Friendly match between England and France fans in Qatar ahead of World Cup tie
England Play Play France in a huge world Cup Quarter finals in Qatar. three lions Will face toughest test of the tournament so far After topping Group B they reached this stage after drawing against defending champions France and defeating Senegal in the last 16.
gareth southgate given a name Unchanged squad for England’s first match against France in the knockout stages of a major international tournament, which sees Bukayo Saka And Phil Foden Maintain your position in the 4-3-3 system.
england manager has urged his team to be bold and attack Francewho have kilian mbappe Top goalscorer of this World Cup probably the most dangerous forward in football,
England reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia in 2018 but Southgate He believes his team is better prepared for success now than it was four years ago. With millions across the country tuning in, this could be the night that makes or breaks those hopes.
Follow all the action from England v France in our live blog below
aim! ENGLAND 0-1 FRANCE (Choumeny, 17′)⚽️
17 min: What a brilliant strike!
Michael Jones10 December 2022 19:17
England 0-0 France
15 min: Declan Rice takes the ball down the middle of the pitch and plays it up to Harry Kane who drives towards the box and finds space to shoot.
Raphael Varane tracks him down the front edge before Dayot Upamecano arrives and both defenders force Kane to back off and pass the ball back to Rice.
Michael Jones10 December 2022 19:14
England 0-0 France
12 min: Chance! Shaw dives to make a tackle in midfield and is unable to win the ball. A quick one-two finds Dembele in space on the right and he heads the ball into the box before lifting a cross over Olivier Giroud’s head.
The ball is behind him though and his headed attempt comes gently through Jordan Pickford.
Michael Jones10 December 2022 19:12
England 0-0 France
11 min: Good defensive work by Jude Bellingham after being moved out of position on the left for England. Dembele receives the ball and flicks it past Shaw to play Griezmann into space with the box.
Bellingham drops back and throws in a tackle, wins the ball and pushes back for a corner which Harry Kane clears at the near post.
Michael Jones10 December 2022 19:10
England 0-0 France
8 min: Embappé receives the ball on the edge of the box and reaches Walker before flicking the ball into the middle, where Olivier Giroud attempts a Scorpion kick and the ball misses.
It fumbles for Shaw who is pressed down by Dembele. He takes no chances and boots for the throw-in.
Michael Jones10 December 2022 19:08
England 0-0 France
6 min: Phil Foden shifts the ball away from Ousmane Dembele and wins a free kick on the left wing inside France’s final third. Luke Shaw curls the set piece into the box but Dayot Upamecano wins the initial ball and clears it.
It has been a good start for Neutral. Both the teams are looking bright, sharp and ready to take the plunge.
Michael Jones10 December 2022 19:06
England 0-0 France
3 min: Luke Shaw moves forward on the left wing before linking up for Phil Foden and is lost to an interception as the ball goes square across the face of the box.
France then broke quickly and Theo Hernandez drove down the inside left before giving it to Kylian Mbappe. He drives at Kyle Walker and cuts inside but England have got men back, mainly Jordan Henderson, and they prevent Mbappe from getting into the penalty area.
Michael Jones10 December 2022 19:04
Kick-off: England 0-0 France
Antoine Griezmann heads into the quarter-finals for France, working it over Kylian Mbappe on the left wing, but Kyle Walker leaps in front of the winger and wins the ball for England.
Michael Jones10 December 2022 19:01
england vs france
Harry Kane leads the Three Lions out at Al Bayt Stadium. England looks centered but so does France.
Les Bleus also have Kylian Mbappe who is arguably the best player in the world at the moment.
The anthem is played just before kick off.
Michael Jones10 December 2022 18:55