England’s Three Lions will lock horns with Senegal’s Lions of Teranga when the two sides meet in the World Cup round of 16 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al-Khor on Sunday evening.
England will come into this encounter in high spirits after beating Wales 3-0. It wasn’t a 100% group stage run but they have banked two clean sheets in a row en route to their finish on top of Group B.
The Lions of Teranga advanced to the knockout stages after they finished in second place in Group A with six points. Two wins and one narrow defeat to the Netherlands has the African nation in jubilant spirits.
England and Senegal have only ever faced off against each other on three occasions, with the Three Lions winning two out of three matches, while Senegal only managed to beat their next opponents once before.
Gareth Southgate will continue to remain without the services of James Maddison, who is out with a knee injury. Defender Ben White withdraw following personal reasons.
Aliou Cisse will have his entire squad fit and how he wishes he could unleash the injured superstar Sadio Mane for this match.
Marcus Rashford has been in fine form for England during the group stages after he found the back of the net on three occasions, failing to score in only one match.
Kalidou Koulibaly will look to build on his previous performance for Senegal after he grabbed his first World Cup goal in their win over Ecuador in their final group stage match.
England’s World Cup Form:
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Senegal’s World Cup Form:
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