England overcame Senegal and met France in the quarterfinals

Harry Kane is the differential factor of an England that has overcome so many obstacles represented by the confrontation against Senegal, defending champions of Africa, and now meets France in an exciting tie in the quarterfinals. A true classic of European and world football.

Kane, Ballon d’Or in Russia 2018 with 6 goals, was asked, necessary, to finally score in this World Cup in Qatar. And he did it now but his ancestors in the English team were more. If in the group stage he gave three assists, the great captain returned to training like a maneuver in the middle of the field unbalanced a Senegal that until then complicated the ‘pross’ with his physical and supportive game.

England didn’t have a single shot on goal when, on 38 minutes, Kane headed a great choral play started by Phil Foden, who broke the lines with a perfect delivery to Jude Bellingham. whose cross from the left brought Jordan Henderson into the net with a cross shot.

Kane has shown again that he is not just a goalscorer, that at the age of 29 his football has become a total player, capable of creating opportunities for his teammates, giving meaning to the offensive game.

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But Kane is not alone in this England and now he has the support of a Foden who is at his level. The City winger was involved in all three goals. The first starts the game and the other two help. At 2-0, in the first half, Foden received from the outstanding Bellingham, who started another counter with class and power, and left Kane alone to shoot Édouard Mendy.

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Midway through the second half, Foden burst down the left and set up a ball that Bukayo Saka carried into the net with a gentle touch. With his third goal of the tournament, the Arsenal winger restored the confidence of Gareth Southgate, who returned him to the starting lineup despite Marcus Rashford’s double against Wales being ruled out.

ENGLAND

30

SENEGAL

England: Pickford; Walker, Stones (Dier, m.76), Maguire, Shaw; Rice, Henderson (Phillips, m.82), Bellingham (Mount, m.76); Then (Rashford, m.65), Foden (Grealish, m.65) and Kane.

Senegal: Edouard Mendy; Sabaly, Koulibaly, Abdou Diallo, Jakobs (Ballo-Touré, m.84); Nampalys Mendy, Ciss (Pape Gueye, m.46); Diatta (Papa Matar Sarr, m.46), Iliman Ndiaye (Dieng, m.46), Ismaila Sarr; Day (Diedhiou, m.72).

Goals: 1-0, m.38: Henderson. 2-0, m.45+3: Kane. 3-0, m.57: Saka.

Referee: Ivan Barton (El Salvador). He advised Koulibaly (m.76) of Senegal.

Incidents: Match corresponding to the round of 16 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup played at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor (Qatar) before 65,985 spectators.

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3-0 was already a heavy slab for Senegal, who were left ‘groggy’ by the second goal before the break. Two deadly opponents threw away all their collective work and frustrated their illusion of reaching the quarterfinals of a World Cup for the second time.

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The African champions not only made it difficult for Declan Rice to get the ball out with their good pressure, but the mobility and pace of Ismaila Sarr and Boulaye Dia caused problems for the English defence. Both were able to open the scoring, first Sarr with a high shot on goal and Dia (Villarreal’s property) with a shot that forced Jordan Pickford to save the match.

But Kane woke Senegal from the dream of becoming the first African team to win the World Cup against England. Twelve goals in 4 games, and only two matches, allows their fans to rejoice in winning the second World Cup in their history after that away in 1966. The first big hurdle has been overcome but the ‘pross’, runner-up in Europe, now awaits a France that seeks to reaffirm the title. Almost nothing.