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DOHA : As Kylian Mbappe was being muzzled by the England defence, it was France's old guard who took the defending champions through to the World Cup semi-finals in a nerve-racking 2-1 victory on Saturday.
AL KHOR, Qatar: 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 (Dec 10).
DOHA : England skipper Harry Kane said he will have to live with the penalty miss that condemned his team to a World Cup quarter-final exit against reigning champions France on Saturday.
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."
Keith Treacy joins Mikey Stafford and Rob Wright to discuss another painful penalty-related exit for England as France march on to the semi-final to meet surprise packages Morocco.
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.
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.
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.