England vs. Senegal Tip

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England was considered one of the contenders to win the World Cup and so far they have lived to the expectations. They started the World Cup making a statement with a 6-2 win over Iran which proved that they are ready for big things in Qatar. In the second match, England did not push to the limits and played 1-1 against the USA which was a good result given the standings at the moment. England booked their ticket for the knockout phase with a routine 3-0 win against Wales in the last game of the group stage.

Senegal is the reigning African champion and were very optimistic about this World Cup but it seemed like they were blown away when Sadio Mane could not recover from injury to be ready for the competition. Of course, Senegal is not a nation that will give up and they showed up ready for the World Cup. Things didn’t start well as they lost to the Netherlands in the opening game but then, Senegal defeated Qatar and Ecuador in the decisive game in the third round of the group stage.

This is the second time for Senegal to advance to the knockout phase after their first appearance at the 2002 World Cup.

Key facts

• Ben White will not play for England
• Idrissa Gueye will not play for Senegal
• This will be the first game between England and Senegal

England is one of the favorites who actually met the expectations in the group stage of the World Cup. The feeling is that they played just enough to go through and now it is time for the real thing. England had a couple of heart-breaking exits at the last two major competitions, and they are better learning from those experiences. Unlike England, Senegal had to fight to go through until the last minute of the group stage, but they deserve all the respect moving forward without their best player Sadio Mane. Senegal will have no other choice but to defend in this game. Their midfield is not fond of keeping the ball in their own possession so Senegal will be the team who will try to keep a clean sheet and maybe take the game to extra time. England will play their game with a lot of running but they will also be patient and wait for the right opportunity. Given that, this will be a low-scoring game regardless of the offensive potential England possess but at the end, England will find a way to win.

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England to win and total under 2.5 goals

3.05

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