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England's route to the World Cup final if they beat Senegal today

England have made it through to the knockout stages of the World Cup in Qatar after dumping Wales out of the tournament with an impressive 3-0 win.

The Three Lions dominated much of the game against Rob Page's side, with two goals from Marcus Rashford and one from Phil Foden sealing Wales' exit from their first World Cup since 1958.

Gareth Southgate's team will be looking to better their performance at the World Cup in Russia four years ago, when they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1990, only to be knocked out by Croatia. They have also been tipped to go far in Qatar, with some pundits suggesting this could be the year they end 56 years of hurt.

Of course, there's still a long way to go in the tournament with plenty of twists and turns expected along the way. But who are the Three Lions likely to face if they can make it past Senegal and continue their Qatar journey?

Here's everything you need to know:

Round of 16

This is currently the only fixture that we know for sure. Having topped Group B with seven points England will face Group A runners-up Senegal in the round of 16 on Sunday, December 4, at 7pm at Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar.

It will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.

The African side, who are ranked 18th in the world, beat Qatar and Ecuador in the group stage and boast a squad full of Premier League stars including Chelsea's Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly, as well as Nottingham Forest's Cheikhou Kouyate.

However, they will be without star man Sadio Mane, with the Bayern Munich forward ruled out of the World Cup through injury earlier this month, while Everton's Idrissa Gueye will also miss the England game through suspension.

Quarter-final

If they beat Senegal and make it through to the quarters, England will be in familiar territory, having reached that stage on nine previous occasions, beating Sweden at the last World Cup in Russia to make it through to the semis.

This time around, they will face either France, who topped Group D thanks to wins over Australia and Denmark or the runner-up of Group C, which could be any one of Argentina, Mexico, Poland or Saudi Arabia , with the group currently wide open going into the last round of group games and more shocks expected.

Just like the round of 16 fixture, this quarter-final will be played at the Al Bayt stadium, at 7pm on Saturday, December 10.

Semi-final

England reached the semis at the last World Cup, being knocked out by eventual runners-up Croatia despite an early Kieran Trippier goal. While at this early stage it is impossible to call who exactly England will be facing, but they could come up against Croatia again, with the quarter-finals likely to feature Luka Modric's side as well as Germany, Portugal and Switzerland.

If it is any of these sides, it could spell trouble for Gareth Southgate's side, as Germany knocked the Three Lions out of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, four years after Portugal dumped them out of the 2006 tournament in a quarter-final penalty shoot-out.

Again, England would return to the Al Bayt stadium for a third successive game, kicking off at 7pm on Wednesday, December 14.

Final

This is the big one. Many have tipped them as potential finalists, but could England really make it all the way to the final of the World Cup and emulate their heroics in 1966?

If they do, who they'll face is anyone's guess, although Brazil are more than likely to be in the mix. As it stands, they will face Ghana in the Round of 16 and could go on to battle against an impressive Spain side in the quarters and possibly the Netherlands in the semi-finals.

The last time the two sides met at a World Cup finals, England were dumped out of the 2002 tournament thanks to a Ronaldinho free-kick which looped over David Seaman to seal the Three Lions' exit in the quarter-finals.

With an incredible attacking side featuring the likes of Neymar, Vinicius and Raphinha, England would have their work cut out if they come up against the Brazilians in the final at the Lusail Stadium in Doha on Sunday, December 18, with the South American side chasing their sixth World Cup.

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