As it happened: England into World Cup quarter-finals with 3-0 win over Senegal

Thanks for following this morning’s coverage of England’s 3-0 win over Senegal. Don’t forget to visit smh.com.au and theage.com.au for all your World Cup and sports news. We’re getting down to the pointy end in Qatar. The stars know it’s time to shine and shine they will.

He’s fast enough to take on anyone, but French maestro Kylian Mbappe would like nothing more than to be running at Harry Maguire on Sunday morning. England won’t want to allow this to happen.

Here’s an early match report from England’s win.

Jude Bellingham calls for more noise from England fans following the win over Senegal.Credit: Getty

The France v England quarter-final clash looms as “match of the tournament” stuff. Two teams blessed with great attacking players, and, of course, a rather spicy history.

The first 30 minutes weren’t exactly smooth sailing, but England are through to the last eight of the World Cup. Once they scored their first goal it was as though a switch was flicked. From that point on England looked great. France are in for a fight. England win 3-0

We’re two minutes into an additional four minutes and both teams look as though they want this to end. Senegal should go home proud of their achievements while England are now where they always thought they would be. England 3-0

The Netherlands. Argentina. France. England. The first four Round of 16 matches have gone to script following a group stage that was packed with shock results. To have Netherlands v Argentina and France v England locked in as quarter-finals is great news for purists.

78th minute: The young man who played a major role in getting England going has seen his last action. Jude Bellingham recorded an assist for England’s first goal before doing all the hard work for their second. France will need to devise a way to limit his effectiveness. John Stones has also been replaced for England, with Mason Mount and Eric Dier being introduced. England 3-0