France defeated England 2-1 on Saturday to advance to the World Cup semifinals against Morocco, after Harry Kane missed a last-second penalty. Olivier Giroud scored the game-winning goal.
In the first half, Aurelien Tchouameni gave France the lead with a goal, but after the break, Kane equalized from the penalty spot.
In the 78th minute, Giroud’s deflected header put France ahead, and Kane missed his second penalty kick of the game.
World Cup results on Saturday:
Quarter-finals
Morocco 1 (En-Nesyri 42) Portugal 0
England 1 (Kane 54-pen) France 2 (Tchouameni 17, Giroud 78)
Played Friday (aet denotes after extra time)
Croatia 1 (Petkovic 117) Brazil 1 (Neymar 105+1) aet
Croatia win 4-2 on penalties
Argentina win 4-3 on penalties
