Who will England play against in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup?
After overcoming Senegal in the Round of 16, England face their stiffest test yet in Qatar as they face reigning world champions France.
England cruised through to the quarter finals of the 2022 World Cup after Southgate’s Lions kept their dreams alive after seeing off Senegal in Sunday’s Round of 16 clash in Al Khor. Goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka completed a comprehensive 3-0 win for England, who along with the Netherlands and Croatia are the only teams who remain unbeaten at 2022 Qatar.
The quarter-final matchups are set! 😱
— Road to 2022 (@roadto2022en) December 6, 2022
Comment the four flags that will make it to the semi-finals ⤵️#Qatar2022 | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/tpTWw5j8I9
You might also like
- Why are England’s national team called “Three Lions”?
- Rooney backs Kane to smash his goals record in Qatar
- France, quarter final connoisseurs
England’s quarter final opponents are current world champions France, who beat Poland 2-1 in their Round of 16 clash.
The quarter final between England and France will be played on 10 December 2022 at Al Bayt Stadium kicking off at 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT.
The most major tournament goals by any #ThreeLions player ever.
— England (@England) December 4, 2022
🦁 @HKane pic.twitter.com/AukgLzeJPH
Old foes
England and France have met many times since the first meeting, a friendly, almost a century ago. In total, the two nations have crossed paths 31 times - nine times in official competition and 23 times in friendlies.
Related stories
They have had two previous encounters during the World Cup finals - in 1966, they started in the same group - England won that match 2-0 courtesy of a Roger Hunt brace.
They landed in the same group again at Spain 82 and once again England prevailed, beating their French neighbours 3-1 in Bilbao - the late Paul Mariner putting the game to bed late on.