MUMBAI, July 19 -- There is a certain sadness to the third-place playoff match at a FIFA World Cup.

For all their hopes and dreams coming into the world's biggest football tournament, falling short of a spot in the final is heartbreaking. And then, to pick themselves up a few days later and compete for an unwanted consolation prize becomes even more difficult.

"None of our players and none of the French players want to play this match," England's manager Thomas Tuchel said ahead of the game.

And yet, when England took on 2018 champions France at the Miami Stadium in Florida, the match for third place turned out to be one of the most extraordinary and thrilling matches across the 23 editions of the World Cup.

There was a hat-trick. The...