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FULL-TIME, England 1-2 France: A brilliant quarterfinal between two European giants goes the way of the world champs, who had to survive some real English pressure throughout the night but were clinical when it counted and found a way to win. Jules Kounde and Ousmane Dembélé are moving on, and a fascinating semi-final against Morocco awaits.
84’ PENALTY MISSED! Kane steps up for his second spot kick but sends it well over the bar!
82’ PENALTY TO ENGLAND! Théo Hernandez pushes Mason Mount in the back inside the box and the referee points to the spot after a VAR check!
GOAL!!! England 1-2 France (Giroud 78’): FRANCE ARE BACK IN FRONT!!! Olivier Giroud scores another huge goal in this World Cup as a cross from Griezmann finds him in the box and the striker heads it home!
GOAL!!! England 1-1 France (Kane pen 54’): ENGLAND EQUALIZE! Captain Harry Kane steps up and fires it past his Tottenham teammate Lloris and England are back in it!
52’ PENALTY TO ENGLAND! Tchouaméni brings down Saka inside the box and the referee points to the spot!
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! England 0-1 France: Back underway in Al Khor!
HALFTIME, England 0-1 France: England responded well to going behind and Hugo Lloris was called upon a few times, but the French are still ahead at the break. Second half should be fun.
GOAL!!! England 0-1 France (Tchouaméni 17’): FRANCE TAKE THE LEAD! Les Bleus have dominated the start of this one and take a deserved early lead as Griezmann sets up Tchouaméni who fires a gorgeous strike from distance and finds the bottom corner!
KICKOFF! England 0-0 France: And we’re underway in Al Khor!
THE 2022 WORLD CUP QUARTERFINALS CONCLUDE TODAY!!! After two incredible matches on Friday it is time to find out the second semi-final, and the winner of Morocco vs Portugal in Doha will meet the winner of this match, which promises all kinds of fireworks.
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World Cup Rooting Guide
We know that most of you already have a rooting interest in the World Cup. But that’s probably just habit. SB Nation has devised a quiz based on your style of sports fandom that will *scientifically decide which team you should be rooting for. Take it here!
*no actual science was used
The marquee clash of the tournament so far takes place at the Al Bayt Stadium when England meet France in the last of the quarterfinal matchups. These two European giants cruised through their respective Round of 16 games, with England scoring three past Senegal while France dominated Poland thanks to another Kylian Mbappé masterpiece.
Mbappé is getting big help too, with Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé playing very well on the other wing and Jules Kounde dominating the right side of the French defense. Olivier Giroud is shining as well, and former Blaugrana Antoine Griezmann continues to impact big games for Les Bleus.
France may be the favorites, but England have gotten stronger with every match and come into this one confident in their ability to defend well, frustrate the French attack and use their attacking talent to pull off the upset and reach a second consecutive World Cup semi-final.
This should be all kinds of fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all of it. Vamos!
(Note: the comments will be open only when the team news come out, because our commenter people love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comments section)
LINEUPS
ENGLAND
Starting XI: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Henderson, Rice, Bellingham; Saka, Kane, Foden (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Pope (GK), Ramsdale (GK), Dier, Coady, Trippier, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Gallagher, Mount, Maddison, Grealish, Sterling, Rashford, Wilson
FRANCE
Starting XI: Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Tchouaméni, Rabiot; Dembélé, Griezmann, Mbappé; Giroud (4-2-3-1)
Substitutes: Mandanda (GK), Areola (GK), Saliba, Konaté, Pavard, Disasi, Fofana, Veretout, Guendouzi, Camavinga, Coman, Thuram, Muani
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2022 FIFA World Cup, Quarterfinals, Match 4
Date/Time: Saturday, December 10, 2022, 10pm local time, 2pm ET, 11am PT (USA), 8pm WAT (Nigeria), 12.30am IST (India, Sunday)
Venue: Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
HOW TO WATCH
On TV: FOX (USA), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), others
Online: FOX Sports App, Sling TV (USA), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
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