England registered their best ever performance at the FIFA World Cup since winning the competition in 1966 by finishing third at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Three Lions beat France 6-4 to win the bronze medal with Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup title.
En route to finishing third, Thomas Tuchel’s team played in a very charged game against Ghana at the group stage in a tie that had political undertones and issues connected to Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey’s ongoing legal troubles. (Click highlighted text to read full story)
The game ended in a goalless draw with England dominating the fixture by registering 19 shots against Ghana’s pair of shot attempts and having 619 passes against Ghana’s 168.
38 fouls were also recorded in the contest making it the fourth joint highest count in a game played at the 2026 World Cup.
Morocco’s 3-0 round of 16 stage win over Canada also had 38 fouls committed while the final between Argentina and Spain had 46 fouls committed in the game.
