England vs Senegal Match Results, Highlights, Goals, Stats, Man of the Match, Round of 16

England topped group B and faced Senegal who finished in second place in Group A in the round-of-16 knockout match. This match was played at Al-Bayt stadium on December 4, 2022, at 22:00 local Qatar time.

England vs Senegal Match Result

England won the round-of-16 knockout match against Senegal and qualified for the quarter-final of the FIFA world cup 2022, and will face France in Quarter Final. Senegal is out of the tournament, with a score of England 3-0 Senegal.

England vs Senegal Match Highlights

England vs Senegal Goal Scored

England vs Senegal Match Stats

England vs Senegal First Half

England took possession of the ball from the first minute of the game and the complete match was dominated by England’s team. England players were continuously trying to create opportunities to score a goal and they succeeded at 38′ when Henderson scored a goal with the assist of Harry Kane. While Harry Kane scored another goal on 45+3′ minutes on the clock before the first half of the match and moved England to another step toward victory.

While Senegal’s players were chasing the ball and trying to get possession but England’s defenders did not allow them to take a shot before the first half.

England vs Senegal Second Half

Just after the second half starts England player Bukayo Saka scored another goal for England and made England lead 3-0 in the match. 62% of the ball possession was acquired by the England team while 38% of the ball possession was in favor of Senegal. Senegal tried hard to come back into the game but England’s players did not give any opportunity to them.

England vs Senegal Man Of The Match

Harry Kane is the man of the match in the England vs Senegal match for scoring a goal and providing an assist.

Why did England win against Senegal?

England has a perfect squad and they have the best players to play in any position. Their forward players like Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka gave their best performance in this match. Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker gave their best performance in defense and the complete team was confident they won the match against Senegal who doesn’t have much experience playing on the big stages like the knockout rounds of the world cup.

Why did Senegal Lose against England?

Senegal is one of the best African teams but they lack the experience to dive deep into the world cups. They have only crossed the round of 16 twice in their entire history. In today’s match, everyone missed Sadio Mane who is one of the best strikers for Senegal. Senegal created some opportunities but they were unable to convert these opportunities into a goal. They were missing a striker and a star player in a squad without him they can’t go further.

Senegal’s team was losing the ball and they were lacking in passing opportunities, which showed them the gateway to the world cup.

Final Verdict

England won the round-of-16 match and qualified for the quarter-final of the FIFA world cup 2022 but now they have to face defending champion France who is in great form. While Senegal is out of the tournament and they have to wait for the 2026 world cup.

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