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It was the highest-scoring World Cup game since Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982.
The 10-goal spectacle shattered several World Cup records, while Kylian Mbappé moved ahead of Lionel Messi on the tournament's all-time scoring list and strengthened his lead in the Golden Boot race.
BBC Sport It was the highest-scoring World Cup game since Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982.
It was the highest-scoring World Cup game since Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982.
BBC Sport Bukayo Saka scores a hat-trick as England beat France 6-4 in a thriller to record their best men's World Cup finish since 1966.
Where to start with this rollercoaster of a match? Thomas Tuchel had promised a reaction but he could not have imagined the manner of the response from England, albeit against a France team firmly on their sunloungers during an incredible first half in which they conceded four times. Yet with Kylian Mbappé on the hunt for his second successive Golden Boot in Didier Deschamps’ last match in charge of Les Bleus , even…
World Cup updates from 10pm BST/5pm EDT/7am AEST Players ‘puzzled’ but Tuchel left himself no option Email John | Sign up for Football Daily France: Maignan, Gusto, Konate, Lacroix, Theo Hernandez, Zaire Emery, Rabiot, Olise, Cherki, Doue, Mbappe. Subs: Samba, Risser, Digne, Upamecano, Kounde, Kone, Dembele, Tchouameni, Thuram, Barcola, Kante, Saliba, Lucas Hernandez, Mateta, Akliouche. England: Dean Henderson, Quan…
BBC Sport Rate the England and France players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.
BBC News – Science & Environment The storm becomes the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, the latest first hurricane on record, on Thursday.
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced. The academy praised her "bold and inventive oeuvre" and her reimagining of classical mythology in contemporary forms. Carson, 76, is known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of Red and her reverence for Latin and Greek classics.
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group returned to its homeport in San Diego, California, on Thursday, ending a record deployment of about 10 to 11 months. The deployment included 265 uninterrupted days at sea and support for U.S. military operations against Iran. Reports during the deployment cited supply shortages and deteriorating morale and mental health among the crew. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greeted the carrier, and Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., discussed the return with NPR.
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