In a passionate World Cup last 8 clash, France survived a shocking storm to beat England by a narrow margin of 2-1 and advance to the quarter-finals. They will battle Morocco for a place in the final and move towards defending their title. England striker Harry Carney showed the dual character of angel and devil in this match. He scored a penalty to tie the record of the player who scored the most goals in the history of the England team, however, the key penalty at the end of the match shot the ball into the sky and became the scapegoat for England's exit.
This clash between the title favorites was a fast-paced affair with both sides attacking and defending, and the French created the first danger on 11 minutes when Chiote met an Osweni Dibili cross but the angle was too square for Bickford to secure.The deadlock was broken on 17 minutes when Cao Yaveney fired a powerful shot into the corner of the net with a drive from 30 yards out with a shot from the grass.
England came back aggressively after falling behind, with Lauchiquancourt's free-kick being caught by Lloris on 20 minutes, and two minutes later Halikani turned smartly and pumped a shot at the near post only for the keeper to parry it away, before firing a shot from outside the box on 29 minutes, only for it to be deflected away by Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Lloris once again.
In the second half, England kept up the pressure, and in 46 minutes Zudi Binningham's long-distance shot was flicked on by Lloris, and the most threatening player of the match, Bukayoshaqa, was kicked down by Cao Yawenyi in the box in the 52nd minute, earning a 12-yard penalty that Halikani took to equalize the score. The goal took Halikani's tally to 53, tying him with Ronny for the most goals in England's history.
The French defense quickly counterattacked, and Rabiot's long-distance shot was parried by Bickford; in the 77th minute Chiote's penalty was parried by Bickford, and the aerial maestro met Kishavin's cross with a header a minute later. England's team leader Shuofki then replaced Masonmont and Stanning, Masonmont came on and immediately won 12 yards, but Halikani's penalty kick flew high once again, and England finally bade a sad farewell to the tournament with a score of 1-2.
