Snug victory over African champions units up quarter-final towards France.
England have comfortably defeated Senegal 3-0 to arrange a much-anticipated conflict with France within the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.
A gap purpose from Jordan Henderson within the thirty eighth minute was added to by Harry Kane with the final motion of the primary half at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday — Kane’s first purpose within the match.
Bukayo Saka netted the third within the sixty fifth minute.
Senegal had their possibilities, notably by way of Watford striker Ismaila Sarr, however the African champions did not pose any vital hazard to England.
“The workforce have made a really sophisticated sport tonight look straight-forward,” England supervisor Gareth Southgate informed ITV after the match.
Kane’s purpose was his 52nd in an England shirt and strikes him inside certainly one of Wayne Rooney’s report because the nation’s all-time goalscorer. It additionally took the captain past Gary Lineker’s report as England’s high scorer in main tournaments with 11 targets.
England had been lucky to not concede early within the sport, with Senegal having two good possibilities earlier than Henderson’s opener. The primary huge probability fell to Sarr, who beat goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to the ball however blazed it over the goalmouth.
Sarr was additionally instrumental in Senegal’s first shot on track, because the ahead performed it into Boulaye Dia, who struck intently at purpose, forcing Pickford right into a left-handed save.
The primary half-hour was tight and edgy, however England discovered their ft and, following Henderson’s purpose, developed their sport right into a commanding efficiency within the second half, wanting extra like a workforce chasing their first main title since successful the World Cup earlier than a house crowd in 1966.
Jude Bellingham, aged 19, and 21-year-old Saka each performed key roles all through the sport.
“We’ve acquired some tremendous younger gamers, and we really feel it's proper to provide them a chance,” mentioned Southgate. “They’re on target, and these video games are sensible life expertise for them.”
England’s 12 targets at this match equal their earlier greatest at a World Cup once they reached the semi-finals of Russia 2018. In 1966, they scored 11, together with 4 within the remaining towards West Germany.
For Senegal, in the meantime, the consequence marked the top of a profitable 2022 run that noticed them turn into Africa Cup of Nations champions and attain the highest 16 of the World Cup.
England’s subsequent match comes towards defending world champions France on Saturday, additionally at Al Bayt Stadium.
Of their Spherical of 16 match towards Poland on Sunday, France’s quantity 10 Kylian Mbappe, aged 23, scored twice to match 35-year-old Argentina nice Lionel Messi’s nine-goal tally in World Cup competitors.
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