England suffered World Cup heartbreak as France edged past them with a 2-1 victory in a dramatic World Cup quarter-final, the defending champions setting up a semi-final clash against Morocco.
Aurelien Tchouameni put Les Blues in front in the first-half, firing into the bottom corner from distance, before Harry Kane levelled things up from the spot shortly after the break after Bukayo Saka was fouled. The Three Lions looked the better team as they pushed to move in front, France offering little in attack.
But Olivier Giroud restored France’s lead with just over ten minutes, and while Kane had the chance to equalise with a second penalty, he blazed the spot-kick over the bar. It was a blow that England didn’t recover from, for all Marcus Rashford went close with a free-kick in the 100th minute, as Gareth Southgate and his side suffered more disappointment at a major tournament.
