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World Cup 2022, QF4- ENG vs FRA Match Preview and Fantasy Prediction

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World Cup 2022 

Quarter Final-4: FRA vs ENG

Preview:

 


The Round of 16 phases of the World Cup Qatar 2022 has concluded and now only the best 8 teams of the tournament remain in the Quarterfinal round. On the grass of the Al Bayt Stadium, in the Municipality of Khor, two European powers, England and France, meet to fight for a place in the semifinals of the tournament.

The English team arrives at this instance after having advanced to first place in their group thanks to victories over Iran and Wales, as well as a draw with the United States, to later account for Senegal in the Round of 16. For its part, the French team also came out of the group stage in first place in their sector with a couple of victories against Australia and Denmark and, although they lost to Tunisia on the last date, in the Round of 16 they resumed their path of the triumph to defeat Poland without major complications.

If England has shown anything in Qatar 2022, it is that their attack came with a well-focused sight, as it is so far, along with Portugal, the team that has scored the most goals in the tournament with 12 goals. In the group stage, "the Three Lions" scored against Iran six times and against Wales three times, while in the Round of 16 they again scored three goals against Senegal.

In addition, another aspect to highlight is that the English team has managed to distribute their scores among several players, because, although Marcos Rashford has 3 goals, like Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, Jude Bellingham, and Jordan Henderson. This, without a doubt, is good news for Gareth Southgate, who can rest easy knowing that any of his players can respond at the necessary time.

 

Background in WC

 

The duel between England and France has taken place a couple of times within the framework of the World Cup tournaments and, on both occasions, the British were victorious. The first confrontation took place on July 20, 1966, within the framework of the third date of Group 1 of England 1966, and ended 2-0 in favor of the locals. For its part, the second match was played on June 16, 1982, during the opening day of Group 4 in Spain 1982, with a new victory for the English team, this time by a score of 3-1.

For its part, this is the eighth time that France will play a quarterfinal match at a World Cup. Of the seven previous times, the French team has emerged unscathed five times: Sweden 1958, Mexico 1986, France 1998, Germany 2006, and Russia 2018, while on the other two occasions they were eliminated in this instance: France 1938 and Brazil 2014.

 

Match Details

 

Match: Quarter Final-4: ENG vs FRA

Date: 11 December 2022

Time: 12:30 AM  

Venue: Al Bayt Stadium

 


Key Players 

 

ENG: In this sense, a special ingredient for this match will be to see if Harry Kane can finally match the historical mark of 53 goals with the England team shirt that belongs to Wayne Rooney. With his goal against Senegal last game, the Spurs striker reached 52 goals, making him just one goal away from drawing Croxteth's "spoilt boy" tie, and, with a double, he could become the maximum. all-time scorer for the “Rose Team”.

 

FRA: Mbappé is not yet 24 years old and already has 9 goals in his account in the World Cups, surpassing what has been done by historical figures such as Pelé, who had 8 goals at the age of 25, or Diego Armando Maradona, who He only managed to score 8 World Cup goals in his entire career. 

As if that were not enough, the Parisian attacker is not only the leading scorer in Qatar 2022 with five goals, but he has also been involved in another two with two assists to Olivier Giroud, which makes the work of defenses even more complicated. rivals, who do not know when he will finish off on goal or when he will give the ball to his center forward.

 

Possible Starting XIs


ENG: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Bellingham, Rice, Henderson; Saka, Kane, Foden


FRA: Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe; Giroud

 

Match Prediction

 

We say ENG 1-2 FRA

In the final quarterfinal of the WC 2022 Both England and France have been impressive going forward and we'll likely see both teams score on Saturday night. However, it could be a cagey affair with a semi-final place at stake, with it possibly going to extra time and even penalties.

 


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