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

France defeat Poland 3-1 and England beat Senegal 3-0; both advance to a quarter-final showdown at the World Cup.

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.

France and England are now set for a World Cup quarter-final match that will see the two giants of European football square off on Saturday, December 10, at Qatar’s Al Khor stadium.

Here’s a recap of all you need to know from Day 15 — Sunday, December 4 — of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

New footballing records were set on Sunday night at the World Cup as France won through to the quarter-finals by beating Poland 3-1 at Al Thumama Stadium.

The opening goal of the match scored by Olivier Giroud not only set his team on the path to victory, but it also elevated him to France’s all-time leading goal scorer after he took his total to 52 for the French national side. His goal against Poland in the 44th minute — just one minute short of half-time — put Giroud’s total one ahead of the 51-goal record held by France’s Thierry Henry.