Gareth Southgate faces one of the biggest calls of his managerial career as England prepare to face France in the World Cup quarter-final. The Three Lions are attempting to reach back-to-back semi-finals after losing out to Croatia at Russia 2018, whilst reigning champions France are looking to retain their title.
England have looked in good form throughout the tournament having kept three clean sheets in a row, only conceding late goals against Iran in the first group game. A 3-0 win over Senegal also helped them to record their 12th goal of the tournament. However, France pose the most dangerous threat to Southgate since he took charge.
The manager has been criticised of failing to get results against the best teams, and tests don't come much bigger than Didier Deschamps' side. Les Bleus have dealt with a host of injury issues to progress to this stage, beating Poland 3-0 in the last-16. Even without Christopher Nkunku and Karim Benzema in attack, as well as N'Golo Kante and Paul Pogba further back, France have one of the most damaging players in the world.
