England to meet France in quarter-finals

England will meet France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.

They  reached Qatar World Cup quarters with a comfortable 3-0 win over Senegal on Sunday.

England have won the World Cup just once in their history, but will have their sights firmly set on going all the way at Qatar 2022.

Having reached the semi-finals in 2018, and been runners-up at Euro 2020, the Three Lions have a strong recent tournament pedigree.

Free-scoring England extended their unbeaten record against African teams with the 3-0 victory over Senegal which included a first goal at this FIFA World Cup from captain Harry Kane as they set up a quarter-final clash with holders France.

England had initially looked sluggish against Senegal’s pacy forwards, in the two nations’ first ever encounter, with a wonderful one-handed save by Jordan Pickford stopping Boulaye Dia from giving the African side a shock lead.

England took a while to move through the gears against Senegal but when they clicked they showed a level of creation that gives them real edge and makes them genuine contenders for this World Cup.
The early worries came when Senegal attempted to expose Harry Maguire's lack of pace, which they did twice and will be noted by France and Kylian Mbappe, but once Bellingham exerted his authority over the midfield England were able to take control and cruise to victory.