France broke England’s dream, won the match 2-1, all four semi-final teams were decided
In the FIFA World Cup 2022 season being hosted by Qatar, the fourth quarter-final match was played late on Saturday (December 10). In the match, defending champion France and England team were face to face. The match was very exciting, in which France won 2-1 in a spectacular fashion. France has defeated England for the first time in the World Cup. Earlier in 1966 and 1982, England had defeated France.
With this victory, France has entered the semi-finals. Where he will compete with Morocco. This team defeated Cristiano Ronaldo’s team Portugal 1-0 in their quarter-final match. The semi-final match between France and Morocco will be played on December 14 at 12.30 pm.
FIFA World Cup semi finals schedule
December 13 – Croatia Vs Argentina (12.30 pm)
14 December – Morocco Vs France (Late 12.30 PM)
Goals scored in the match like this
First goal: Tchoumeni scored on Griezmann’s pass in the 17th minute for France
Second goal: Captain Harry Kane scored a penalty in the 54th minute for England
Third goal: Giraud scored on Griezmann’s pass in the 78th minute for France
Gerrud overshadowed Harry Kane in the second half
With the start of the second half, England showed their aggressive game. Its advantage was found in the 54th minute itself. During this, England got a penalty on France’s foul. In this, English captain Harry Kane did not miss the opportunity and scored a goal to make the match 1-1.
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With this goal, Harry Kane has become the joint highest scorer for England with 53 goals. Earlier, Wayne Rooney had also scored the same number of goals. But Olivier Giraud spoiled the hard work of Harry Kane. Giraud again gave France a 2-1 lead in the 78th minute by scoring on Antoine Griezmann’s pass.
France dominated the first half
There was a fierce fight between France and England in the first half. Be it ball possession or pass accuracy. In every case the match went on equal. But France dominated the first half by scoring one goal. This goal was scored by Aurelien Tchoumeni in the 17th minute itself. This goal was assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
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In the first half, England had 58 percent ball possession, while France had only 42 percent ball possession. England attempted the goal 5 times, out of which three were on target. But France tried for the goal only three times, in which two were on target. One of it converted into a goal.
Starting-11 of France and England in the match
France squad: Hugo Lloris (captain), Kylian Mbappé, Olivier Giroud, Raphael Varane, Jules Kunde, Dayat Upamecano, Theo Hernandes, Antoine Griezmann, Aurélien Tchoumeny, Ousmane Dembele and Adrien Rabiot.
England squad: Harry Kane (captain), Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden.