At 3 am on December 11, Beijing time, the last quarter-final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup was held at the Bait Stadium, with England playing against France. In the first half, Chu Ameni's world wave led the French team; in the second half, Chu Ameni fouled against Saka and gave England a penalty kick. Kane took the penalty and scored his 53rd goal in Three Lions , tying Rooney to become the team's scorer king. Then Mount won another penalty for England, but this time Kane took the penalty and shot it away. In the end, France eliminated England 2-1 and reached the semi-finals of the World Cup. They will compete with Morocco for a place in the final.
in the group stage, France advanced to the top 2 wins and 1 loss, and then defeated Poland 3-1 in the 1/8 final to advance to the quarterfinals. England won 2 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, and won 3-0 in the 1/8 final to advance to the quarterfinals.
The game started, and the two teams did not test anything. In the 11th minute, Gritzmann took the ball from the right side of the frontcourt and advanced to the side. Dembele on the right received the ball and crossed it to , and Giroud in the middle of the penalty area headed the ball, and Pickford hugged the ball.
In the 15th minute, Rabio dribbled the ball after stealing in the midfield, and then passed the ball to the left. Mbappe 2 passed the back point, and Dembele's shot was cut. In the 17th minute of , the French team passed continuously in the frontcourt. Chu Améni received a back pass from Gritzmann and then shot a heavy shot with his right foot to shoot a world wave. The French team led England 1-0.
In the 18th minute, Saka dribbled the ball and was knocked down by Rabio, winning the England team a free kick in front of the penalty area. Lukeshau took the penalty and shot directly. The ball was not strong enough and was obtained by Lori . In the 21st minute, Kane threw away Upamecano and dribbled into the penalty area, facing Lori's shot was blocked.
In the 25th minute, when Kane dribbled the ball and was about to enter the penalty area, he was kicked down by Upamecano from behind. The referee did not award a penalty after hearing VAR.
In the 28th minute, Kane shot hard with his right foot in front of the penalty area, and Lowry flew to save the ball out of the baseline. The England corner kick then caused chaos in the French team's penalty area, and Rabio cleared the ball with big feet. In the 39th minute, Mbaby broke through with the ball, causing Henderson to foul.
The French team's tactical free kick was taken to the penalty area, Teo's on the left hand got the ball across, and Mbappe's volley in the middle hit high. In the 43rd minute, Walker dribbled the ball and was kicked down by Gritzmann, who received the first yellow card of the game. At the end of the first half, France temporarily led the lead.
The second half changed sides and then played again. In the 46th minute, Bellingham tripped from the back by Dembele while driving the ball, and the latter received a yellow card. Next, England's corner kick was pulled into the penalty area, Lukesha stopped, Bellingham took the opportunity to shoot, and Lori pushed the ball out of the crossbar.
In the 52nd minute, Saka cooperated with his teammates on the right side of the penalty area to hit the wall. He was knocked down by Chu Ameni after receiving the ball in the penalty area. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick.
penalty kick was taken by Kane. He faced Tottenham 's teammate Lori. Kane shot the left side of the goal with his right foot, tricked Lori into the ball, and England 1-1 France. This is Kane's 53rd goal in England, tied with Rooney to become the scorer in England's history.
In the 55th minute, the French team launched a quick counterattack after kicking off. Conde made a long pass from the right side of the backcourt. Rabio shot with his left foot in front of the penalty area, and Pickford saved the ball from the side.
1 minutes later, the French team got another chance. Mbappe dribbled the ball from the midfield and penetrated all the way to the left side of the penalty area. He threw away Walker, who was following the defense, and then made a cross. However, the French team missed the ball at both points in the penalty area. Later, Bele dribbled the ball out of the baseline with one kick.
In the 60th minute, Saka took the ball in the middle of the frontcourt and broke through. He came to the penalty area and got a low shot and was obtained by Lori. Two minutes later, England's low shot was held by Lori. In the 70th minute, England team's free kick from the right side of the frontcourt entered the penalty area. The back point Maguire , , headed the ball, and the ball was slightly off the post.
In the 72nd minute, Lukesha dribbled the ball to the left side of the frontcourt and made a low cross. Teo blocked the ball out of the baseline before the encirclement Saka. In the 77th minute, the French team crossed the ball from the left to the penalty area, and the header from the back point hit the middle. Giroud's left-footed shot was saved by Pickford
. In the 78th minute, the French team's corner kick was cleared. Gritzmann took the ball from the left side of the frontcourt and made another pass. Giroud headed the ball at the front point in the penalty area and pushed the ball into the goalkeeper, and France led England 2-1! This is also Giroud's 53rd goal in France, with Gritzmann contributing two assists in this game. After Giroud scored, Mbappe was very excited and kept slapping Giroud in the face.
In the 80th minute, Teo knocked down Mount who was about to receive the ball from behind in the penalty area. The referee went to the sidelines to watch VAR and gave England the second penalty in the game. At the same time, Special O also received a yellow card.
penalties continued to be taken by Kane, and his right foot shot was shot away!
In the 97th minute, Grelish came on the bench and replaced with the injured Stones . In the last moment of stoppage time, England won a free kick in front of the penalty area, and Rashford took the penalty and hit a little higher. In the end, France defeated England 2-1.
France starter: 1-Lorry, 4-Varane , 5-Conde, 18-Upamecano, 22-Teo, 8-Chuaméni, 14-Rabio, 7-Gritzmann, 9-Girou, 10-Mbappe, 11-Demberle
England starter: 1-Pickford, 2-Walker, 3-Luke Shaw , 5-Stones, 6-Maguire, 4-Rice, 8-Henderson, 22-Bellingham, 9-Kane, 17-Saka, 20-Foden
