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World Cup recap, Day 15: France, England set for quarter-finals

France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their second goal with teammate Olivier Giroud during the France vs Poland match at Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar, on December 4, 2022 [Dylan Martinez/Reuters]

France and England have stormed through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar with a flurry of goals that saw them convincingly end the tournament runs of Poland and Senegal.

The big names from both winning teams were in top goal-scoring form on Sunday: France’s Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud provided the 3-1 goals that defeated Poland, and England’s Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka put three in the net for their 3-0 win over Senegal.

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