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Armchair guide: everything you need to know about England v France

England fans in Rodney and Del Boy masks at Al Bayt Stadium for the Qatar 2022 win over Senegal
England fans in Rodney and Del Boy masks at Al Bayt Stadium for the win over Senegal. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

The match

It’s the defending champions, France, against the beaten Euro 2020 finalists, England, for a place in the World Cup semi-finals. Kick-off is at 7pm GMT; if it’s not over in 90 minutes extra time or possibly penalties could settle it – layering more jeopardy for fans of Lee Mack’s The 1% Club, due to follow on ITV1 at 9.30pm. Stars include Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann and the ex-Arsenal and Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud, France’s all-time top male goalscorer. His presence ensures another full night of unwanted Twitter notifications for Giroud’s TV lookalike, @Rylan: “I’m NOT Olivier Giroud. I’m not playing football today. thanks bye.”

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