Posted By

Tags

Kane’s missed penalty ends England’s World Cup campaign

France defeated England 2-1 in their quarter-final match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar on Sunday and proceeds to the semi-finals.

Kane misses the Penalty. (Photo: Draftkings nations)

Aurelien Tchouameni’s long shot in the 17th minute gave the defending champions the lead. England levelled in the 54th minute as Harry Kane scored a penalty. Oliver Giroud restored France’s advantage in the 78th minute. Kane had another chance to equalise for England, but he missed his penalty. The last minute failed attempt my Marcus Rashford at a free kick sealed the deal for France.

The four World Cup semi-finalists are now confirmed. Following Croatia and Argentina’s penalty shootout victory against Brazil and the Netherlands, Morocco defeated Portugal to advance, and Kane’s missed penalty puts France in the semi-finals. Semi-finals will take place on Wednesday and Thursday.

Malini Yugendran is an Indian Newslink reporter based in Auckland. 

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Share this story

Related Stories

Indian Newslink

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide

Advertisement

Previous slide
Next slide