England 3-0 Senegal – Dominant England through to World Cup Quarter-Final

England eased past African Cup of Nations Champions Senegal 3-0 in the World Cup last 16. Goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka helped the Three Lions to their biggest World Cup knockout win since 2002.

England had initially looked sluggish against Senegal’s pacy forwards, in the two nations’ first ever encounter, with a wonderful one-handed save by Jordan Pickford stopping Boulaye Dia from giving the African side a shock lead.

Henderson settled England’s nerves in the 38th minute, stroking the ball home after being played in by Jude Bellingham at the end of a lovely passing move.

Kane then struck a ferocious shot past goalkeeper Edouard Mendy with the last kick of the first half, to score his first goal of the tournament. It now leaves him one goal behind Wayne Rooney’s record of 53 goals for England.

HT: 2-0

In the second half, Saka bagged the third with a neat chip over Mendy after a cross by Phil Foden. The England youngsters were at it again, with Bellingham also playing a vital part yet again.

England’s goal fest in Qatar, with 12 so far, equals their previous best World Cup total at Russia 2018 when they made the semi-finals.

FT: 3-0

Gareth Southgate is now at his third major tournament as England boss but has already been able to claim as many knockout wins from 2018 to the present day as they did in a previous 48 years.

The victory against Senegal was their sixth major knockout triumph collectively in the 2018 World Cup, Euro 2020 and Qatar 2022. From 1968 to 2016, they achieved the exact same number in major tournaments, with England clearly enjoying one of their most consistently successful period ever under Southgate.

England Starting XI: Pickford, Walker, Stones (77), Maguire, Shaw, Henderson (82), Rice, Bellingham (76), Saka (65), Kane, Foden (65)

Subs: Grealish (65), Rashford (65), Trippier, Pope, Phillips (82), Dier (77), Coady, Alexander-Arnold, Mount (76), Ramsdale, Wilson, Maddison, Gallagher

Senegal Starting XI: Mendy, Sabaly, Koulibaly, Diallo, Jakobs (84), Ciss (45), Mendy, Diatta (45), Ndiaye (45), Sarr, Dia (72)

Subs: Dieng, Mendy, Cissé, Jackson, N’Diaye, Ballo-Touré (84), Sarr (45), Diédhiou (72), Dieng (45), Gomis, Name, Loum, Gueye (45)

Attendance: 65,985

Man of the Match: Harry Kane