2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 England vs Senegal: Preview, Team News, Possible Line Ups, and Prediction


2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 England vs Senegal: Preview, Team News, Possible Line Ups, and Prediction

England vs Senegal

England remains one of few teams to remain unbeaten in their group-stage matches. They dominated Iran and Wales and a draw against the USA. Manager Gareth Southgate would be banking on his stars to play at their level best to defeat the African giants Senegal. Harry Kane will undoubtedly be the one eager to open his world cup goal account.

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Senegal won 2 of their group stage matches but the sides they defeated were fairly not so strong in the form of Ecuador and Qatar. The team will certainly be banking on a Boulaye Dia and Ismaila Sarr to provide them the lead against a strong English side. Captain Kalidou Koulibaly will be the sheriff on the defense line stopping a strong English attack.

2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 England vs Senegal: Team news

Ben White remains to be the only casualty in the England side who returned home from Qatar due to personal reasons which haven’t yet been in the air. Kieran Trippier and Raheem Sterling should be cutting the starting lineup again. Kyle Walker and Marcus Rashford were given a chance in the Wales game.

Sadio Mane remains the biggest absence in the Senegal squad whose unavailability will haunt the Senegalese throughout the World Cup campaign. Along with him, Igrissa Gana Gueye picked up his second yellow of the tournament just to be unavailable for the round of 16. Nottingham Forest midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate is also another player missing the match due to injury.

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2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 England vs Senegal: Possible lineup

England (4-2-3-1):

 Pickford;

Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Shaw;

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Rice, Bellingham;

Rashford, Mount, Sterling;

Kane.

Senegal (4-3-3):

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 E Mendy;

Sabaly, Koulibaly, Diallo, Jakobs;

N Mendy, Ciss, P Gueye;

Ndiaye, Dia, I Sarr.

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2022 FIFA World Cup R-16 England vs Senegal: Prediction

England has shown good form in their group-stage matches and with Harry Kane not among the scorers but he has been pivotal among ball providers with 3 assists to his name. Senegal will be without Sadio Mane at such a crucial stage of the tournament and the predicted score should remain against them with England winning 3-1.

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