In the first round of the final tournament of the World Cup Qatar tournament, England vs. Senegal, England won 3-0 with a goal from Harry Kane, the top scorer in the previous tournament, and advanced to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive tournament.
In the first league, the match between England, who passed Group B undefeated in 1st place, and Senegal, who passed Group A in 2nd place, was held at Arbeit Stadium in northern Qatar from 4:00 am on the 5th of Japan time.
England, one of the favorites to win the match, scored the opening goal in the 38th minute of the first half when Jordan Henderson matched a cross ball from the left with his left foot.
Furthermore, just before the end of the first half, ace Harry Kane, the top scorer in the previous tournament, scored his first goal of the tournament to widen the lead from a quick counter-attack.
England did not slow down in the second half, and Bukayo Saka scored his third goal of the tournament in the 12th minute to beat Senegal 3-0.
Having scored 9 goals in 3 matches in the first round, England showed strong offensive power in the knockout rounds as well.
Also, according to the official Twitter of FIFA = International Football Federation, in this match, a female referee served as an assistant referee for the first time in the final tournament of the men's World Cup.