FIFA World Cup 2022

Ronaldo started on the bench for the second consecutive match at Al Thumama stadium after scoring just once -- a penalty against Ghana -- in four outings at this World Cup. The defeat to Morocco was almost certainly the 37-year-old's last appearance in football's showpiece tournament. The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus star cut a distraught figure.

But many football dreams have been kick-started especially among the Indian community in Qatar as they got a chance to meet the football superstar, who is an idol to hundreds and thousands of young fans all over the world. The likes of five-year-old Ebenezer Fernandez, eat, dream and sleep football and think about their idol all the time but his dream of meeting Ronaldo did not become a reality.

The England captain had already levelled the score with a penalty to cancel out Aurelien Tchouameni's 17th-minute opener for France. In the 83rd minute, Kane had another opportunity to level from the spot after Mason Mount was bundled over by Theo Hernandez.

England have now fallen in the quarterfinals seven times (more than any other country) with Qatar 2022 joining Germany 2006, South Korea and Japan 2002, Mexico 1986, Spain 1982 (which had a different competition format), Mexico 1970 and Chile 1962. What makes this year's exit tough to take for England fans is that it came in what was arguably the best match of the tournament to date.

Youssef En-Nesyri headed home on the stroke of halftime after Portugal dominated possession without finding a way past Morocco's defense in their quarterfinal here. Ronaldo, who started on the bench for the second game in a row, was introduced in the 51st minute as a replacement for Ruben Neves, and made an immediate impact.

France reached the FIFA World Cup semifinal, where they will face Morocco. Speaking during the Viacom18 Sports' FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 presentation, Rooney said that England has a young squad and should look ahead. Speaking during the Viacom18 Sports' FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 presentation, Rooney said that England has a young squad and should look ahead.

England had more chances than France in the game, but were undone by a 25-meter drive from Aurelien Tchouameni and a header from Olivier Giroud. Although capitain Harry Kane levelled once from the penalty spot, he fired a second penalty over the bar seven minutes from time.

Speaking to the press after France's 2-1 win against England in a thrilling quarterfinal, the coach, whose contract is up at the end of the tournament said: "I will be manager for the semifinal and after that we will see. I don't know everything in advance. We will tackle that later." He gave a lot of merit to his side's win, which came thanks to a first half shot from Aurelien Tchouameni and a second half header from Olivier Giroud, while Harry Kane scored one penalty and then missed another that would have taken the game into extra time.

Kane, who had already levelled the score with a penalty in to cancel out Aurelien Tchouameni's 17th minute opener for France and in the 83rd minute he had another opportunity to level from the spot after Mason Mount was bundled over by Theo Hernandez, reports Xinhua news agency. This time however, Kane sent his effort high into the night sky and France held on for the win.

The first major incident in the game, which Argentina won on penalties after surrendering a 2-0 lead to a late Dutch fightback, came in the 89th minute, after Leandro Paredes committed a nasty foul on Dutch defender Nathan Ake and then slammed the ball into the Netherlands' dugout. That saw players and technical staff from both teams involved in pushing and shoving, and hostilities were resumed after Wout Weghorst equalised for the Netherlands in the 10th minute of injury time, reports Xinhua.