaining the team with Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham among the big names on the bench absence, while Kobbie Mainoo misses out due to injury. The action is underway so follow along for all the latest... Key Events That's all we've got time for tonight, folks. But join us again first thing tomorrow morning for lots more reaction to tonight's win for England. A big talking point after the Argentina game was the lack of Bukayo Saka. The Arsenal star has been nursing an achilles injury in recent weeks and made a big impact in tonight's game, scoring a hat-trick. Asked about Saka's omission for the Argentina game, Thomas Tuchel told BBC Sport: "He did everything right. I had a feeling in the semi-final for [Morgan] Rogers. That he would be involved in something special. That was it. "The games in itself demands so much, so much focus on changes because of cramps and flow of the games. "Bukayo showed that he is a key player. There is never a doubt. I wasn't aware he had a hat-trick. I lost the overview of the goalscorers, but brilliant." There has been plenty of scrutiny on Thomas Tuchel since England's World Cup semi-final loss vs Argentina. But Martin Keown insists the former Chelsea boss IS an elite manager - and that England fans and the FA should stick with him. "There's a lot of anger and you can understand all of that but it would be a complete waste of time if we were to not stick with this man," Keown said on BBC Sport. "What he has learned and I believe he is intelligent and an elite manager having won the Champions League and titles in various different countries. "I think we should support him." With his two goals tonight, Kylian Mbappe is up to 22 goals at the World Cup, which is one more than Lionel Messi ahead of Argentina's final against Spain. Michael Olise assisted both of Kylian Mbappe's goals tonight and, in doing so, became the first player to set up seven goals at the same tournament. That record has stood since Pele managed six in 1970, with all of his World Cup assists coming during that edition. Lionel Messi would have to set up three goals for Argentina in the final against France to equal Olise's total. Thomas Tuchel played Morgan Rogers over Bukayo Saka in the World Cup semi-final because he had a feeling for the Aston Villa man. Speaking about Saka to the BBC, the coach said: He did everything right. I had a feeling in the semi-final for Rogers. That he would be involved in something special. That was it.The games in itself demands so much, so much focus on changes because of cramps and flow of the games. Bukayo showed that he is a key player. There is never a doubt. I wasn't aware he had a hat-trick. I lost the overview of the goalscorers, but brilliant. Martin Keown says it would be a complete waste of time if England were to sack Thomas Tuchel after this World Cup. Speaking on the BBC after tonight's match, Keown said: There's a lot of anger, and you can understand all of that, but it would be a complete waste of time if we were not to stick with this man. What he has learned, and I believe he is intelligent and an elite manager, having won the Champions League and titles in various countries. I think we should support him. Thomas Tuchel was concerned about how his England players would cope physically in this bronze final - but never worried about their mentality. We had a brilliant first half and then a turbulent second half. You could see the difference in what one day makes and the difference in the schedule. We are so, so tired and drained from the last few weeks. So a massive compliment and full respect - the mentality that we showed. Going through all the adversity is absolutely brilliantI was afraid of the physical demands of the match. We know the quality and speed of France, and they have much less of a schedule. It was less demanding. They had one more day in between the semi-final to digest, and they had way less travel distance than us.We played in the heat, at altitude. I was worried physically. You could see it in the second half, the cramps and all the tiredness, but I was never worried about the mentality. I have said it before, this team has created something very special, and they showed it again. Bronze medals are now around the necks of every England player after coming out on top in that crazy match. Harry Kane led them up to the on-pitch ceremony, and they are now doing a lap around the stadium to show their appreciation to the fans. Kobbie Mainoo has one despite not playing a single minute during the tournament. Jason Steele also got one, who has been a training goalkeeper this summer, with several England players urging him to come up and collect one. Bukayo Saka has summed up that game on the BBC after undoubtedly being named as player of the match. It was a crazy, crazy game. We're both still quite disappointed not to be in the