World Cup Qatar 2022: France crush England dreams, Morocco make history
Aurélien Tchouaméni opened with a scorching long-range effort, Harry Kane equalised with a penalty but Olivier Giroud won the game with a bullet header.
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Southgate won't rush decision on future after England exit
Gareth Southgate will take his time before making any decision over his future after England's World Cup quarter-final exit. Harry Kane scored one penalty but missed another as Southgate's side were beaten 2-1 by reigning champions France in Qatar. England boss Southgate's contract runs until after Euro 2024 but he was was non-committal when asked about his plans going forward. "I think after every tournament we have sat and reviewed and reflected," he told ITV. "It needs a bit of time to make sure everybody makes the right decisions." England fought back from Aurelien Tchouameni's early strike to deservedly level through Kane's first spot-kick, which saw him equal Wayne Rooney's national team record of 53 goals. Olivier Giroud headed France back in front before Kane was handed another chance to equalise, only to blast his penalty high over Tottenham team-mate Hugo Lloris' crossbar. Southgate was proud of his side's performance and felt they were good enough to have gone all the way in the tournament. "I think the performance did (deserve more), but in the end goals are decisive," he said. "I don't think they could have given any more. They have played really well against a top team. "I think we were here to win the tournament and we had belief we could. "I think we showed in our performance against the reigning champions we have a team good enough to have done that."
Kane pays penalty as France dump out England
Harry Kane missed a late penalty as England's World Cup dreams ended in a heartbreaking defeat to reigning champions France in a blockbuster quarter-final clash.
Kane will come back stronger after penalty miss, says Henderson
AL KHOR, Qatar: Jordan Henderson said England would not have made the World Cup quarter-finals without the goals of Harry Kane and said the striker would come back stronger after he missed a penalty in the loss to France on Saturday (Dec 10).
'Heart and guts' earned France semi-final spot, says Deschamps
AL KHOR, Qatar : Coach Didier Deschamps said France beat a good England side with their "heart and guts" on Saturday to move into the World Cup semi-finals and keep alive their hopes of back-to-back titles.
Analysis:France leave England wondering what might have been
AL KHOR, Qatar : The French cockerel crowed long and hard into the night on Saturday after France beat age-old rivals England 2-1 to reach the World Cup semi-finals and send their neighbours home.
Commentary: Qatar World Cup is a festival of cosmopolitanism – not nationalism
LONDON: I’ve spent years writing about the rise of nationalism. Trump, Brexit, Putin, Bolsonaro and the rest were supposedly a backlash against globalisation only “elites” still liked.
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.