World Cup 2022 quarterfinals: Kane misses penalty as champion France eliminates England; Morocco makes history with Portugal win
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The men’s World Cup quarterfinal stage wrapped up on Saturday as France eliminated England and Morocco continued its dream run with a win over Portugal. CTVNews.ca has all the latest action from Qatar.
The final two spots in the FIFA men’s World Cup semi-finals were up for grabs on Saturday as the tournament gets closer to crowning a winner.
Heavyweights England and France (reigning champions) went head-to-head while underdogs Morocco also battled Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.
Friday’s action saw plenty of drama as Croatia stunned top-ranked Brazil on penalties and Netherlands saw an unbelievable late comeback from two goals down go to waste after losing on penalties to Argentina.
Here’s all you need to know about what went down in Qatar.
Full match report
In the day's second match, two soccer powerhouses went head-to-head, with reigning champion France beating England 2-1.
During the initial 45 minutes of action, the game was an entertaining contest between these two heavyweights.