England bowed out of the World Cup 2022 on Saturday, 10 December 2022, falling 1–2 to France in the Quarter-finals. The match kicked off at 19:00 UTC at a venue in Qatar, with Brazilian referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio in charge. France led 1–0 at half-time, meaning England had 45 minutes to fight back but ultimately could not overturn the deficit, ending their tournament at the last-eight stage for the second consecutive World Cup.

For England, this defeat was a crushing end ...