45
20:52
Mid-term conclusion:
England lead 2-0 at half-time against Senegal. The European runners-up got off to a good start, but were unable to make any deals for a long time before the West Africans realized that the Three Lions are vulnerable thanks to a big chance from Dia (22′). A quarter-hour urge followed by the Teranga-Löwen, who missed several good chances to take the lead. Henderson then scored the opening goal out of nowhere with the first notable thrust that completely pulled the plug on Senegal. The Southgate team then set the tone again. Kane, who initially missed a big chance (41st), then increased it to 2-0 with the break whistle on a counterattack. The intermediate score is felt to be at least one goal too high in a balanced game.
45
20:48
Tooor for England, 2-0 by Harry Kane
Absolutely brutal! The stoppage time has already expired, but the referee lets the British counterattack run. Bellingham drives the ball forward through the center and then puts it through to Foden. In two-on-one, he only has to play the cross pass to Kane, who does not place excessively from eleven meters, but executes the half-left in the West African box all the more powerfully. Nothing to do for Mendy.
45
20:46
Rice sprints down the right wing with the ball at his feet, but Koulibaly is good and clears for a corner. With the ball at rest, Foden is looking for Maguire again. However, the African champion’s defense retains control of the air and can clarify.
45
20:45
Official injury time (minutes): 2
44
20:44
The nerves of the African champions, who now somehow have to rescue this one-goal deficit into the dressing room, are on edge. Kalidou Koulibaly, as the last man in the forward movement, loses the ball and Luke Shaw can advance to the baseline alone. He could also finish from a tight angle, but hesitates too long, allowing Edouard Mendy to stand up well and clear the corner safely, which doesn’t bring anything further.
41
20:42
Huge chance England! Senegal seems unsettled after falling behind and comes a step too late several times in the English pass chain. Saka is also not attacked from the right and can serve the completely free Kane, who, however, chases the direct acceptance onto the stands from ten meters behind. What a miss!
39
20:39
Tooor for England, 1-0 through Jordan Henderson
Senegal are clearly in the lead but England now score to make it 1-0. The Teranga Lions, still well advanced, can be outwitted by a simple pass in depth. Bellingham went through on the left and then had an eye for Henderson, who took the low pass directly from twelve meters and deliberately put the Senegalese in the lead.
38
20:38
England can clear the due free kick, but the advanced Teranga lions continue to follow. Krépin Diatta starts a one-two with Iliman Ndiaye, but the final pass is too steep. Kick off England.
36
20:37
Ismaïla Sarr prevails against Kyle Walker with a lot of willpower in a duel, but is then knocked down by the Englishman from behind. This is undoubtedly a tactical foul and should result in a yellow card. The 32-year-old is lucky that the referee left it at the free-kick whistle.
35
20:35
Now Stones loses the ball in the build-up game and Jakobs refuels on the left wing forward. However, the cross does not come very imprecisely, so that Maguire can clear with a head.
33
20:34
On the other hand, Kane plays a strong diagonal ball to Saka, who lacks the physicality to claim the ball in a tackle with Jakobs. Strongly defended by the ex-Cologne.
32
20:32
Big chance for Senegal! Now Bukayo Saka can’t stand the pressure and loses the ball in his own third against Ismaïla Sarr. He plays the pass perfectly into the run of Boulaye Dia, who can finish from eight meters on the left. The left-footed shot, however, comes too central to the Three Lions’ box, where Jordan Pickford parries strongly with a fist defence.
30
20:29
The West Africans press aggressively, condense the center and effectively block the passing stations. England keep possession but just don’t make any progress and barely get past the halfway line. Again and again the cross or back pass has to be chosen against the attacking Senegalese.
27
20:26
The big chance clearly showed the African champions that England is by no means overpowered, but can also be cracked. The Teranga lions are much better in the game at the moment and are shifting their pressing lines forward. The Three Lions are left with only cross passes at the moment. Difficult phase for the Vice European Champion.
24
20:24
Senegal wants a penalty after the supposed Stones handball and the VAR actually reports shortly afterwards, but completes the check within a few seconds: no penalty. Go on.
22
20:24
Big chance Senegal! Maguire makes a bad pass, which is immediately followed by a cross to Dia, who can volley from the penalty spot. However, he misses the ball, which first lands on Stones’ hand and then lands in the goal.
21
20:22
Diallo seeks Jakobs with a deep pass, but the attentive Walker intercepts it. On the counterattack, a ball is blocked by Kane to the corner, where Foden finds Maguire at the first post. But he spirals a little too high into the air and can only use the cross in an uncontrolled manner with his chest. The ball goes wide of Mendy’s box to the right. Kick off Senegal.
