Penalties cruel England again as France survive

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France made it backmost to the semifinals of the World Cup by beating England 2-1.

Olivier Giroud scored successful the 78th infinitesimal astatine Al Bayt Stadium to support France connected people to go the archetypal squad since Brazil successful 1962 to triumph back-to-back World Cups.

Giroud raced distant successful delight erstwhile his header deflected disconnected England defender Harry Maguire, and sailed past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

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England striker Harry Kane had a accidental to adjacent the people precocious successful the lucifer but helium sent a punishment effort implicit the bar.

Screamer puts France ahead

It was his 2nd spot footwear of the match. He earlier scored to marque it 1-1 aft Aurelien Tchouameni had fixed France the pb successful the 17th infinitesimal with a almighty thrust from 20 metres out.

France volition adjacent look Morocco successful the semi-finals connected Thursday morning.

The Moroccans became the archetypal African squad to scope the semi-finals astatine the World Cup by beating Portugal 1-0.

England had been looking similar the squad much apt to people erstwhile the lucifer was astatine 1-1. But alternatively it was Giroud who connected with Antoine Griezmann's transverse to widen his grounds arsenic France's all-time starring scorer to 53 goals.

Kane levels it for England

The celebrations didn't past long, however, arsenic referee Wilton Sampaio reviewed a situation from Theo Hernandez connected substitute Mason Mount successful the box. The Brazilian authoritative awarded the penalty.

Kane sent Tottenham teammate Hugo Lloris the incorrect mode with his earlier punishment footwear aft Tchouameni brought down Bukayo Saka, but helium lifted his adjacent effort precocious implicit the bar.

England mislaid to Italy connected penalties successful the last of past year's European Championship, and reaching the semi-finals astatine the 2018 World Cup.

After scoring 12 goals connected the mode to the quarter-finals successful Qatar, England trailed successful the lucifer for the archetypal clip astatine the World Cup.

It was besides the archetypal clip the English squad had conceded a extremity since the opening 6-2 rout of Iran.

Kane's extremity was his 53rd for England, moving him into a necktie with Wayne Rooney for the astir goals scored for the nationalist team.

Mbappe didn't person have a extremity of his ain to celebrate, but cheered passionately aft Kane's punishment miss.

Mbappe is the starring scorer astatine the World Cup with 5 goals, 1 much that Giroud and Lionel Messi.

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