England’s Harry Kane had everything in his hands when he stepped forward to take his second penalty kick of the evening. Then two things were at stake: He could become the match winner and send England to the semi-finals for the second time under manager Gareth Southgate, and he could become the highest-scoring English player ever, after earlier this evening he had equaled Wayne Rooney’s record. Instead, he blew the penalty far over the goal. – I can’t believe what I’ve just witnessed, says Sky Sports’ Rob Dorsett. – For a moment, says former England goalkeeper Rob Green to BBC radio. In the last kick, Marcus Rashford had the chance from a free kick, but neither could he save England’s chance of advancement. – England despairs, France drew the longest straw, says TV 2’s expert Petter Myhre. Ellevill second half England came 1-0 down at half-time, but that was not to stop the players when they came out on the field in the second half. After Bukayo Saka received many refereeing decisions against him, he was finally awarded a penalty when France’s goalscorer fouled him inside the penalty area. Harry Kane got the opportunity from the penalty kick, and he put it ice cold to the right for goalkeeper and team-mate in Tottenham, Hugo Lloris. The scoring meant that Kane touched Wayne Rooney, who is the highest-scoring English player in history. CHEER: Harry Kane in ecstasy, before a second turned everything into a nightmare. Photo: PAUL ELLIS / AFP Then it was France’s striker’s turn to shine. Olivier Giroud has had a magnificent championship so far, and when he got the opportunity from a cross, he rose the highest of all and stuck the ball into the goal. – He is a beast in the air, said TV 2’s commentator Øyvind Alsaker. Just before the end, Kane had the opportunity to surpass Wayne Rooney’s record, after Mason Mount was tackled hard in the back and received a penalty. He blew that penalty far over the goal. That slump probably doesn’t help much after England had even more bad luck in the first half. – Was it a free kick? It was France who came out of the starting block the best in the giant showdown against England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, and one of the freshest players contributed to that. 22-year-old Tchouaméni fired a long shot from distance, and it never reached goalkeeper Pickford. It was his first goal in the World Cup. – It’s a brilliant goal, says former England player Danny Murphy to BBC sport radio. However, there was a situation before the goal that caused great discussion among English supporters. Tchouaméni’s goal came after a counterattack by the French team, which Dayot Upamecano started after he won the ball from Bukayo Saka. The case went down the drain, and many thought it should have been a free kick in favor of England. – Haha, how is it not a free kick for Saka, writes football writer Miguel Delaney from The Independent on Twitter. Former referee Peter Walton explains why VAR did not cancel the French goal when Saka was brought down in front, and admits that he has doubts as to whether it should have been a free kick. – VAR could have gone back and looked at it, and I actually think they did, because it was because of that recovery that France then scored, says Walton to fotball.london. He continues: – The problem is, was it a free kick? I don’t think it was, because he went down after the slightest touch, he says further. ON THE GROUND: Bukayo Saka in the duel against Dayot Upamecano. Photo: HANNAH MCKAY / Reuters Reacting Earlier in the match, Harry Kane could have had a chance from the penalty spot, but the VAR room, on the other hand, thought that the situation happened outside the box, and the referee let the game go. – There are two decisions that England supporters can quickly have real problems with, writes Sky Sports expert Peter Smith. Former England goalkeeper Rob Green was ready in his speech after that push. – There is contact, and there is a penalty. He doesn’t win the ball and he comes from behind, concluded Green to BBC Sport radio. On the other hand, there was neither a penalty nor a free kick in a dangerous position.
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