Forward Marcus Rashford (ST 5 -free kick- and 23m) and midfielder Phil Foden (ST 6m) were the scorers for the English team that finished first in their area with 7 points and eliminated Wales (1), on their return to a world championship after 64 years.
England’s rival in the round of 16 will be Senegal, second in group A, which left Argentine Gustavo Alfaro’s Ecuador on the road with his 2-1 victory.
The English, who were coming off a victory (6-2 against Iran) and a draw (0-0 against the United States), displayed their good football in the face of little resistance from a rival who said goodbye to the World Cup after a draw (1- 1 against the USA) and two defeats (0-2 against Iran and 0-3 against England).
Gareth Southgate’s team showed their superiority forcefully in the second half, where they combined goals with touches and offensive associations. The English deployment was too much for Wales and they set him up as one of the candidates to fight to the end in the World Cup.
The match referee was the Slovenian Slavko Vincic, at the Ahmed ben Ali stadium, in the city of Rayyan.
Source: Ambito
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