18
20:18
The Senegalese squad picks up the pace again but Maguire cleanly separates the starting Ndiaye who immediately counter presses but blocks the ball wide. Kick off England.
16
20:15
A quarter of an hour has passed and the first conclusion of what is actually a very fast-paced game is still a long time coming. However, both defensive lines have been very secure so far.
13.
20:13
Again, the otherwise so safe Mendy does not look good when entering from the left. This time he misjudges a Kane cross, which is a bit too sharp for the onrushing Saka. However, there are indications that something could go down the left wing for the Three Lions.
12.
20:12
England have the ball possession advantage and keep the pace very high. However, the Senegalese are fully opposed and, after winning the ball, always look for the direct train to the English goal.
9.
20:10
Bellingham has plenty of space on the left wing and runs the cross dangerously into the box where goalkeeper Mendy misjudges and dives under the ball. However, there is no player from the Three Lions behind it, so nothing else burns.
7.
20:09
After a free kick from the center, Walker pulls the ball sharply left towards the baseline, where Rice takes the ball and crosses into the box. The defensive of the reigning African champions can clarify with combined forces.
4.
20:05
After a misunderstanding between Foden and Shaw, the Teranga Lions are able to counter. The deep pass comes well to Boulaye Dia, who stumbles the ball in the English penalty area while dribbling before he can finish.
3.
20:04
Kalidou Koulibaly lets Jordan Henderson chase the ball away in his own third, but England only get a throw-in from the situation with two Senegalese on the spot to prevent anything worse from happening.
1.
20:00
Kick-off at Al Bayt Stadium. Both teams wear their usual colors: England in white and Senegal in green. The ball is rolling in the fourth round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup.
19:35
Nine times in World Cup history an African team and a European team have met in a knockout round. In eight out of nine cases, the Europeans got ahead. The only exception came from Senegal, who beat Sweden 2-1 in the round of 16 at the 2002 World Cup. The 2-0 loss to the Netherlands in this year’s preliminary round was only the second loss in sixth World Cup game for the Teranga Lions against a European nation (three wins, one draw).
19:29
Although it is the first international match ever between the two nations, the record speaks for the Three Lions. England are unbeaten in 20 international matches against African sides (14 wins, six draws). The only knockout game at a World Cup against an African team to date was a 3-2 win over Cameroon after extra time at the 1990 World Cup.
19:23
The reigning African champions are missing the team’s superstar in Bayern’s Sadio Mané. The fact that the West Africans’ last ten World Cup goals were all scored by different players (including own goals) shows that the Teranga lions can also be successful without the 30-year-old. The five different goalscorers provided by Senegal at the 2022 World Cup are the highest number of different goalscorers of all 32 World Cup participants. Aliou Cissé’s team is correspondingly difficult to calculate.
19:17
The Senegalese national football team celebrated their first-ever World Cup appearance at the 2002 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the defending champions France in the first group match, with whom they could now meet again in the quarter-finals. Since then, however, the Teranga Lions have always conceded at least one goal in their subsequent ten World Cup games – including in this year’s three group games, of which the games against Qatar (3-1) and Ecuador (2-1) were victorious .
19:11
England are in the last 16 of the World Cup for the eighth time in history. The Three Lions have scored at least one goal of their own in each of their seven appearances in this round (12 goals in total) and advanced three rounds out of the last four.
19:05
In the run-up to the World Cup, the reigning European Vice Champion England was still in a bit of a crisis. The Three Lions didn’t win a single one of their six UEFA Nations League games and were relegated bottom of Group A3 behind Italy, Hungary and Germany. But England is the only team from this group of four that is represented in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Gareth Southgate’s selection picked up seven out of nine points and scored nine goals in the preliminary round.
19:01
Senegalese coach Aliou Cissé made two adjustments after the 2-1 win against Ecuador: Nampalys Mendy and Krépin Diatta started for Pape Gueye (bench) and Idrissa Gueye (suspended).
18:58
First, a look at the starting line-ups: England manager Gareth Southgate brings in Bukayo Saka for Marcus Rashford after Tuesday night’s 3-0 win over Wales. It’s the only change for the Three Lions. Raheem Sterling, who was on the bench for 90 minutes against Wales, is absent today for family reasons.
18:50
Good evening and welcome from Al Bayt Stadium. Here tonight at 20:00, England and Senegal clash in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup. The quarter-final opponent of defending champion France is being sought.