Was there ever any doubt Harry Kane would miss from the spot?

Well, yes, actually.

The England skipper blazed one over the bar recently for Tottenham in a Champions League match against Eintracht Frankfurt.

No danger this time. Straight to Kane's trusted left side of the goal.

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Danny Murphy
Former England midfielder on BBC

It's great intensity and quality, everything you want to see in a good football match.

Phil Foden fancies a piece of this.

You can feel him growing into the game. He beats a couple of men with a driving run and is taken down by Antoine Griezmann, who has already been booked. Had he not been, dare I suggest he may very well have got a yellow for that?

Rob Green
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

Everything is going through Bukayo Saka at the moment. He is on another level at the moment. He's taking on the French much like Griezmann was doing to England in the first half.

Harry Kane looks to beat Lloris again, this time from much further out. His low shot is tame, though.

Bukayo Saka was involved once more in the move. He's giving France all sorts of trouble.

Musheer: The goal has fired the game up. End to end. Heavy weight vs heavy weight. Will be surprised if this ends without more goals, and possibly a red card.

Simon: You are watching the winners of the World Cup 2022. Just don’t ask me which one.

Chance!

Bukayo Saka is bang in the thick of this. He weaves through a couple of challenges on the edge of the France box but doesn't catch his shot. Lloris saves.

Get the ball to the kid from Arsenal.

Rob Green
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

It was a little bit slow, a little passive at times when France were dictating. Now all of a sudden it's been moments of real electricity.

Credit to Saka, he had moments before but there he took the extra touch to force Tchouameni to gamble and get it wrong.

Didier Deschamps watches on with some concern from the France bench. His side had control of this but England have come out and given them a bloody nose after the break.

We have a game on our hands here, there's no doubt about that.

Good luck picking a winner with any confidence.

Greg: Totally what England deserve. France have had their keeper to save them so far. Not this time.

Jon: The tackling of this French team is very clumsy. Glad to see England playing on the front foot to start this half.

Kiefer: Always rated this ref tbf

Oh my! England are really trying to spoil this.

Kylian Mbappe burns past Kyle Walker and sends over a chipped cross. Fortunately for England, there is nobody in the middle able to make a telling touch.

This is a slug fest now.

Oof!

OK, everyone just settle down!

Adrien Rabiot suddenly finds himself in waaaay too much space and fires an early shot that Jordan Pickford palms away.

Focus.

Danny Murphy
Former England midfielder on BBC

Well deserved, they've been the better team. Great penalty.

Rob Green
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

In front of the England fans he's so composed, so cool to be able to stand and wait and say: "I'm going to do it on my terms."

It's the Harry Kane penalty we've seen so many times. England have been sharp in this half and they got the reward while they're playing well.

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Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar

Talk about keeping his cool.

Such a long wait but absolutely no doubt.

That's the goalscoring record equalled for Harry Kane and, more importantly, back level.

Game on.

Rob Green
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

Absolutely no doubt about this one. Saka drove inside, got onto his left foot and he knew that as soon as he stepped across there was very little argument from any French player. Tottenham vs Tottenham.