Al Ahli’s Ivan Toney will return to the Roshn Saudi League with a FIFA World Cup bronze medal after England defeated France in the third-place play-off on Saturday night.
Toney, who finished second to Al Qadsiah’s Julian Quinones in last season’s race for the RSL golden boot, started the match in Miami, helping Thomas Tuchel’s team to a thrilling 6-4 victory. The contest also featured Al Hilal full-back Theo Hernandez.
Speaking after the win, Toney said of taking third: “It’s an achievement. We obviously wanted to go a couple of steps further, but we finished strong and managed to get a medal in the end.
“We’re getting closer but almost isn’t enough. There’s a lot of quality teams, a lot of quality players. But, yeah, we’re heading in the right direction.”
Toney will now take some time off before rejoining his Al Ahli teammates in the final build-up to the 2026-27 RSL campaign, which kicks off next month.
The England frontman has been integral to the Jeddah club’s back-to-back AFC Champions League Elite trophy wins but will surely be intent on firing Al Ahli to a first RSL crown since 2015-16.
Across two seasons in Saudi Arabia, Toney has 55 goals in 62 matches.
