England vs Senegal: Live updates from 2022 World Cup

Euro 2020 finalist England is available in as a heavy favourite in opposition to the West African facet.

Historical past would additionally appear to favor supervisor Gareth Southgate’s crew. England has confronted African opposition 20 instances, together with seven World Cup matches, and has but to lose.

However as we have acknowledged repeatedly in our Qatar 2022 protection, this event has confirmed {that a} shock end result is at all times on the desk.

Though African nations have misplaced eight of their 9 World Cup knockout spherical video games in opposition to European sides, the lone exception was one which featured Senegal’s present supervisor, Aliou Cisse.

The 46-year-old Cisse performed for Senegal in its victory over Sweden on the 2002 World Cup to succeed in the quarterfinals, only a few video games after having overwhelmed 1998 winner France within the event opener. He is certainly drawn on that have in teaching up his squad.

Senegal will likely be with out key midfielder Idrissa Gueye, who’s suspended following two yellow playing cards within the group stage, and star attacker Sadio Mané, who was dominated out for the Lions of Teranga forward of the event with a knee damage.

Senegal may be with out Cisse, who has come down with an sickness.

England completed high of its group, twice profitable convincingly in opposition to Iran and Wales and drawing with the US Males’s Nationwide crew.

Though star striker Harry Kane has but to attain for England, Southgate’s crew has nonetheless scored 9 objectives in three matches, with notable contributions from Marcus Rashford, Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka.

“Senegal will likely be robust,” Southgate stated, per Reuters. “They’re very properly organized, they’ve received lots of good particular person gamers taking part in in huge European leagues and their expectations now will rise.”

The 2 sides conflict at 2 p.m. ET on the Al Bayt Stadium.