France beat England in the last quarterfinal as Kane scores one penalty and misses another
Tchouameni scored the first goal for France, before fouling an opponent in the box to give England a penalty. Harry Kane equalized from it, but France regained their lead thanks to Giroud. Kane could have equalized once again in the 84th minute from another penalty, but fired the ball over the crossbar.
You can read the full match report and see all the statistics here.
Second Half
100': Rashford misses a free kick... and that's it! France are in the semifinal!
96': Jack Grealish to come on for the last two minutes or so, replacing (possibly injured) John Stones.
92': Luke Shaw takes the corner after Lloris tips the ball away, but it's cleared.
90': Eight minutes added on.
89': Yellow for Harry Maguire for elbowing.
89': Mason Mount tries a shot from some distance, but misses.
85': More offensive reinforcement for England, Rashford in for Foden.
84': KANE SENDS THE PENALTY WELL OVER THE CROSSBAR! Heartbreak for the English captain...
82': Sampaio had to take a look himself, but yes, it is a penalty! Also a yellow for Hernandez.
80': ANOTHER PENALTY APPEAL BY ENGLAND?! Mason Mount goes down in the box and VAR will check if Hernandez fouled him or not...
79': Changes on both sides - Sterling and Mount in for Saka and Henderson on the English side. Coman replaces Dembele for France.
78': This time there's no stopping Giroud! Goal for France! The veteran strikes with a header after a cross by Griezmann, who provides his second assist today.
77': Massive chance by France! Giroud all alone, nearly adds to his record breaking tally, but Pickford saves!
75': Dembele's cross is turned away by England defence, then Giroud's header after Hernandez's cross is well off.
74': Another penalty appeal by England? Bellingham goes down after battling Upamecano in the box, but the referee says play on.
72': ANOTHER huge chance for England! Hernandez makes a last gasp save before Saka. And it's an offensive foul by Saka to boot...
70': Huge chance for Harry Maguire! His header brushes the post!
62': Harry Kane with another shot too, and yes, another save by Lloris.
60': Saka with a shot and another save by Lloris! Bar the penalty, he's been France's best player today.
55': France with a big chance right away! Pickford makes a crucial save against Rabiot!
54': No problem for Kane! Brilliant penalty makes it 1-1!
52': Penalty for England! France's hero so far Tchouameni trips Saka and Harry Kane can head to the spot!
48': Another dangerous corner by Foden, this time Maguire has a chance but Lloris puts out the fire.
47': And it's Bellingham who gets to the ball after a corner kick and fires a beautiful shot! Lloris with the save though.
47': France open the second half the same way they finished the first - with a yellow card. Dembele gets it for a challenge on Bellingham.
Teams are back for the second half. Will France put the match to bed, or will England continue their activity and find their way back?
First Half
France leads at half time - can active Kane and co. find an answer in the second half?
45'+3: Phil Foden's corner kick doesn't find any of his teammates.
45': Four minutes added on.
43': Antoine Griezmann gets the first yellow card after he trips Kyle Walker.
39': Kylian Mbappe gets a chance to take a shot but misses the net.
29': Foden's corner causes chaos but France manage to get the ball away.
29': England's activity continues, Lloris parries another shot by Kane!
27': No penalty says referee Wilton Sampaio after consulting VAR.
25': Kane once again flies into the box from the right... and is perhaps tripped by Upamecano? VAR will check for a penalty!
22': Big chance for England! Kane storms into the box from the right but his Tottenham teammate Lloris denies him!
21': Good shot by Luke Shaw from the free kick but Lloris makes the save.
19': Free kick for England after Rabiot brings down Saka.
15': The champions strike first! Tchouameni with a brilliant shot from outside the box right to the bottom corner!
11': Pickford with the first big save - he denies Giroud's header.
10': France have the first corner kick of the match, but Antoine Griezmann's cross is well defended.
8': Harry Maguire sends a long ball towards France's goal, but it's a bit too long.
7': This time it's Mbappe going for a cross, but well defended too.
3': Harry Kane tries to find teammates, but the cross comes to nothing.
1': France have the kick-off, let's go!
The teams are out for the anthems - perhaps the biggest clash of the quarter-finals begins shortly!
Team News
Both Didier Deschamps and Gareth Southgate name unchanged starting elevens for the big clash.
England XI: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Henderson, Bellingham, Saka, Foden, Kane
France XI: Lloris, Kounde, Upamecano, Varane, Hernandez, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe, Giroud
Introduction
The World Cup quarter-finals conclude with a heavyweight clash between old rivals England and France and although they first squared off in 1923, this is just their third meeting at a World Cup and the first since 1982. England won both of those meetings by a two-goal margin, but with just one win across the last eight H2Hs (D2, L5), it seems a stern challenge awaits Gareth Southgate’s side.
The Three Lions overcame an uncertain start against Senegal to win 3-0 in the last-16, with Harry Kane’s first goal of the tournament and the performance of Jude Bellingham particular highlights. It marked England’s third consecutive clean sheet (W2, D1), prompting similarities to be drawn with last year’s run to the European Championship final, which was underpinned by defensive solidity.
The emergence of Bellingham and the performances of Phil Foden and Bukayo Sako have pushed England on from last summer’s tournament and ahead of the quarter-finals, no team has managed to better England’s 12 goals scored in this World Cup. However, manager Southgate knows that those goals mean nothing yet as he insists England must find their “highest possible level” for this clash.
France booked their last-eight spot thanks to a 3-1 win over Poland, with Kylian Mbappé bagging a brilliant brace to extend his lead in the Golden Boot standings, so reports suggesting he may be an injury doubt after missing French training on Tuesday are concerning. However, they’ve already dealt with the absence of Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba and N’golo Kanté among others, with Olivier Giroud stepping up to become the all-time leading scorer for Les Bleus (52 goals) with his opener against the Poles.
A 1-0 group-stage defeat to Tunisia showed the reigning World champions are fallible though, particularly if they suffer any more injuries. Manager Didier Deschamps will be hoping whoever he has available will do the business here as they bid to make it six World Cup knockout wins in a row, after confirming that his players are still “hungry” to prolong their stay in Qatar.
