[Qatar World Cup] England wins out, including Kane’s first goal, and heads to quarterfinal clash with France for third time in World Cup…England won twice in the past.

Last Updated on 12/05/2022 by てんしょく飯

Qatar World Cup: England 3-0 Senegal (December 4, Al Bayt Stadium)

The second day of the first round of the final tournament was held, and England (ranked first in Group B) defeated Senegal (ranked second in Group A).

In the other match, France (No. 1 in Group D), aiming to win the tournament again, beat Poland (No. 2 in Group C) by an overwhelming three goals to advance to the quarterfinals. England and France will meet in the quarterfinals on December 10. The two teams have met twice in previous World Cups, with England winning both times.

This is a great matchup of teams that showed overwhelming destructive power in the first round league, and it will be a clash of the top eight teams. England, who shocked Iran with six shots, defeated Senegal in the first round of the final tournament.

England were on the offensive in the 39th minute of the first half when Kane took possession on the left flank and drove forward, passing through to Bellingham, who turned it back and fired home. Bellingham turned it back and Henderson slotted it in for the first goal. Once the goal was scored, the pace of England suddenly changed. Just after two minutes had elapsed from the end of the first half, Kane scored his first goal of the season on a counterattack. Kane kicked a powerful shot, his first goal of the tournament, from a counter to make it 2-0. The third goal came 12 minutes into the second half. Foden dribbled down the left flank and drove deep into enemy territory. Foden dribbled down the left flank, crossed the ball deep into enemy territory, and Saca one-touched the ball over the crossbar.

Meanwhile, the destructive power of France’s bid for back-to-back championships shone even brighter. Mbappe was involved in all the scoring, with two goals and an assist. In the 44th minute of the first half, the Frenchman swung the ball left and right, looking for an opening to pass to Mbappe, who was 20 meters to the left of the goal. Mbappe immediately passed vertically, and Giroud received the ball from behind on the left. He twisted and turned to shoot from a difficult position to put the visitors ahead.

In the 29th minute of the second half, Mbappe scored on the counter. After winning the ball, Giroud dribbled the ball through the center and deployed it to Dembele on the right. After drawing the attention of Poland’s few defenders, he made a sideways pass to Mbappe on the far side. The French number 10 then showed good awareness of the ball and looked for the right foot to fire a powerful shot into the near side to make it 2-0.

The final goal came just after halftime. Mbappe, on the left flank, scored the decisive goal, this time with a powerful shot into the far side of the net. Mbappe had already surpassed the four goals he scored in the previous tournament with his fifth goal of the tournament, putting him alone at the top of the scoring charts.

England and France have met twice in previous World Cups, with England winning 2-0 in the first round in England in 1966 and 3-1 in the first round in Spain in 1982. This will be the first time the teams will meet in the final tournament.

With two of the strongest front lines in the tournament, this will be a matchup that will be watched closely by soccer fans around the world.