First and foremost, there is still a trophy that players on both sides will be focused on: the Golden Boot.
France captain Kylian Mbappe has enjoyed a superb tournament and is currently level with Lionel Messi as this World Cup’s joint top scorer on eight goals so far.
However, the Argentina great currently has the edge thanks to his four assists to Mbappe’s three.
Goals in third-place play-offs do count towards the Golden Boot award, though, so Mbappe can still overtake the former Barcelona forward – albeit Messi will have the opportunity to respond in the final itself.
Should Mbappe score, or provide two assists, he would follow in the footsteps of Italy’s Salvatore Schillaci, who clinched the Golden Boot in 1990 by scoring in the third-place contest against… England.
Of course, there is still a chance an England player might take the prize for the tournament’s top scorer given both Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are just two goals behind Messi and Mbappe.
Given the Three Lions pair also have fewer assists, it would likely require a hat-trick to top the charts but you never know – and seeing top attacking talents go in search of goals is always fun to watch.
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