On Sunday, clinical England overcame a slow start to cruise to a 3-0 victory against Senegal, as goals from Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson, and Bukayo Saka propelled them into a tantalising World Cup quarterfinal matchup with France.
After taking a while to assert themselves against the African champions—a team they had never faced before—England survived a few close calls before two goals late in the first half altered the atmosphere and made the second half a non-event.
With this stunning win, they are now 21 games—including eight World Cup games—unbeaten against African teams overall. The last remaining African team in the competition is Morocco, who takes against Spain on Tuesday.
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