final, but it was about finishing strong and giving the country the best finish in the World Cup in 60 years, so we're happy with the final result.I think the first half went for us. We won the first half, they won the second, and in the end, we scored the two goals to win the game, so I'd say that's how it went. Jude Bellingham has now scored more goals (7) during a single World Cup campaign than any other Englishman. No one else has previously broken half a dozen, with Gary Lineker doing so in 1986 and Harry Kane managing the same amount in 2018 and again this year. The midfielder's seven strikes are only bettered by Lionel Messi, eight, and Kylian Mbappe, ten, at this tournament. Some effort. A 5-a-side game? A basketball game? That was not a SERIOUS football match - but all the more enoyable for it. Agree with John Cross? How would you rate the players? Score them below... England player ratings Dean Henderson 7 Good saves in the first half. Was up against target practice in the second half. Jarell Quansah 7 A real game of two halves. Solid first half, taken to the cleaners in the second half. Ezri Konsa 8 Scored from a Rice corner - a taste of things to come? - and defended well first half, not so good second. Marc Guehi 8 This was a really good first half display. Quick, tenacious and defiant. Tried to keep defence solid. Djed Spence 7 A beautiful moment when he chased down Mbappe. Undone in the second half. Declan Rice 8 Where has this version of Rice been hiding? Scored and provided an assist. Terrific first half. Eberechi Eze 7 Really good on the ball - brave, too - and epitomised what Tuchel wanted in terms of DNA. Bukayo Saka 9 This was Saka more like his usual self! Electric first half, was rewarded with a hat-trick. Morgan Rogers 7 On the brink of a move to Chelsea, this was a good audition in the middle. Strong and lively. Marcus Rashford 7 Looked more free and dangerous - and provided an assist for Saka. Subbed at half time. Ivan Toney 7 Led the line well, held the ball up and showed he really can be an option at No9. Substitutes Watkins, for Rashford, 46 mins, 5 Bellingham, for Eze, 79 mins Anderson, for Toney, 79 mins James, for Quansah, 83 mins Chalobah, for Guehi, 93 mins It's a bronze medal for England at a World Cup for the first time! Their best performance at a major tournament since 1966. And what a way to do it! A ten-goal thriller! Jude Bellingham breaks away from inside his own half, turns Maxence Lacroix inside out and fires in through the legs of Dayot Upamecano! Ousmane Dembele sits down Trevoh Chalobah and fires in a fourth for France. There's barely a minute left now... Cramp for Djed Spence minutes after winning that penalty. He'll have to walk this off as no one's coming on to replace him... Another change for England as Trevoh Chalobah gets a run-out and replaces Marc Guehi. The Chelsea man is on for just his second senior cap and first minutes of this tournament. We've hit 90 minutes and there's seven more of stoppage time to hold on. Bukayo Saka converts and has three of England's five here in Miami! Jude Bellingham initially held onto the ball, but handed it over to the Arsenal man, who sends Mike Maignan the wrong way. Malo Gusto brings down Djed Spence and the referee points to the spot! Jarell Quansah has pulled up with a cramp, and Reece James is already up to replace him at right-back. Bellingham almost scores barely two minutes after coming on, but just can't get his shot off. France goes right up the other end and almost equalises. And the referee is now getting rubbed down on the sideline after complaining of cramps. This game has everything. On comes Jude Bellingham for the final ten minutes, with Elliot Anderson also joining him on the pitch. Off come Eberechi Eze and Ivan Toney. France could easily be level or even ahead in this match. Michael Olise this time goes ever so close, but it's just wide. Matt Upson had eyes on Thomas Tuchel here in Miami after that third France goal, saying on BBC Radio 5 Live: All you can do is applaud the football. Thomas Tuchel is now looking very edgy on the England bench.It's unstoppable stuff. The freedom that all the players are playing with is great to see.What a move and what a goal for France.What is happening in this game? England have somehow conceded three goals since half-time here and their emphatic four-goal lead is now a slender one. A second for Kylian Mbappe and third for France! That's now ten for him at this tournament, with another emphatic finish leaving Dean Henderson with no chance. Mike Maignan is having a decent game despite conceding four; he's just managed to react quickly and keep out Ivan Toney's close-range header from a Declan Rice free-kick. Kylian Mbappe gets in again, but Dean Henderson denies the France captain. Turns out that he was offside, but the Crystal Palace goalkeeper wasn't to know.