in central doha, but injury robbed the team of his presence on the eve of the tournament. whilst england have never played senegal before. they strike back immediately! ..the manager knows better than to underestimate them. we know that we re playing an opponent that are champions of africa and have belief that has come from that, and well organised, with a lot of individual talent, so a tough challenge ahead for us. for the first time ever, teams representing six continents made the knockouts, and it s already been a world cup of shocks. but england fans are confident of a win tonight. just don t mention the p word. we were there last year, in tears, sojust, please, not penalties again. but i think we ll win. if it goes to penalties, i ll probably leave. i won t be able to watch it. the lions of teranga are banking on english pride coming before a fall. natalie pirks, bbc news, qatar. the match is at the al bayt stadium,
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something different. so it s a challenge, but an enjoyable challenge, so well done to qatar. it feels that way for england, too, so far. it s in from bellingham! no team scored more goals than england in the group stage. and they won their world cup group for the first time since 2006. and dyer does it! but knockout football brings with it the threat of penalties, precisely how it turned out in 2018. given england s recent history knockout games, it was a game where we broke down a lot of barriers for us, i think, mentally. the press and media behind it all was we haven t won a knockout game for so long, but it was us wanting to create our own history. senegal also have their own history to chase. they are in the knockouts for the first time since 2002. star man sadio mane towers over fans in central doha, but injury robbed
in central doha but injury robbed the team of his presence on the eve of the tournament. whilst england have never played senegal before. they strike back immediately! ..the manager knows better than to underestimate them. we know that we re playing an opponent that are champions of africa, and have belief that has come from that, and well organised, with a lot of individual talent, so a tough challenge ahead for us. for the first time ever, teams representing six continents made the knockouts and it s already been a world cup of shocks. but england fans are confident of a win tonight. just don t mention the p word. we were there last year, in tears, sojust, please, not penalties again. but i think we ll win. if it goes to penalties, i ll probably leave. i won t be able to watch it. i couldn t tell you anybody that plays for senegal. - who plays for senegal? who does? the lions of teranga are banking on english pride
the current african champions have reached the last 16, but england won t be underestimating their opponents. natalie pirks reports now on how england s players and the fans have been preparing for the big match. in the rolling sand dunes outside of doha, local entrepreneurs are doing a roaring trade. whether it s camels. or something less sedate. fans are finding there is more to qatar than skyscrapers and footballing upsets. feels so relaxed, the locals are so welcoming. everyone is welcoming. it s just a great experience. it s nice to try something different. so it s a challenge, but an enjoyable challenge, so well done to qatar. it feels that way for england, too, so far. it s in from bellingham! no team scored more goals than england in the group stage. and they won their world cup group