Aurelien Tchouameni is awesome first-half goal The hosts gave France early lead against England on Saturday in Tense World Cup quarter-final. Harry Kane converted a penalty for equation only for Olivier Giroud to present winner for French side Like English captain caught fire a second late penalty over tape f last World cup winners advanced to semi-finals with A 2-1 win.
France now one win far from becoming first back-to me-back Finalists since Brazil in 2002 and two become the third team to keep b trophy After Brazil in 1962 and Italy in 1938.
They had to work hard for they win although first tournament Cut match Between the two old sports rivals kept up the excitement of This is unusual quarter-final weekend.
France took the lead after 17 minutes, and it was broken because England still complained of a foul that was not given on Bukayo Saka.
Antoine Griezmann rolled ball welcome in path of Chumini 25-yard Low shot flew just inside post And beyond goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
England eventually began to push forward, pushing and probing, though without much subtlety, though France keeper Hugo Lloris was fast off Plan to save at the feet of Kane, then made another save drive from England captain.
Loris was in a job again In the start of The second halfturning in a fierce shot from Jude Bellingham over Bar as England came out full of very.
Saka, who She seemed the most threatening player in The first halfthen tripped by Tchouameni and smashed Kane penalty High behind Tottenham Hotspur team Matty Loris for level drawing with Wayne Rooney as England record scorer on 53.
England was supported by goal And it was playing with Great confidence but despite the position-back Harry Maguire brushed a post with Headers were unable to make their dominance matter. France instead hit back Griezmann also swung in A cross Jiro did brilliantly to get to him in In front of me of Maguire and planted his head in net for Fourth goal of The tournament.
England was given another lifeline via VAR when Theo Hernandez hit Mason Mount to the ground but Kane sent the penalty in with force over bar six minutes of time.
England paid for The equalizing goal, however, when Marcus Rashford added a free kick, timed out just over The bar went down in the seventh defeat in 10 World Cup quarter-finals.
