AL KHOR, Qatar ¨C England only spent a little time celebrating its 3-0 World Cup win over Senegal on Sunday before turning its thoughts to an intimidating quarterfinal against reigning champion France and Kylian Mbappe.
¡°We have a brilliant tie, haven¡¯t we?¡± England coach Gareth Southgate said of Saturday¡¯s mouth-watering match between the two European powers who have not met at a World Cup since 1982.
¡°It¡¯s the biggest test that we could face. They¡¯re world champions. Incredible depth of talent, outstanding individual players,¡± he added, noting the historic resonance of the clash alongside the other last eight matchup already decided, Argentina against the Netherlands.
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