England take on the visitors France in the ¼-finals of FIFA World Cup 2022. The match will be played on Saturday, December 10th at Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor).
England under Gareth Southgate were able to issue a segment with very significant results. First there was 4th place at the last World Cup, and last summer the Euro ended in a dramatic final lost at Wembley to the Italians. But this year there was an alarming failure in the Nations League, and it seemed that the current coaching staff was beginning to exhaust itself in this role. On the other hand, lessons were learned from this failure, and the players went to Qatar with due motivation and concentration. Moreover, perhaps the series without victories forced us to reconsider the style of play, to make it more open. Only with the United States, the "Three Lions" gave a pragmatic goalless draw. But before it were 6-2 with the national team of Iran. And then, with Wales still in the group, and with Senegal, already in the 1/8 finals, they made out a devastating 3-0. And this quite objectively reflected what advantage Southgate's wards had over their opponents.
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France are the reigning world champion. This, however, often became a “black mark” for European giants, and after 4 years a failure followed. So it was with the “Gallic roosters” themselves, in 2002. In Qatar, if they do not surprise, then at least confirm their status as a favorite. Like England, the Frenchmen easily coped with the task of getting out of their group - moreover, after a couple of victories at the start, they could afford to mess with Tunisia. But in the 1/8 finals, the French were head and shoulders above Poland. Mbappe looked especially cool. Kilian first helped Giroud become the nation's all-time goalscorer for the national team. And then he scored 2 magnificent goals of Szczesny. Only in the end, Lewandowski, from the 2nd attempt, beaten Lloris. However, this only upset Hugo himself, who just caught up with Thuram Sr. in the number of international caps.
France in the last 9 head-to-heads have only 1 defeat. At the same time, it turned out to win 5 times, including 3-2 in the last, friendly match of the summer of 2017. Judging by the quotes, they are waiting for a stubborn and not spectacular fight with the advantage of France. But England in Qatar is good at attacking, so we bet that in this quarter-final meeting “both teams will score”.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
