L'Equipe reveal their ratings for England following World Cup loss, very harsh marks all round

England suffered another World Cup heartbreak as the reigning world champions edged out Gareth Southgate's men 2-1 in the quarter-finals last night.

It wasn't meant to be once again for the Three Lions, as Football, unfortunately, didn't come home.

Goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud meant the 2018 winners move on to face Morocco in the semi-finals, with England left to lick their wounds.

England's torrid and twisted love affair with penalties continued as Harry Kane failed to convert his spot-kick late, skying his penalty over the crossbar, that would have seen them draw level.

It's back to the drawing board following a successful four-year spell that has seen a World Cup semi-final, quarter-final and European Championships final loss.

In the aftermath of the game, French media outlet L'Equipe revealed their player ratings for both sides.

What was interesting is that they also rated the Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio a score of 4/10, following his inconsistent performance that has been heavily criticised.

Typically, they've been known to be extremely stringent with the awarding of their scores, with only 14 players ever receiving a perfect 10/10 score.

Last night brought about no such performances in what was a tight and tense affair, but there were certainly some harsh ratings on England's side.

Here are England ratings broken down:

Jordan Pickford - 5/10

The Everton keeper showcased some of his brilliant passing range and even saved well on more than one occasion.

He also couldn't have got anywhere near the two goals, with Tchouameni's strike from distance firing between Bellingham's legs and the header from Giroud was from virtually unstoppable at point-blank range.

Kyle Walker - 6/10

Tasked with keeping Kylian Mbappe quiet, the Manchester City defender did just that, as the Paris Saint-Germain forward struggled for any sort of impact during the 90 minutes.

With the threat of Mbappe ever-present, Walker was restricted in an attacking sense, and was only beaten once by the World Cup's current top scorer.

John Stones - 6/10

The Manchester City defender quietly had a very good game, scoring 100% pass success rate from his 71 passes, 100% on his long balls as well as winning all three of his ground duels.

He has certainly been one of England's more consistent performers and it showed again here.

Harry Maguire - 5/10

Heavily criticised coming into the tournament, Maguire has been good for England during the World Cup, and he was unlucky with his header in the second half that hit the woodwork.

He also won 5/7 aerial duels, 2/3 ground duels and registered a 86% pass success rate, but he couldn't stop Giroud from heading in the winner, from what was a sublime ball from Antoine Griezmann.

Luke Shaw - 5/10

Up against Ousmane Dembele, he restricted the Barcelona winger to no shots during the game, but struggled going forward.

He only managed 1 successful cross out 6 attempts, as England suffered from a lack of quality from both full-backs in an attacking sense.

Declan Rice - 6/10

Rice quietly had a good game for England, as France were restricted to very few clear cut opportunities, thanks to his work rate and positioning.

His performance was characterised by his defensive work which included 3 tackles, 3 interceptions, 95% pass success rate, 1 key pass, 3/5 ground duels won and 2/3 aerial duels won - one of his better England performances against the world champions.

Jordan Henderson - 5/10

Henderson certainly struggled in the first half, but he gave England that drive and tireless work rate that helped them to stay in the game and even push on.

His three key passes and 93% pass success rate showed his effectiveness on the ball, but he failed to win any of his 4 ground duels or any of his aerial battles.

Jude Bellingham - 5/10

England's jewel this tournament, Bellingham gave 110% against France being effective going ways, registering five tackles as well as 1 key passes and 64 touches.

He also ran straight over to Kane following his missed penalty which showcased his mentality and he has all the makings of a future captain for sure.

Bukayo Saka - 7/10

Saka starred as England's highest rated player as he caused Theo Hernandez constant problems down the right wing, being a consistent threat throughout his 79 minutes of action.

His one-two with Bellingham led to the penalty that Kane scored, and he was also on the wrong end of poor refereeing decisions that could have changed the game.

Phil Foden - 4/10

In what was a quiet night for Foden, he struggled to truly influence the game. He still managed two key passes and a 90% pass success rate however which suggests his 4/10 score is harsh.

Defensively he worked hard, winning 4/5 ground duels and 50% of his aerial duels, but it certainly wasn't his best attacking performance.

Harry Kane - 6/10

Whilst Kane did go on to miss the crucial penalty that would have seen England draw level, he did equalise from the spot against his club teammate Hugo Lloris in the 54th minute.

In general play, he won 5/6 aerial duels and had four shots on target in total and was certainly involved in the game, but the penalty miss will certainly define this game and his performance.