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Dan Marsh

England crash out of World Cup 2022 after Harry Kane's penalty nightmare - 7 talking points

England suffered heartbreak as they were dumped out of the World Cup by defending champions France, who ran out 2-1 winners in Doha.

Aurelien Tchouameni broke the deadlock in style with a sweetly struck effort from 25 yards that whistled beyond the despairing dive of Jordan Pickford. However, Tchouameni's opener was dogged by controversy, with England aggrieved that a foul had not been awarded for a tackle on Bukayo Saka in the build-up.

England were gifted a golden opportunity to draw level just seven minutes after the break when Saka was sent sprawling in the box. Harry Kane stepped up and emphatically dispatched his spot-kick past Hugo Lloris to keep England's hopes alive.

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