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Welcome along to today's Qatar 2022 World Cup fixture wherein England and France face off in group quarter-final at the Al Bayt Stadium, in the city of Al Khor.
The referee for this match is Wilton Sampaio (BRA). The two assistant referees will be Bruno Boschilia (BRA) and Bruno Pires (BRA) and the VAR official is Nicolas Gallo (COL).
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Match ends, England 1, France 2.
Second Half ends, England 1, France 2.
Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Harry Maguire (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kingsley Coman (France).
Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces John Stones because of an injury.
There will be eight minutes added on for England to get an equaliser and take the game to extra-time
Corner, England. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
Foul by Mason Mount (England).
Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Harry Maguire (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from outside the box.
Rob Green on BBC Radio 5 Live: "What a moment. Same routine that we've seen so many times throughout Kane's career and he just gets it wrong. He hits under the ball, it clears the bar by a distance. He knows Lloris is going to guess it and goes for the height."
Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
Jules Koundé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Phil Foden.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Harry Kane (England) right footed shot is just a bit too high. Harry Kane should be disappointed.
Theo Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty conceded by Theo Hernández (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
VAR Decision: Penalty England.
Penalty England. Mason Mount draws a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
Substitution, England. Raheem Sterling replaces Bukayo Saka.
Substitution, England. Mason Mount replaces Jordan Henderson.
Goal! England 1, France 2. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner, France. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
Saka causing problems
Bukayo Saka is England's most dangerous player and is causing Theo Hernandez plenty of problems down France's left side.
Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, France. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Luke Shaw (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Rob Green on BBC Radio 5 Live: "In front of the England fans he's so composed, so cool to be able to stand and wait and say: "I'm going to do it on my terms. It's the Harry Kane penalty we've seen so many times. England have been sharp in this half and they got the reward while they're playing well."
Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
Goal! England 1, France 1. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Penalty England. Bukayo Saka draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Offside, France. Hugo Lloris tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
Dayot Upamecano (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
Corner, England. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
Ousmane Dembélé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, England. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
Second Half begins England 0, France 1.
England 0-1 France
Tchouameni opened the scoring for France, but since then it's England who have been in the ascendency. Lloris has made a couple of good saves, and the Three Lions have also had a penalty shout waved away. France have been dangerous on the counter. An enthralling second half awaits.
First Half ends, England 0, France 1.
Corner, England. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
Antoine Griezmann (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
John Stones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
England rally
Since Tchouameni scored, England have had 72.5% possession. They still need to put the ball in the back of the net though.
Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández following a set piece situation.
Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
Corner, England. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
Attempt saved. Luke Shaw (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
Goal! England 0, France 1. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box.
Former England goalkeeper Rob Green on BBC Radio 5 Live: "France sit, they wait, they'll be patient, they know they've got the ability to hurt us on the break."
Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
Corner, France. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
Offside, England. Luke Shaw tries a through ball, but Harry Maguire is caught offside.
Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
First Half begins.
Mbappe means victory
France are unbeaten in the 13 games in which Kylian Mbappe has started in the World Cup and European Championships combined (W10 D3), winning all nine in which he has started at the World Cup.
Unchanged sides
Both England and France have named unchanged line-up from their last World Cup games.
France XI: Lloris, Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez, Griezmann, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Dembele, Giroud, Mbappe.
England XI: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Bellingham, Henderson, Kane, Saka, Foden.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
England vs France predicted line-ups
England XI: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Henderson, Rice, Bellingham; Foden, Kane, Saka.
France XI: Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot, Griezmann; Dembele, Giroud, Mbappe.
On December 10, England and France will face each other to try to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. We've got all of the information you need to follow the game.
In which stadium will the World Cup fixture between England and France be played?
The match between England and France will be played at the Al Bayt Stadium in the city of Al Khor The Al Bayt Stadium is one of the eight stadiums hosting 2022 World Cup matches.
It has a capacity of 60,000 spectators, making it the second-largest stadium in terms of capacity at this World Cup, behind only the Lusail Iconic Stadium, located in the city of Lusail.
Which players did England call up for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?
For the Qatar 2022 World Cup, England and national team coach, Gareth Southgate, called up the following players:
- Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale
- Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Coady, Eric Dier, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Ben White (injured)
- Midfieldiers: Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declarn Rice
- Forwards: Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, James Maddison, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling, Callum Wilson
Which players did France call up for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?
For the Qatar 2022 World Cup, France and national team coach, Didier Deschamps, called up the following players:
- Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola, Hugo Lloris and Steve Mandanda
- Defenders: Lucas Hernandez, Théo Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Raphaël Varane
- Midfieldiers: Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, Mattéo Guendouzi, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Jordan Veretout
- Forwards: Karim Benzema, Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembélé, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Randal Kolo Muani, Marcus Thuram.
England 1-2 France
Harry Kane is the fall guy for England as his penalty miss ensured the Three Lions are going home. Olivier Giroud is the hero for France thanks to his winning header which takes Les Bleus to a semi-final clash with Morocco.