England v Senegal, 04 December 2022

Kick-off: 10.00pm local (7.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: England 5, Senegal 18 . This was the first-ever meeting between England and Senegal. . On the 12 previous occasions when England’s first-ever meeting with an opposition nation was at a World Cup tournament, the only defeat was the famous loss to USA in 1950 (won seven). . England were now unbeaten in eight games at the World Cup finals against African nations (won five). . England had now reached the Quarter-finals at consecutive World Cup finals for the first time since 2006. . England had now scored 12 goals so far at this World Cup finals, equalling the most they had ever scored at a World Cup tournament (also in 2018 in Russia). . England won a game in the knockout stage of the World Cup by a three-goal margin for a third time; both 3-0 in the Round of 16 against Paraguay in 1986 and Denmark in 2002. . Since it was introduced in 1986, England had now lost two of their eight Round of 16 games at World Cup finals; against Germany in 2010 and Argentina in 1998. They had scored in all eight. . Harry Kane had now been England’s captain in ten games at the World Cup finals; equalling the national record jointly held by Billy Wright, Bobby Moore and David Beckham. . Aged 32 years and 170 days, Jordan Henderson became the second-oldest player to score for the Three Lions at the World Cup finals after Tom Finney against USSR in Gothenburg in 1958 (36 years and 64 days). . Marcus Rashford became the second Manchester United player to make his 50th appearance for England during this tournament after Harry Maguire. . Senegal’s Round of 16 win against Sweden in 2002 in Ōita remained as the only victory by an African nation in the knockout stages at a World Cup tournament (played ten). . Senegal failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games at the World Cup finals for the first time. . Senegal had now kept one clean sheet in their 12 games at World Cup tournaments; in a 1-0 win against France in Seoul in 2002 – their first-ever game at the World Cup finals. . Kalidou Koulibaly, Youssouf Sabaly and Ismaïla Sarr became the first players to make seven appearances at the World Cup finals for Senegal. .