At the 16th World Cup in Qatar, England beat Senegal and will play France in the quarter-finals next Saturday.
Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka have all scored for the Three Lions, but now champions Kylian Mbappe and Le Bleus are a different story for Gareth Southgate's men. Olivier Giroud surpassed Thierry Henry to become France's top scorer in a 3-1 win over Poland, with Mbappé scoring twice.
However, this is not good news for the UK as Raheem Sterling has decided to return home with the family business, questioning his future involvement in Qatar. Follow all the reactions and preparations for the match England vs Senegal.
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Harry Kane has no illusions about England's clash with France
07:59 , Jack Rathbourne
Captain Harry Kane is expecting a "tough night" when England play France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Goals from Kane, Jordan Henderson and Bukayo Saki ensured a comfortable win over Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday night.
Then the quarterfinals and a meeting with the current champion.
Having advanced to the 1/8 finals, Kane is confident that he will face the team on Saturday.
"It was a great game and we used our chances," he said of the 3-0 win. “France is a great team, they are world champions. It will be a difficult night."
Harry Kane has no illusions about England's clash with France
England will go to the quarter-finals of the World Cup on a night when their previous team could have beaten them.
07:52 , Jack Rathbourne
England advanced directly to the quarter-finals. And then another. And one more. That's the best way to describe Gareth Southgate's impressive 3-0 victory over Senegal led by Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden as they reached their third straight quarter-final in a major tournament.
This is only the third time in England history and it shows how polite the manager was in the playoffs. Harry Kane, on the other hand, seems to agree as this is only the second competition in which he has scored his first goal since the group stage.
Such qualities should not be discounted given the difficulties that other heavyweight teams have faced, not to mention the English teams that have faced it before. Some of the players in front of them may have been intimidated by Senegal's pressure in the first half, but this drew the opposite reaction from the Southgate players, especially Bellingham.
England advance to the quarter-finals tonight, where teams from the past can beat them.