World Cup 2022: The Blues eliminate the English (2-1) and go to the semi-finals


Jean-Baptiste Sarrazin
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10:06 p.m., December 10, 2022

THE ESSENTIAL :

France, with a decisive Hugo Lloris on many occasions, qualified (2-1) at the expense of England for the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, where they will face Morocco on Wednesday. The Blues opened the scoring through Aurélien Tchouaméni (17th), then regained the advantage thanks to Olivier Giroud (78th), while Harry Kane, who had equalized for the first time from the penalty spot (53rd), missed in the 84th minute the penalty kick that would have allowed the Three Lions to equalize.

Information from England-France:

England 1 – 2 France

France: Tchouaméni (18th minute), Giroud (76th minute)

England: Kane (52nd minute)

Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor)

The point at the 90th minute: it smacks of chaos on both sides. The referee indicates eight minutes of added time.

The point in the 84th minute: IT’S MISSED !!!!!!!!!! Harry Kane hits well over the goal! Incredible, what a miss from the captain of the Three Lions!

The point in the 83rd minute: Penalty for England… Confusing situation in the French penalty area. The English rush towards Wilton Sampaio after Theo Hernandez’s shoulder contact on Mason Mount… After consulting the video, the referee finally makes a decision and designates the penalty spot.

The point at the 76th: BBUUUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT by Olivier Giroud!!!!! Giroud cuts the center to put the Blues back on track! His helmet shot on this center of Griezmann hits the mark and the hitherto incredible Pickford can do nothing.

The point at the 70th minute: The Three Lions are much better in this second half. The French are under attack from the English and especially find it much more difficult to find themselves in the last thirty meters like this deep pass from Tchoumanei on Giroud.

The point at the 60th minute: the match escalates. The two teams proceed to counterattacks and try their luck like Mbappé who dropped off Walker. Giroud then let his cross slip away but Dembélé couldn’t finish behind!

The point in the 52nd minute: Harry Kane does not tremble and converts the penalty: 1-1. Everything is to be redone for the Blues.

The point in the 51st minute : Penalty for England…Aurélien Tchouaméni is at fault on Bukayo Saka in the box. Logical penalty…

The point at the start of the second period: No changes to report at the break. And the English have come back much better: what a shot from Jude Bellingham outside the area and what a stop from Hugo Lloris, again… The French goalkeeper is imperial until then and repels the danger for a corner.

Half-time point : small fright for Théo Hernandez. The defender of the Blues complains of the ankle and remains several seconds on the ground. Fortunately, he gets up… And it’s halftime! The referee sends the 22 players back to the locker room. With a powerful strike at 108 km/h, Aurélien Tchouaméni unlocked the game just after the first quarter of an hour and gave the advantage to the French against the English. 1-0 at the break, the Blues are ahead but will have to be wary of the Three Lions who should return with other intentions at the start of the second period.

The point at the 40th minute : The French resume the monopoly of the ball and exchange short passes in their camp. They attempt to quietly build up the ball, a situation that forces the English to run and fall back on every pass. The Three Lions come up against a good French defense and a great Hugo Lloris who is very good in his game.

The point at the 30th minute: Kane sees his club teammate intervene on this heavy strike! What action again from the Three Lions! The English captain had managed to put himself in a good shooting position to be dangerous. Fortunately for the Blues, Lloris is in very good shape.

The point at the 20th minute : the English set foot on the ball and try to react after this opener. Lloris impeccable to capture Shaw’s free kick! His first intervention of the match!

The point at the 18th: BBBUUTTTTT BY AURÉLIEN TCHOUAMÉNI!!!! After a good construction around the last thirty English meters, Griezmann serves the Real Madrid midfielder perfectly. With a dry strike, the latter manages to deceive Pickford. A goal reminiscent of that of Paul Pogba in the final of the 2018 World Cup against Croatia.

The point at the 10th minute : the Blues are back in the match the image of a good overflow on the right side. Unfortunately Olivier Giroud does not score on his head but first big scare for the English.

Kick-off point : AND IT’S STARTED BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND! The blues will play in the traditional blue jersey. The English will be in white.

A record for Kane

It will also be a record match for Harry Kane. The England centre-forward will play his 11th World Cup game with the captain’s armband, a record for the Three Lions in the competition.

The Mbappé-Walker duel to watch

Of course, you will have to watch the duel between Kylian Mbappé and Kyle Walker which promises to be explosive. Both players have an exceptional point of speed which could lead to a very nice duel on the left side.

Lloris will overtake Thuram

Obviously holder for this quarter-final, Hugo Lloris will become the only record holder for the number of selections in Blues, with 143 caps. He will overtake the former tricolor defender Lilian Thuram who had 142 selections with the France team

The English discover the lawn

The compositions of England-France

England: Pickford – Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw – Henderson, Rice, Bellingham – Saka, Kane (cap.), Foden

France: Lloris (cap.) – Koundé, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez – Griezmann, Tchouaméni, Rabiot – Dembélé, Giroud, Mbappé

The compositions of the two teams

England line up their standard team! No change in the eleven of Southgate, who decided to put the same team as against Senegal: Pickford – Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw – Henderson, Rice, Bellingham – Saka, Kane, Foden.

On the side of the Blues, Didier Deschamps decided to renew the eleven scorer of Poland on Sunday (3-1). Koundé is once again aligned as a right-back. In the middle, the Griezmann-Tchouaméni-Rabiot trio will be associated. In front, Mbappé, Giroud and Dembélé will start on the lawn of the Al-Bayt stadium.





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