Defeating England 2-1 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, France became the opponent of Morocco in the semi-finals.
The fight between France and Morocco, the defending champions, who have reached the semi-finals for the 7th time in their history, will be played on Wednesday, December 14 at 22:00, again at Al Bayt Stadium.
In the first 15 minutes of the fight, in which the last semi-finalist will be determined, France, who felt the goal of England coming from the wings, found the goal in front of the penalty arc. Tchouameni’s shot from the ground by Griezmann’s pass on the right diagonal of the penalty area, the ball hit the nets from the side of the goalkeeper Pickford and France took the lead 1-0 in the 17th minute.
England came very close to a draw in the 22nd minute. When Kane entered the penalty area from the right, his team-mate Lloris from Tottenham did not allow the goal.
In the 29th minute, Kane sought a goal this time with a long shot. Goalkeeper Lloris kicked the ball into the corner at the last moment when this football player shot from in front of the penalty area.
England, whose draw efforts were inconclusive in the face of the French defense, which did not give a deficit, went to the locker room 1-0 behind.
England started the second half under pressure. In the 47th minute, Bellingham sent a hard shot to the goal from the penalty area, and goalkeeper Lloris went into the corner at the last minute.
In the 52nd minute, Bukayo Saka entered the penalty area with the ball and remained on the ground with the intervention of Tchouameni, and referee Wilton Sampaio showed the penalty spot. Two minutes later, using the shot, Kane sent the goalkeeper Lloris and the ball to separate corners to balance the score: 1-1.
With the free kick won in the 70th minute, Maguire’s head shot, which was well placed on the ball by Henderson, who was centered in the penalty area.
Giroud hit the ball in the penalty area, despite Maguire, in the 78th minute from the left wing, which was centered by Griezmann.
Mount, who entered the penalty area in the 81st minute, remained on the ground with the intervention of Theo Hernandez, and referee Sampaio, who examined the position with the warning of VAR, once again showed the penalty spot.
Going against his teammate Lloris once again in the 84th minute, Kane could not take advantage of the opportunity to draw on behalf of his team by sending the ball auta from the top.
In the remaining minutes, the pressure of England did not bring a goal and France won 2-1 from the field and remained among the last 4 teams.
NEW RECORD OWNER LLORIS
Protecting his team’s goal against England, Hugo Lloris went down in history as the player who played the most for the France National Team with this match.
Wearing the national jersey for the 143rd time, the 35-year-old experienced goalkeeper surpassed Lilian Thuram, who holds the record in this field.
Lloris saw 86 wins and 33 draws in 143 games, and took the field as captain 118 times.
KANE SHARED ROONEY’S RECORD
Kane, who scored the goal that brought his team a 1-1 draw, reached 53 goals with the national team uniform.
The 29-year-old footballer equaled Wayne Rooney’s record for the most goals scored in the national team.
US JOURNALIST GRANT WAHL IS NOT FORGOTTEN
In the quarter-final match between England and France, the US journalist Grant Wahl, who lost his life while following the Argentina-Holland fight yesterday, was not forgotten.
While photographs and flowers were placed on Wahl’s table in the press tribune given to him to watch the match, FIFA also posted on its social media account, “Tonight, we respectfully commemorate Grant Wahl at the Al Bayt Stadium in the place reserved for him. He should have been here. Our thoughts are with his wife at this most difficult time. Celine is with her family and friends.” has been shared.
FRANCE WINS FOR THE FIRST TIME
France, which is among the last 4 teams in the 2022 World Cup, defeated England for the first time in the tournament.
England won the group matches between the two teams in the cup in 1966 and 1982 with scores of 2-0 and 3-1.
68 thousand 895 sports fans followed the match from the stands.
WATCH THE MATCH’S GOALS
GOOOLL! | AURELIEN TCHOUAMENI!! AN INCREDIBLE GOAL! SHOOTED FROM FAR, HUNTING PICKFORD! ?⚽#FRA | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/1wCftUXM01
— TRT Spor (@trtspor) December 10, 2022
GOOOLL! | HARRY KANE ATTACKED, ENGLAND EQUAL! THIS TIME IT PASSED LLORIS! ⚽#ENG | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/ykWy1uFRPH
— TRT Spor (@trtspor) December 10, 2022
GOOOLL! | OLIVIER GIROUD IS ON STAGE AGAIN AT THE TIME! A AWESOME HEADSHOOT! FRANCE IS AHEAD AGAIN! ⚽#FRA | #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/QbeIJSQxC8
— TRT Spor (@trtspor) December 10, 2022