The last of the four World Cup quarter finals to be played is between England and France. This match will be played on the 10th of December at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor and is the only all-European match in the quarter final of the 2022 competition.
England come into the game having comfortably seen off Senegal in the round of 16. The Africans started well and could have taken the lead but once England made the breakthrough in the 38th minute, there was only going to be one winner.
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We're heading to the #ThreeLions' training ground as preparations for our quarter-final with France begin: https://t.co/HFXxa9uitl
England doubled their advantage in the last moments of the first half and cemented their place in the quarter final with a third goal early in the second period.
That result means England have a good record of 25 undefeated games in their last 28 encounters in all competitions.
England are undefeated in their 4 matches at the 2022 World Cup having started with a comprehensive 6-2 win over Iran before their most disappointing performance of the World Cup in a 0-0 draw with the United States. England beat Wales 3-0 to top their group and qualify for the round of 16.
Trends show England have been impressive defensively at the World Cup and they have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 games. They have scored 12 goals across their 4 matches in the tournament but failed to find the back of the net in the group match against the United States.
France progressed to the quarter final by beating Poland 3-1 in the round of 16. The French opened the scoring shortly before half time and that was a massive blow to the Polish team.
France came out in the second half and played good football, scoring goals in the 74th and 91st minute, with Poland getting a consolation goal from the penalty sport at the end of the game.
Trends show there are no losses for France in 61 of their most recent 68 matches in all competitions. They started the 2022 World Cup with a 4-1 win over Australia before beating Denmark 2-1 to book their place in the round of 16. A much changed XI lost their final group game 1-0 to Tunisia.
France are yet to keep a clean sheet at the 2022 World Cup having conceded 1 goal in each of their 4 fixtures in Qatar.
Team news and England are likely to go with the same starting XI from the win against Senegal. Raheem Sterling and Ben White have left the squad for personal reasons.
France have lost full-back Lucas Hernandez to a long term injury. There have been rumours Kylian Mbappé could be unavailable after he missed training on Tuesday and that would be a massive blow for France.
This has the makings of being a thrilling game. If Mbappé is fit to start, France are likely to score but they have also conceded in every game in this tournament, meaning England will fancy their chances of scoring. Therefore, the game could end level at 1-1, with extra time and the possibility of penalties.