France defeats England 2-1 to maintain its World Cup ambition.

In their quarterfinal match on Saturday at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar, France overcame England 2-1 to progress to the World Cup semifinals. Harry Kane, the captain of England, missed a penalty in the final ten minutes of play that would have tied the score with France. Aurellen Tchouameni scored the game's first goal in the 17th minute, but a tenacious England responded with goals from Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka to tie the score early in the second half. Even though the English skipper converted the first penalty, his team's magic could not be doubled. After Hernandez fouled Mason Mount, England was awarded another penalty, but Kane missed his attempt at the game-winning goal in the 83rd minute of play. With his incredible strike in the 78th minute, Olivier Giroud gave France the victory and preserved their dream. In the semi-finals, France will play Morocco, which shocked everyone by defeating a Ronaldo-led Portugal team to advance as the first ever African team to the World Cup semifinals.