England and France played out one of the craziest matches in World Cup history on Saturday evening.

Despite both sides fielding weakened sides for their third-place play off, they put on a show at Miami Stadium as they contested a 10-goal thriller.

England raced out of the traps and led 4-0 at half-time. Les Bleus battled back after the break as they reduced the deficit to one goal, but they could not complete a comeback as the Three Lions won 6-4.

Bukayo Saka notched a hat-trick, Kylian Mbappe netted a brace and Jude Bellingham was also on the scoresheet as those that tuned in were treated to a remarkable game of football.

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Rayan Cherki Slammed For Actions During England vs France

Rayan Cherki in action for France vs Spain at the 2026 World CupIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jerome Miron

Rayan Cherki has found minutes hard to come by this summer. Despite impressing for Manchester City in his debut season in the Premier League, the 22-year-old did not start a single game in France’s run to the semi-finals, and instead was regularly required to make an impact from the bench.

Cherki, who was very outspoken after France’s defeat to Spain, was finally rewarded with a start against England.

He was far from his best, though, as he failed to grasp the opportunity that had been given to him. After a poor first-half, Cherki was one of four players that were substituted at the break.

Cherki’s performance, as well as his attitude during the match, angered many France supporters. At the hydration break in the first half, the Man City star appeared to clash with manager Didier Deschamps.

In the second half, Cherki was pictured resting on a bag as he lay nonchalantly on the ground beside the substitutes’ bench.

The image of him lying down without a care in the world has gone viral, with many France fans calling him out. One wrote: ‘Absolutely deplorable attitude from Rayan Cherki! Disgraceful!!!’, while another said: ‘It’s awful to see that’.

A third commented: ‘Simply one of the biggest deadbeats alive’, while a fourth stated: ‘We were all criticising Deschamps for not playing him, and in the end, we know why.’

Didier Deschamps Speaks Out on Cherki’s Behaviour

Adrian RabiotREUTERS/Carlos Barria

Didier Deschamps, who was managing France for the final time on Saturday, was asked bout Cherki’s attitude towards him during the hydration break. He said, per the Metro:

“I’m not going to settle scores today. The players know perfectly well. I’m not going to point fingers. However, I always tell them, and as Kylian said, they needed time to process it but it was my mistake, I should have made different choices from the start of the match, you can say that, and perhaps things would have gone better.

“Everyone is judged on their performance. Obviously, some players could have done better. I wish them all the best.”

Adrien Rabiot, meanwhile, has called out some of his France teammates for their attitude. He said: “We started the first half quite shamefully. I saw behavior from some players that I had never seen before. It’s a bit disappointing, because it was the last match to do well in this competition.

“There is a lot of disappointment after the match we lost against Spain, but there was work to be done until the end, and we cannot be content to rush things like that.

“We talked at half time, we said we needed to show some pride, and it was much better in the second half, because in the first half, some behavior was unacceptable.”