10th December 2022 – 20:00, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
England and France will close the World Cup 2022 quarter-finals action with Saturday’s evening match. The Three Lions want to challenge for the trophy, while the defending champions seek another glory.
England Preview & Team Team
Early on against Senegal, England needed Pickford to stop them from going behind, but once Henderson opened the scoring in the 38th minute, Southgate’s men never looked back. Kane made it 2-0 before the break with his first goal of the tournament, and just before the hour mark, Saka scored a third to wrap up a comfortable England victory and set up a date with France in the quarter-finals. The Three Lions have been pretty efficient so far in the tournament, as they have already scored more goals than in the several previous campaigns combined. However, they have the defending champions as the next opponent, and they need to produce another good display.
France Preview & Team News
France was the heavy favorite to beat Poland in the Round of 16. Despite a decent performance from Lewandowski and co in the opening forty-five, a goal from Giroud just before the break put France into complete control of the game. Mbappe put his name firmly at the top of the list for the Golden Boot award as the young French striker scored two goals in the second half to put France 3-0 up. Poland pulled a goal back through a last-ditch Lewandowski penalty that just took the shine off what was a near-perfect performance from the French. This feels like an obvious choice, but the performance of Kylian Mbappe could swing this game in one team’s direction. France has relied on their star player to fire them to glory at the World Cup, with the 23-year-old PSG forward netting five goals at the tournament so far, making him the odds-on favorite to claim the Golden Boot award. Nevertheless, Les Bleus need another confident display to continue their road to defending the title.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
It is going to be a close encounter that can go either way. Nevertheless, France seemed more confident so far in the competition, and we believe they will find a way to victory in this clash.
Goals Market Prediction
Both teams have been pretty productive so far in the tournament, and we expect them to continue in the same fashion. Although they might be more cautious than usual, we think neither team will keep its net intact.
England vs France
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