AL KHOR, Qatar — Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1.
Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to keep France on course to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups.
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England striker Harry Kane had a chance to even the score late in the match but he sent a penalty attempt over the crossbar.
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.
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France will next face Morocco in the semifinals Wednesday. The Moroccans earlier became the first African team to reach the semifinals at the World Cup by beating Portugal 1-0.