France are now just two games away from becoming the first team in 60 years to retain the trophy.
Olivier Giroud continued his magnificent Fifa World Cup 2022 by scoring France’s late winner in their quarterfinal against England on Saturday and admitted that the holders’ battling performance in adversity evoked the spirit of their triumphant 2018 run.
France are now just two games away from becoming the first team in 60 years to retain the trophy after Giroud’s fourth goal of the tournament sunk an impressive England side in a titanic battle at Al Bayt Stadium.
The holders took the lead through Aurelien Tchouameni but were pegged back early in the second half and were on the ropes for long spells before Giroud headed in the decisive goal in the 78th minute to seal a 2-1 victory.
Here are some reactions to France’s win over England:
France had considerably less possession, half as many attempts on goal and got lucky late on as Harry Kane –- having earlier scored from the spot -– blazed an 84th-minute penalty over the bar.
