England stepped hard and with a win they got into the quarterfinals

The British national team, owner of the highest goalscoring record in the World Cup (12 in 4 games), amply resolved a close match in its first half hour: Jordan Henderson (38m.PT), Harry Kane (45m.PT) and Bukayo Saka (12m.ST) shaped the score.

England and Francewho defeated Robert Lewandowski’s Poland, will animate a captivating quarterfinal crossover next Saturday at 10:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. in Argentina) on this same stage where the competition opened two weeks ago.

The two records recorded by the highest competition FIFA were favorable to the English: 2-0 in 1966 and 3-1 in 1982, both in the first round.

With the batucada from the Senegalese fans, the game had more rhythm in the stands than on the field during the initial 30 minutes. Two studious teams, with chess movements, barely hinted at approaches to the area.

England He raised the game with a leading role but had a very predictable circulation, which was only altered with the interventions of Phil Foden.

Senegal, diminished in this World Cup due to the absence of its maximum figure, Sadio Mané, waited somewhat withdrawn to answer with the speed of Ismalia Sarr and Boulaye Diawho had a couple of situations with the score closed.

One of them, at 31 minutes, demanded a great save from Jordan Pickfordwho blocked the definition of Dia, striker for Salernitana from Italy, one of the seven outside English football among the 22 who started the game at Al Bayt.

England He made the difference on his first occasion, without it being justified by his game. bellinghamset to run down the left after a pass from Kane, identified Henderson’s arrival in the center of the area and lucidly assisted him to make it 1-0.

The few minutes that remained in the first half had nothing to do with the above. In that short time, Gareth Southgate’s team were able to combine speed and showed their potential.

This is how the second arrived at the edge of the break, after a great internal run from Jude Bellingham and a license from Foden for captain Kane, who scored for the first time in Qatar and moved three shy of matching Gary Lineker (10) for England’s top goalscorer in the World Cup.

The African Lions showed no response in the second half, much less when Foden put together a play from the left that ended in the third with a subtle touch from Saka.

The distance of three goals took away the excitement of the game. Plays and a few other goals could only be expected, with no implications for the definition of the key. The changes attempted against continuity but exhibited British power.

Southgate arranged for the income of Marcus Rashford, Jack Grealish, Mason Mount, Eric Dier and Kalvin Phillips, all Premier League figures.

With the final marked by the Salvadoran Iván Barton, the English fans celebrated with their players and the Senegalese footballers came to the recognition of their audience, tireless on percussion.