FIFA World Cup 2022, England vs France, Quarter-Final Live Updates: Defending Champs France Beat England 2-1 To Reach Semi-Finals

FIFA WC: Free-kick for England

England get a freekick after France’s Kingsley Coman brings down an opponent during a tackle. Good opportunity for England. 

FIFA WC: John Stones picks up an injury

Medical staff make their way onto the field after England’s John Stones picks up an injury while trying to get the ball from an opponent. He gets replaced by Jack Grealish. 

FIFA WC: 8 mins of stoppage time

The stoppage time for the second-half of the quarterfinal match between France and England is 8 minutes. France are in 2-1 lead as Harry Kane fails to get a goal from penalty. 

FIFA WC: Yellow card to Harry Maguire

Referee Wilton Sampaio shows a yellow card to England’s Harry Maguire, who commits a rough tackle on the field and brings an opponent down while snatching the ball. 

FIFA WC: Foul from Jude Bellingham

Referee Wilton Sampaio makes an easy decision and signals a foul after England’s Jude Bellingham aggressively brings an opponent down during a tackle. 

FIFA WC: Harry Kane fails to convert

What a miss!!! England captain Harry Kane fails to capitalize on the penalty given to his side. He unleashes the shot towards the target but the goes over the crossbar and England still trail by 2-1 against France. 

FIFA WC: Penalty for England

England are awarded with a penalty after Mason Mount was brought down by Theo Hernandez during a tackle. Golden chance for England to equalize the score. 

FIFA WC: GOAL

GOAL!!! After a failed attempt, Olivier Giroud finally finds the target and provides France with their second goal of the night. Giroud receives a cross from Antoine Griezmann and fires a perfect shot onto the left side of the goal. France take 2-1 lead over England. 

FIFA WC: Harry Maguire fails to score

England’s Harry Maguire receives a good cross from a free-kick. He unleashes a header towards the target but it lacks power and accuracy and it goes off the left post. England fail to capitalize on a good chance. 

FIFA WC: Foul from Jude Bellingham

Referee Wilton Sampaio wastes no time and signals a foul after England’s Jude Bellingham pulls an opponent’s shirt and tries to bring him down. 

FIFA WC: Good save from Hugo Lloris

England’s Bukayo Saka perfectly dodges all the defenders and unleashes a close-range shot towards the target. However, his attempt gets averted as goalkeeper Hugo Lloris makes an easy save and deny England an another goal. 

FIFA WC: GOAL

GOAL!!! Harry Kane beautifully converts the penalty kick into a brilliant goal for England. Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris fails to judge the ball as Kane perfectly places it on the left side of the net. Scores are levelled at 1-1. 

FIFA WC: Unlucky Harry Maguire

England’s Harry Maguire unleashes a header after a receiving a good pass from a corner-kick. However, his attempt gets averted by one of his own teammates and England lose another good opportunity to score. 

FIFA WC: Yellow card to Ousmane Dembele

France’s Ousmane Dembele has been shown a yellow card by referee Wilton Sampaio, as he commits a rough challenge on the field. 

FIFA WC: We are back underway

Hello and welcome back to the second-half of the quarterfinal match France and England. England need to get back on track as they are trailing 1-0. The winner of today’s clash will face Morocco in the semi-finals. 

FIFA WC: Half-time

This marks the end of the first-half of the quarterfinal match between France and England. Aurelien Tchouameni scored to provide France with an 1-0 lead in the 17th minute of the match. England need to redeem themselves in the second-half in order to win the game. 

FIFA WC: 4 mins of stoppage time

The stoppage time for the first-half of the quarterfinal match between France and England is 4 minutes. France are in 1-0 lead over the Three Lions. 

FIFA WC: Yellow card to Antoine Griezmann

Referee Wilton Sampaio shows a yellow card to France’s Antoine Griezmann for his aggressive behavior and rough tackle on the field. 

FIFA WC: Kylian Mbappe misses the target

France’s Kylian Mbappe fails to convert the free-kick into another goal for his side. He receives a pass from Theo Hernandez but unleashes his shot high over the goalpost. 

FIFA WC: Free-kick for France

France are awarded with a free-kick after England’s Jordan Henderson shows a rough tackle and brings an opponent down. Referee Wilton Sampaio wastes no time and signals a foul. 

FIFA WC: Foul from Antoine Griezmann

Referee Wilton Sampaio has an easy decision to make as France’s Antoine Griezmann showcases his rough side and brings an opponent down during a tackle. 

FIFA WC: Harry Kane fails to convert

England’s Harry Kane gets a good pass from the edge and produces a shot towards the top right corner. Unfortunately, his shot lacks power and it was an easy save from goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and England still trail by 1-0. 

FIFA WC: No penalty for England

England’s Harry Kane appeals for a penalty from the referee after he faces a rough tackle from an opposition players. But, the referee checks it with VAR and signals no penalty. The game goes on with France in 1-0 lead. 

FIFA WC: Luke Shaw fails to convert

England miss out on a good opportunity to equalize as Luke Shaw’s shot towards the target from a free-kick, gets easily saved by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. France are in 1-0 lead over England. 

FIFA WC: GOAL

GOAL!!! Aurelien Tchouameni provides France with their first goal of the night. He receives a pass from Antoine Griezmann and brilliantly produces a shot towards the bottom left corner as France take 1-0 lead over England. 

FIFA WC: Good save from Jordan Pickford

France’s Oliver Giroud unleashes a header towards the target after receiving a fine pass. However, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford makes a comfortable save and France miss out on a good opportunity. 

FIFA WC: Foul from Ousmane Dembele

Referee Wilton Sampaio wastes no time and signals a foul after France’s Ousmane Dembele commits a rough tackle on the field and brings an opponent down. 

FIFA WC: Harry Kane misses the target

England’s Harry Kane unleashes a brilliant shot inside the penalty but his effort goes in vain as the French defenders comfortably avert the coming threat to deny England an easy goal. 

FIFA WC: France creating opportunities

France are creating some opportunities to score from the very beginning of the match. They are exchanging short passes among their players. 

FIFA WC: We are underway

The fourth quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 between France and England, begins now. France will be taking the kick-off. 

FIFA WC: Time for the national anthem

Both the teams are out on field for their respective national anthems. We are just few minutes away from the quarterfinal clash between France and England. 

FIFA WC: Here’s what England coach Gareth Southgate said before the match

No. It’s never simple. We’ve got strength in depth and you’re always thinking about the opponent as well. But we’ve been on a good path and I think we needed to stay on that track. Our midfield have been really important, and you can lose a player in there with some back-three systems. We feel we’ve got to get pressure on France and try to cut the supply, and we’ll get an extra player further up the pitch. We need men on the pitch. These big nights, you have to stand up, you have to go to the depths to get a result. We’re playing well, we’ve got confidence. This will be a huge test of that but it’s great to be coming into the game feeling the way we do. These nights are those when everyone remembers where they are, and we hope we can give everyone at home another brilliant evening to remember. 

FIFA WC: Both teams going ahead with their same Round of 16 lineups

Both England and France are going ahead with their same lineup, which they took during the Round of 16 clash. England thrashed Senegal 3-0 while defending champions defeated Poland 3-1. 

FIFA WC: Hello and Welcome

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the quarterfinal match between England and France, straight from the Al Bayt Stadium.