England have lost 2-1 against France in the World Cup quarter-finals as they join Portugal, the Netherlands and Brazil in exiting the tournament. Harry Kane equalled Wayne Rooney's Three Lions goalscoring record on the night but missed a crucial penalty to equalise a second time in the dying minutes of the match.
Aurelien Tchouameni scored France's opening goal in the 17th minute before Kane equalised with a penalty early in the second half. Arsenal's Bukayo Saka was seemingly fouled in the build-up to Les Bleus' opening goal in the first half but VAR deemed that the goal was allowed to stand.
Kane equalised from the spot before Olivier Giroud scored the winner with a powerful header past Jordan Pickford. The England players were left dejected and devastated after the full-time whistle was blown after a game full of controversial referee and VAR decisions.
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Fans were left bemused by some of the decisions that went against England during the match and Gary Neville has blasted referee Wilton Sampaio following the devastating defeat. Speaking after the match on ITV, Neville said: "The referee had a nightmare game, an absolute joke of a referee.
"I’m not saying that was all down to England’s defeat because that’s making excuses; he was just a bad referee, rank bad."
Bukayo Saka was constantly fouled throughout the match and Kane was also on the end of a penalty decision that went against Gareth Southgate's side. There have been some questionable refereeing decisions throughout the tournament and fans questioned the match officials once again as England lost to France.
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