England are in the final eight of the World Cup and now the real fun begins. It looks to be a set of blockbuster quarter-finals and the Three Lions will take on France.
Despite the drama and panic following the goalless draw with the United States, England's World Cup has been uncharacteristically stress-free so far. Gareth Southgate's side cruised through the group stages conceding just twice - one a dodgy penalty and the other a sweet strike when the game was already well won, and kept another clean sheet in Sunday's clinical dispatching of Senegal. There have been no fresh injury concerns, no suspension heartbreak, not even a booking as of yet and they've done it all playing on the front foot with some exciting attacking play.
The Three Lions' strength is their wealth of excellent forwards. So much so that Raheem Sterling wasn't missed when he had to return home and missed the Senegal game and hardly anyone has noticed that James Maddison is yet to play a minute. Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Jack Grealish, Jude Bellingham and, of course, Manchester City hero Phil Foden.
