Doha – England took a two-goal lead in the first half against Senegal, who showed good fighting spirit in the Qatar World Cup pre-quarter quarter match. Young player Bukayo Saka scored England’s third goal in the 57th minute. Saka’s goal came from a pass from Phil Foden. Jordan Henderson (39′) and captain Harry Kane (45+3) scored for England in the first half. In the first half, Senegal’s players fought hard, but England were saved by their mistakes in front of goal. Two goals were achieved on England’s account after progress was made by focusing on counter-attacks.
England’s third goal was scored by Phil Foden down the left wing when captain Harry Kane lost control of the ball on his run towards the Senegal box. Foden ran with the ball, tossed it into the box and converted it into goal. Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was left with nothing to do when Bukayo Saka headed the ball parallel to the post into the net. Bukayo Saka’s third goal at the World Cup in Qatar. Score 3-0.
Earlier, the Bellingham striker on the left wing with the ball received by Harry Kane paved the way for England’s first goal. Bellingham, who rushed into the box after chasing the Senegalese players one by one, struck the ball straight into the center of the area. A running Jordan Henderson drove the ball into the net with his left foot. Even goalkeeper Eduard Mendy could do nothing. Score 1–0.
Captain Harry Kane scored the second goal for England after being top scorer at last World Cup despite failing to score any goals this time. Once again England’s goal came from a quick counter-attack. Jude Bellingham took the ball from his own half and started the progression this time. Bellingham advanced with the ball to center and kicked it to Phil Foden. Foden quickly passed the ball to captain Kane who was unmarked. Kane, who had enough time in front of the post, shot past Eduard Mendy and into the net. Score 2-0.
The first half also saw the Senegalese squander two golden opportunities. Senegal should have taken the lead by shocking England in the 31st minute. The savior was goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. When Ismaila Zar made a diving catch on Bukayo Saka’s ball, he turned it over to Boulaye Diya. Senegalese fans watched in disbelief as Thia’s fierce shot from the left wing rebounded off Pickford’s left hand in front of the post.
Prior to this, in the 23rd minute, during the crowd in the England area, Ismaila Sir’s shot flew over the bar with only the goalkeeper standing in front, which disappointed the fans.
The 32-year-old Henderson is the oldest player to score a World Cup goal for England since Tom Finney, who scored at the age of 36 in the 1958 World Cup against the USSR. Jude Bellingham, who was instrumental in both of England’s goals, became the youngest player since Michael Owen to play in the first XI for England in a knockout World Cup. England have scored the most goals in the first half of the 2022 World Cup. They have scored five goals in four matches. All of these goals were scored after 30 minutes.
England face Senegal with just one change from the team that beat Wales in their last group match. Bukayo Saka replaced Marcus Rashford, who scored against Wales, in the starting eleven. Saka scored a brace in the first match against Iran. Raheem Sterling is not with the team today due to family reasons.
∙ Way to Prequarters
England, who are fifth in the FIFA rankings, finish as group champions without losing a single game. The team scored 6 goals against Iran and beat Wales 3-0. Draw against the United States. England are the team that has scored the most goals in the group stage (9 goals). 2 goals conceded in the match against Iran. He kept clean sheets in the next 2 games.
18th-placed Senegal qualified for the quarter-finals after defeating Ecuador in a final decider. They won two matches and lost against the Netherlands. In three games he scored 5 goals and conceded 4.
English summary: England vs Senegal World Cup 2022, Live Scores
