France beat England 2-1 after a nail-biting match at the 2022 World Cup
France beat England 2-1 after a nail-biting match at the 2022 Qatar World Cup and is set to play Morocco for a place in the final.
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Penalty heartbreak for England as Harry Kane’s miss sends England out
Goals by Oliver Giroud and Aurelien Tchouameni gave France a 2-1 win over England that took the holders into a World Cup semi-final with Morocco after Harry Kane equalised from the spot but then blazed a second late penalty over the bar on Saturday.
Giroud takes France into World Cup semis as Kane penalty miss costs England
AL KHOR, Qatar: Olivier Giroud scored the winner and Harry Kane missed a late penalty as holders France beat England 2-1 in a tense World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Aurelien Tchouameni had swept France into a first-half lead only for Kane to equalize from the spot nine minutes into the second half.
France beat England in World Cup quarter-final clash as Tchouaméni, Giroud score
Aurelien Tchouameni drilled France ahead in the first half but Kane levelled from the spot after the break. Giroud's deflected header on 78 minutes sent France through as Kane then blazed over his second spot-kick of the match.
Kane matches Rooney's England scoring record of 53 goals
AL KHOR, Qatar : Harry Kane became England's joint-record goalscorer with a penalty against France in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, taking him level on 53 with Wayne Rooney.
Morocco 'Rocky Balboa of this World Cup', says coach
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said his side are "the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup" after the Atlas Lions became the first African team ever to reach the semi-finals with a stunning victory over Portugal on Saturday.
Tchouameni fires France into halftime lead over England in quarter-final
AL KHOR, Qatar : France were leading England 1-0 at halftime in the last quarter-final match of the World Cup after Aurelien Tchouameni put the reigning champions in front after 17 minutes with a long-range strike on Saturday.
Cardiff make flying start in Challenge Cup with dominant Brive thrashing
Cardiff made a flying start to their Challenge Cup campaign scoring seven tries as they thrashed Brive at the Arms Park.