{"id":1261541,"date":"2022-12-04T23:15:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T23:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/04\/england-beat-senegal-to-set-up-france-quarter\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T23:15:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T23:15:41","slug":"england-beat-senegal-to-set-up-france-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/04\/england-beat-senegal-to-set-up-france-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"England beat Senegal to set up France quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3503142-71410008-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Bukayo Saka of England celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between England and Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Image credit: Getty Images\" title=\"Bukayo Saka of England celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between England and Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar.  Image credit: Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bukayo Saka of England celebrates after scoring the team&#8217;s third goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between England and Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>England will meet France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday after an impressive demolition of Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate\u2019s side survived a nervy opening in which goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made an outstanding save from Boulaye Dia to run out convincing winners with a powerful display of attacking strength.<\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham was England\u2019s star man, setting up the first goal for Jordan Henderson with a perfect cross after 38 minutes then having a hand in the second on the stroke of half-time, combining with Phil Foden as captain Harry Kane powered home his first of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>It left Kane just one behind Wayne Rooney\u2019s all-time record of 53 England goals and he now has the perfect stage here in Qatar to write a fresh page in the history books.<\/p>\n<p>Foden was the creator once more as England wrapped the game up in the 57th minute, crossing for Bukayo Saka to show great awareness and touch to flick a delicate finish past Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.<\/p>\n<p>It capped the perfect night for manager Southgate, who opted to restore Saka and keep faith with Foden, leaving out Marcus Rashford despite his two goals in the win over Wales. Raheem Sterling was not considered\u00a0after a break-in at his family home and will now return to England.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"-Y5eoxDEc84\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 World Cup: Ghana out of competition after losing 2 0 Uruguay (2-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Y5eoxDEc84?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bukayo Saka of England celebrates after scoring the team&#8217;s third goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between England and Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. 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