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AL KHOR, Qatar : Didier Deschamps made only one late substitution as France beat England 2-1 in a nerve-racking World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, but the defending champions have been carried over the line by an unshakable collective strength in the squad.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.