France Advances To Semifinals At World Cup, Tops England 2-1

France's Olivier Giroud, centre, celebrates with teammate's Antoine Griezmann, left, Jules Kounde after scoring his workforce's second aim throughout the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between England and France, on the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Picture/Natacha Pisarenko)

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AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappe and France made it again to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1.

Olivier Giroud scored within the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to maintain France on the right track to turn into the primary workforce since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups.

England striker Harry Kane had an opportunity to even the rating late within the match however he despatched a penalty try over the bar.

It was his second spot kick of the match. He earlier scored to make it 1-1 after Aurelien Tchouameni had given France the lead.

France will subsequent face Morocco within the semifinals on Wednesday. The Moroccans turned the primary African workforce to succeed in the semifinals on the World Cup by beating Portugal 1-0.