*First time France conceded six goals in 118 years
*Mbappe records 22 goals to top all-time highest scorer chat
Spain, the champions, earned $50m in prize money, while runner-up Argentina received $33m.
England secured $29 million by beating France 6-4 in Saturday’s third-place match, while France will receive $27 million for finishing fourth.
FIFA says this edition is the largest prize pool in tournament history with a total of $655m to be shared among the 48 teams, with payouts ranging from $9 million to $50 million depending on how far each nation advanced.
Records
Argentina had no shot at goal after second half hydration break…ended with two on goal none on target
Italy won back-to back 1934 and 1938, Brazil 1958 and 1962
Explosive Third Place cracker
…England beat France after 10-goal thriller
Records
…Best England performance since 1966
…Bellingham highest scorer for England in single World Cup
…Mbappe records 22 goals to top all-time highest scorer chat
…Mbappe highest scorer of tournament with 10 goals and 14 goals involvement
… Mbappe achieved this after 56 years old wait
*Highest scorers chat
Mbappe 10
Messi 8
Haaland 7
Bellingham 7
Dembele 7
Harry Kane 6
NOTE:
Top 4 Single-Tournament Goal Scorers
Only four players have managed to hit double digits in a single tournament of the FIFA World Cup.
They are:
*Just Fontaine (France): 13 goals (1958)
*Sándor Kocsis (Hungary): 11 goals (1954)
*Gerd Müller (West Germany): 10 goals (1970)
* Kylian Mbappe (France):10 goals (2026)
The 10-goal thriller became the highest-scoring Third-Place match in FIFA World Cup history, surpassing France’s 6-3 win over West Germany in 1958.
It was the first time France had conceded six goals in a competitive match in 118 years.
