RUNDOWN
• England reach Qatar World Cup quarters with a comfortable 3-0 win over Senegal.
• The round of 16 game witnessed the goals from Jordan Henderson, Kane and Bukayo Saka, with Foden and Bellingham having a role in the scoring.
• England will meet defending champions France in the last eight.

The England football champions; Harry Kane, Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham — all spoke of their satisfaction in the early hours of Monday morning after helping England reach Qatar World Cup quarters with a comfortable 3-0 win over Senegal.

The round of 16 game witnessed the goals from Jordan Henderson, Kane and Bukayo Saka, with Foden and Bellingham having a role in the scoring. England will meet defending champions France in the last eight.

“Knockout games are never easy. We’ve showed great maturity through the tournament. It’s 3-0 against a really good side, their mentality was top from the beginning, and we took our chances when they came. We feel good. Three clean sheets in a row is really important,” said Kane.

He also went ahead and praised the maturity of the squad, also noting that it will be a really tough game (against France) as they’re reigning champions and that they’ll recover nicely and get ready for the game.
On the other hand Phil Foden admitted he was buzzing with the result, noting that it is a knockout football, so they’ll have to recover the following day and think about their next opponent.

“I’ve always spoken about bringing my club form to international level, and tonight was probably my best England game, so I’m really happy, France look the strongest in the competition. Everywhere you look they have talent. But we’ll back ourselves on the day. We’re confident,” said the Manchester City midfielder.

Foden also praised for 19-year-old Bellingham, who had another outstanding display. Saying that he is one of the most gifted players he has ever seen and he haven’t seen a weakness in his game adding that he’s going to be the best midfielder in the world.

By Jane Kibathi.