In the group stage, both teams qualified first, and then they easily eliminated their opponents in the 1/8 finals and joined the top 8. This is the first time that the two teams have met in the World Cup knockout round. The previous two World Cup meetings were in the group stage, both in England win.
With Brazil's early exit, the most expensive matchup in this World Cup will be England VS France. The England team is worth as much as 1.26 billion euros, ranking first, and the French team is also worth 1.000 billion euros, ranking third. It is a strong dialogue worth 2.26 billion euros.
The strength of the two teams is very close, and they entered the offensive mode at the beginning, and neither of them was conservative. After consecutive offensive and defensive transitions, France took the lead. In the 17th minute, Joan Armeni blasted a world wave outside the penalty area and scored the first official goal of his national team career.
Facing a goal behind, England fought back frantically. In the 25th minute, Kane fell to the ground after confronting Yupa near the restricted area. A long shot from the outside was saved.
For England, the team has never reversed after falling behind in the first half of the World Cup, with a record of 2 draws and 6 losses. France has won all of the last 11 World Cup games with advanced goals.
returned to the field in the second half, England continued to strengthen the attack. In the 47th minute, Lori made a mistake in attacking , and Maguire 's header was blocked by Conte. In the 49th minute, Bellingham's long shot was saved by Lowry. In the 52nd minute, Saka was tripped by Joan Armeni in the penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty kick. Then Kane made a penalty and scored the 53rd goal of the national team. He tied Rooney and tied for the top scorer list in team history. England equalized 1-1. In addition, Kane's goal was England's 13th goal in this year's tournament, creating a single World Cup scoring record in team history.
In the 78th minute, Griezmann sent another assist, crossed assisted Giroud scored a header to help France overtake the score 2-1, and then Kane took a penalty kick and flew away.
In the end, with the joint goals of Joan Armeni and Giroud, France became the winning side, and it was the first time that they defeated England in the World Cup and successfully revenged. This loss made England lose to defending champion for the third time in a row in the World Cup. Coach Southgate missed the opportunity to become the first England coach to lead England to the World Cup semi-finals twice.
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