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England vs France yesterday was a very interesting match. The results proved that sometimes stats are not a reflection of what a team looks like, judging by the stats England were the favorite to win the match. But France found it more easier to win, England didnt stand a chance against the French defense. I expected more from England because I watch the English premier league regularly and had high hopes for the English team. Is England overrated?

England is has a great team when it comes to football, I don't think they are overrated, it is just that France is better, I don't know where you found the stats that made you believe that England would or should win against France, but from the odds in online sportsbooks, it showed that gamblers were betting massively on France, so I am personally not surprised that France won, from the initial beginning of the match, I expected them to win, it would have been a surprise to me if they didn't.
So for me, I don't think England is overrated, they are indeed good, but from all indications, France is better in football than England.

Considering the balance between France and England, France is a stronger team. I think the balance is in favor of France. England is never a weak team. They are still unlucky in terms of penalties. Had Kane scored the second penalty, they could have gone to overtime and maybe even won. It was what a lot of people expected, and France won. For me, the dream for Morocco will be this far. It's really hard to beat France.

England did well but I don't know why they have always been so unlucky when it comes to international competitions like this. Only if Kane was able to convert that second penalty maybe they would have been able to change the outcome of the game in penalties or get a third goal before the last minute. The good thing is they have a very young and talented team who still have a chance to prove their worth in the next world cup.

You are right about them having young players who have the gift of time to improve in their skills and play better in the next world cup, but I would say or conclude that they are unlucky, the game of football has a very small part of it tied to luck, the most important part of strategy and tactics, in football, a team can be unlucky but can easily convert that to being lucky if they have a good playing strategy and tactics that their opponent don't know of, or one that their opponents even know of but don't have an antidote to it.

England will do well in the next world cup if they would improve in their strategies/style of play and tactics, they are already good in terms of play abilities, but they are yet to discover their hidden styles that when engaged, would throw their opponent into total confusion.