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1. Vive La France! But only just. The defending champions clung tenaciously – and with a little luck – to their trophy and now face Morocco in the semifinal ...

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Harry Kane's miss is the latest in a long line of English failures from the spot.

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England came up short against a football superpower in a major tournament once again but unlike previous eliminations, Gareth Southgate and his squad can ...

Even if that penalty was scored, we had a lot to do to win the game," Southgate said. "We're not here just to reach a quarter-final," Kane said before the France game. "We've done such a good job that you have fewer regrets. "I don't think we looked out of place. "It is a result of 100 minutes of football and a lots of things that happened at both ends of the pitch. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

France coach Didier Deschamps admitted his side was a "bit lucky" to beat England in their World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday at Al Bayt Stadium.

Morocco deserve praise," Deschamps said. France, who became the first defending champion to reach the semifinals again in 60 years, will be heavy favourites on Wednesday. We went for it with all our mental strength." "I thought I might get another chance, and when it came to me it was an unbelievable feeling to score. "We played a superb England team who are strong technically and physically. "But tonight we're going to enjoy it.

FA Chief Mark Bullingham has thrown his support behind Gareth Southgate after England's heartbreaking World Cup exit at the hands of France.

In Qatar, England scored 12 goals, while conceding just 4, and many believed they had the chance to go all the way. But sport can have fine margins and on the day, against the current world champions, it was not to be. "Gareth and Steve (Holland) prepared the team exceptionally well throughout the tournament.

England endured more World Cup penalty pain as Harry Kane missed a late spot-kick in a dramatic 2-1 quarter-final loss to France.

However, after Kane had seemingly broken the curse to join Wayne Rooney on 53 goals for England, it struck again with just six minutes of normal time remaining to leave a nation dealing with an all-too-familiar feeling of devastation. However, when the Spurs striker was given the chance to restore parity a second time, after Olivier Giroud had headed France into a 2-1 lead, It may not have been a shootout but it was still the same old story for England: more penalty pain.

France defeated England 2-1. The road for the defending World Cup champions won't get any easier. France will take on Morocco in a semifinal match on ...

Morocco has mowed down European opponents this tournament and is the first African team to play in a World Cup semifinal. The goal adds to Giroud's all-time scoring lead for France. France is the defending champion and had sparkled in Qatar behind a bevy of stars including Kylian Mbappé who leads the tournament with five goals (he was mostly silenced in this contest).

Harry Kane equalled England's all-time scoring record but missed a crucial penalty as the Three Lions' World Cup dream ended at the quarter-final stage with ...

– England 1-2 France. – England 1-1 France. 84’ – ENGLAND PENALTY MISS! – England 0-1 France. 78’ – GOAL! 54’ – GOAL! 17’ – GOAL! VAR is checking...but the referee says it’s a no. Kane goes down under a challenge from Upamecano.... Olivier Giroud (France) It came down to the two players with record goal hauls for their country. Hernandez 6, Griezmann 7, Tchouameni 7, Rabiot 6, Dembele 6, Giroud 7, Mbappe 6. As the ball disappeared over the bar, so did England’s dreams of continuing a progression that saw a semi-final in Russia followed by the runner-up spot at Euro 2020.

Harry Kane was understandably distraught after his crucial miss, but David Beckham lauded him for stepping up in the first place.

England will require six wickets to wrap up a series victory over Pakistan when the second Test resumes, with their hosts chasing 157 runs.

England coach Gareth Southgate cut a disconsolate figure after his side lost to France in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday but said he would not make ...

In the end, the scoreline is what matters.” Southgate is also credited by many for his role in transforming the image of the England men’s national team. If he honours the deal, it would see him take charge of England for Euro 2024, his fourth major tournament as England boss.

France's road to repeating as champs goes through Harry Kane and a very strong England team. Follow live.

England’s team in Qatar has the talent, tactics and, perhaps, fortitude to win another — if it can neutralize Kylian Mbappé, who seems to score as often as that New Balance commercial plays on Fox. But who knows: maybe England would have scored from the resultant free-kick. Controlling the ball at the right corner of the France penalty area, he takes a crack at Lloris, or rather a tiny bit of space over Lloris’s right shoulder, that is. England turns the resulting free kick into a shot, and a corner. England has been the better team here, but it has about 15 minutes to find a goal or it’s going out of the World Cup. That was the warning; England, caught out by a laser of a cross from Griezmann, did not heed it. Rashford wins a free kick in an extremely dangerous place, just outside the D at the top of the penalty area, a little to the left. The winner of that will meet the Croatia-Argentina winner in the World Cup final on Dec. Gradually, it stripped any urgency from its play, any impetus, as if expecting England simply to succumb. The French return to the semifinals with a sudden burst of energy in the second half and with the help of a missed penalty by Harry Kane. There were, however, other apparent offenses: a penalty claim from Kane, in particular, which was certainly a foul but was not, on more detailed review, actually in the penalty area; a succession of hairsplitting free kicks awarded against England; an array of French transgressions that seemed to pass by unnoticed. It is, or at least it has become, a natural part of the cycle, a chance for catharsis, collective therapy or just some good, old-fashioned bloodletting, depending on the circumstances.

Harry Maguire and Gary Neville both criticized referee Wilton Sampaio after he oversaw England's 2-1 loss to France in the World Cup quarter-finals on ...

Don't overthink that, it was a blatant foul." There were three or four fouls in that area of the pitch in first half and I thought: 'How's that not been given a foul?' It was weird. "Throughout the game, he was really poor." I used to when I played. I used to think that quite a bit. "I don't actually say that much anymore.

Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire are among the England players to have reacted to the World Cup quarter-finald defeat to France.

We are England." "Waking up today, it still hurts just as much... The greater the aim, the greater the pain along the path to reaching it. We gave it absolutely everything." Thank you to everyone for your incredible support. “Now it’s about using the experience to be mentally and physically stronger for the next challenge.

The England manager Gareth Southgate said he is taking time to reflect on his future and said: 'I've found large parts of the last 18 months difficult'

“I have been involved in nights where we have played top teams and been on the back foot for the majority of the game and been dominated. We wanted to be bold in the tournament and I think we went toe to toe with them. “To step away at a moment where we still think the next few years can be very exciting … “I don’t think I have got over the last one [Euro 2020],” he said. It is one of the many examples of things that he could do without. “When I’ve been through the past few tournaments, my emotions have been difficult to really think through properly in those following few weeks,” he said. After three tournaments and the remorseless demands and stresses of the role, it is easy to wonder whether Southgate still needs it, whether he can reset for Euro 2024 in Germany. It was put to Southgate that he might not have too long to reach a conclusion. It is clear that the decision will rest with Southgate alone because the FA does not want to lose him. I don’t want to be four or five months down the line thinking: ‘I’ve made the wrong call.’ It’s too important for everybody to get that wrong.” “For everything that I’ve loved about the last few weeks, I still have … Southgate was shocked by the vitriol of the crowd that night.

With so much to admire about England under Gareth Southgate, it's hard to pinpoint why they fell short. But fall short they did.

To develop a winning mentality, you need to win a trophy. To win a trophy, you need to develop a winning mentality. Not necessarily “better” on the night, but more ruthless. At times in the past, it seemed delusional to suggest that all England needed was to be a little bit more streetwise — as if the John Terry, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney generation were incapable of grasping some of the game’s darker arts! The last of This is a rare period in England’s history when they seem to have developed some combination of those qualities. Of the four quarter-finals, two went to penalty shootouts and the other two were decided by a one-goal margin, so what did Argentina, There was an understandable urge to put it all down to their experience and know-how when, in reality, it looked rather more nuanced than that. [Adrien Rabiot](https://theathletic.com/football/player/adrien-rabiot-FlqHlMtYfzI0Nlfb/) and [Ousmane Dembele](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ousmane-dembele-n2omWOfBdvkJ6c6U/) have 34 and 33 caps respectively. All are world champions, as is [Kylian Mbappe](https://theathletic.com/football/player/kylian-mbappe-vqEQPtKAKLluodtc/), who, at the age of 23, already has 64 international appearances and 33 goals to his name. As their manager Gareth Southgate said, they went “toe-to-toe” with the reigning world champions and “didn’t look out of place”. But it was a defeat that didn’t easily, instantly lend itself to any particular pigeonhole.

COACH Didier Deschamps said France beat a good England side with their “heart and guts” to move into the semi-finals and keep alive their hopes of ...

“We knew the potential of this young England team. We kept our lead with our hearts and our guts.” In these moments you kind of wish time could stop for a while. We got a bit lucky although we gave away two penalties. “(Antoine Griezmann) gave me a super ball, it’s so good for the team, it’s awesome. “It’s brilliant for the players to be in the last four again.

England manager Gareth Southgate is "conflicted" as he weighs up his future in the role following the side's World Cup quarter-final exit to France.

AL KHOR, Qatar — If things had worked out the way France planned, Olivier Giroud would largely have been a spectator at this World Cup.

There's no hiding from it, it hurts,” England's captain said on social media about his World Cup penalty miss.

[the most by any player at the tournament](/sports/2022/12/3/the-world-cup-so-far-in-numbers) — for the Three Lions after starting in all of England’s five tournament matches. It was Kane’s second penalty kick of the match. “We’ve given it everything and it’s come down to a small detail which I take responsibility for.

England boss Gareth Southgate says he has found “large parts of the last 18 months difficult” as he weighs up whether to continue as Three Lions manager. The 52 ...

Neither are the next few days, really.” There’s lots of things in my head that’s really conflicted at the moment." how things have been for 18 months. World Cup “For everything that I’ve loved about the last few weeks, I still have … The night at Wolves.

No easy targets or effigies to burn, though questions remain about expectations and how to measure success and failure.

What is more important by far is a group of players able to make their own decisions on the pitch, able to recognise the kill when it is in their sights. By contrast the dominant influence in the England squad is Pep Guardiola, the king of the process. Perhaps it is worth noting that the dominant coaching influence in the France squad is Carlo Ancelotti, the king of the knockout competition. But for England, whose self-image is wrapped up in all sorts of contradictory motifs – colonial heritage and postcolonial angst, nationalism and internationalism, Premier League wealth and local tribalism – it has often been the very source of their confusion. Sometimes you really just do need to get some talented guys in a room, shout a few things and play like the hounds of hell for four weeks. For all the improvements made by Mark Sampson and Phil Neville, it took Sarina Wiegman, a coach who had been to the top step of the podium before, to get them over the line. Because if the goal of Southgate’s England is to win a trophy at any cost, then quite clearly it is not working. Indeed for about 95% of the world’s nations the goal is simply to challenge, to give it everything, to keep improving. England players of the past have talked of playing in tournament games and being able to envision the public and media uproar even before it happened. A strong run of results to get there in the first place. A top-tier opposition, perhaps even the best in the world. A certain degree of misfortune in the refereeing decisions that went against England.

Gareth Southgate's substitutions have been questioned by Rio Ferdinand after England crashed out of the World Cup.