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Fun fact: as of today, not a single match in a world cup game has ended in 5-4. With how France and England are playing, tonight might be the night! #fraeng

Me: hey, I've been working all day, what happened in the Third Place WHAT THE FUUUUUUU #FediFC #WorldCup #FRAENG

Was für ein irres Fußballspiel! #FRAENG #WM2026

It’s coming third! England wins third place. Nearly choking away the lead as they beat France 6-4. #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup #WC2026 #FRAENG #FRAvsENG #England #France

RE: https://mastodon.social/@naor_nl/116943438640154657 One for the history books: tonight we witnessed the first 6-4 in a football World Cup! #worldcup #fraeng

Two-point game again. Comeback averted. And England is moments away from taking home the bronze. #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup #WC2026 #FRAENG #FRAvsENG #England

This third place game is hilarious! It was 4-0 to England, but now it’s 4-3 — and I bet it’s going to finish 5-4 to France. There’s still 20 minutes left! Straight up goofballs and nobody will really care, except maybe Messi, who will now have to score a couple in the final to retain the golden boot over Mbappé #FRAENG #FediFC #WorldCup #WorldCup2026

So - England hatte die erste Halbzeit, Frankreich kriegt offensichtlich die zweite. Klingt fair. #WM #WM26 #FraEng

OK, the same guys that DMed the French players on the 1st half, can they now DM the English dudes? This game is nuts! #FRAENG

I've had a quick check and yes, this game is all kinds of stupid. #FRAENG #Football #FIFAWorldCup

Lagen ställer upp med sina neurosedynlandslag i varsin halvlek #fraeng

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Easy! Easy! Easy! #FraEng #FediFC

Can someone DM the French players that the game already started? #FRAENG

England strikes first! 1-0 over France. #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup #WC2026 #FRAENG #FRAvsENG #England

The FIFA ranking system for teams is based on the ELO ranking system (popularised by chess). Essentially, when two teams play they will gain or lose points relative to the difference in the current ranking between those teams. There is a scaling factor that gives more weight to competition matches vs friendlies and the World Cup gives the most weight. In particularly games past the quarter finals give the most weight. Having just looked at the formula I can work out that if England beat France for the match that no-one ever wants to play in (3rd place play off), then England will (narrowly) move past France and take 3rd spot in the rankings! #FRAENG #FIFAWorldCup