England is out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after losing 2-1 to France in Saturday night’s quarter-final at Al-Bayt Stadium.
Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud scored for the reigning world champions, either side of a Harry Kane equalizer from the penalty spot.
Kane had the chance to level from the spot again but sent his second penalty kick high over the crossbar.
France will play Morocco in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
France took the lead in the 17th minute when Antoine Griezmann teed up Tchouameni to beat Jordan Pickford from 25 yards.
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England was furious as they believed that Dayot Upamecano had fouled Bukayo Saka in the build-up.
However, the goal survived a VAR review. Upamecano got away with another possible foul midway through the first half after bringing down Kane dangerously close to the edge of the penalty area. Kane stepped up to convert the spot-kick and became England’s joint-leading scorer by equaling Wayne Rooney’s record of 53 goals. England was now in the ascendency and twice came close to going ahead in normal time.
Harry Maguire shaved the outside of the post with a powerful header, shortly before Saka fired wide from close range.
It was far from one-way traffic though. At the other end, Pickford was called upon to make a smart save to deny Giroud.
But the former Arsenal striker beat the England keeper from another chance moments later.