December 04, (THEWILL) – Harry Kane scored his first goal of the World Cup in Qatar and overtook Gary Lineker as his country’s highest goalscorer, as England defeated Senegal 3-0, to advance to the quarter-finals.
Jordan Henderson had given England the lead minutes earlier, and the Tottenham striker doubled it in first-half injury time.
Joining in the goal-scoring in the second half, for his third goal of the tournament so far, Bukayo Saka capped the fine performance by Gareth Southgate’s charges in what was a shockingly easy victory after 57 minutes.
Senegal looked a shadow of themselves and as soon as England got in front, it was smooth sailing, but their next task will not likely be as straightforward since Kylian Mbappe and Les Bleus will be waiting for them on Saturday in the quarter-finals stage.
Senegal’s Qatar journey is over with France looking like one of the remaining teams that can edge out England on their good day, as they were against the Senegalese. This makes their upcoming quarter-final match all the more intriguing for football fans.
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