England on Saturday defeated Senegal 3-0 in the 2022 World Cup to face France in the quarter-finals of the competition.
In the game, Senegal was outclassed by England as Jordan Henderson opened scoring Harry Kane scored the second one and is now while Bukayo Saka scored the third goal which equalled Wayne Rooney’s England record.
However, England were without Raheem Sterling who left the tournament after he heard robbers broke into his house.
The win for England leaves them with one the biggest test in the tournament: meeting France in the round 16.
This development has triggered comments from After England’s coach, Gareth Southgate who stated that meeting France is his team’s biggest test.
He said, “In terms of France, it’s the biggest test that we could face. They’re world champions, they have incredible depth of talent, outstanding individual players, they’re very difficult to play against and to score goals against.
“So it’s a fantastic challenge, a brilliant game for us to prepare for. There are two quarter-finals already in place that are fantastic historical football rivalries, great games from the past, a brilliant game for us to be involved with and test ourselves against the very best.
“Mbappe is of course a world class player. He has already delivered big moments in this tournament and in previous tournaments. Also Griezmann is now over 70 consecutive games for France, he’s also a phenomenal player. We know Olivier Giroud as well.
“They have outstanding young midfield players as well. We study France at every age group, they have incredible depth of talent in every position. It’s a huge test, we’re really looking forward to it. It’s a great challenge for our team now.”
