Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 5th (Liu Xingchen) If one word could be used to describe the England team at the World Cup in Qatar, what would it be?

　　Youth storm?

The "post-00s" players represented by Saka, Bellingham and Foden are in a surprising state in this World Cup.

　　Fierce firepower?

So far, England is the team with the most goals in this tournament.

According to statistics, they scored 12 goals in 4 games, more than the team scored in 1966 when they won the championship.

The picture shows the moment when England player Saka scored

　　Pleasant?

England star Lineker praised, "This young England team is not only very good, but also very pleasing to watch."

　　Champion look?

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　　In the early morning of the 5th Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup 1/8 finals continued.

Facing the slightly inferior Senegal team, the English did not give their opponents too many opportunities.

With the goals of Henderson, Kane and Saka, they won the game 3:0 and advanced to the top 8.

　　It was another big victory and another clean sheet opponent. The "Three Lions" in this cup have had three consecutive clean sheet opponents.

The picture shows the moment when England player Henderson scored

　　Although the overall strength of the teams they faced before was not considered strong, the dominance shown by the England team in the game still amazed the outside world.

Has the "Three Lions" become champions?

Luxury attack line after "00"

　　This year's World Cup in Qatar, England, Spain, Germany and other teams have blown up the "Youth Storm".

The attack line formed by the younger generation of the "Three Lions" has received special attention.

　　In the first match of the group stage, facing the "Persian Cavalry" Iran team, the England team won a 6:2 victory.

Half of the 6 goals came from the "post-00s".

Two young men, Bellingham and Saka, performed eye-catchingly.

The former became the first "post-00" player to score in the history of the World Cup, and the latter won the best player of the game with two goals.

The picture shows England player Saka in the game

　　Even the Iranian coach Queiroz had to lament that the England team this time is the most powerful team since its 1966 (winning championship).

　　In the last round of the group stage against Wales, the 22-year-old Foden entered the England starting lineup.

In that game, the young man who made his debut in the World Cup for the first time scored his first goal.

　　In the knockout match against Senegal, he again contributed two assists to help the team win.

　　Bellingham is 19 years old, Saka is 21 years old, Foden is 22 years old, Rice and Mount are 23 years old, and even the experienced Rashford is only 25 years old.

This is the representative of young people in the current "Three Lions", full of vigor.

Pictured is England's Bellingham in the group stage

　　Of England's 26-man roster for Qatar, 13 are participating in the World Cup for the first time.

When the "Youth Storm" blows in Qatar, they may become a guarantee for the team to go further.

"Old man" status online

　　England captain Harry Kane scored his first goal of the World Cup in first-half injury time against Senegal.

After the game, he was successfully elected as the best player.

　　It is undoubtedly a good sign for the England team that the leading star has found his shooting boots.

　　In the first match against Iran in the group stage, Kane suffered an ankle injury and left the field, which may have affected the striker's performance to some extent.

Before the game against Senegal, he admitted that he was in good physical condition and there was no problem at all.

In Kane's view, goals are an important indicator of judging his performance, and he will strive for more goals.

The picture shows England striker Kane in the game

　　Now, he has begun to fulfill his promise.

　　In addition, Rashford, who also participated in the 2018 World Cup, has also found his form.

He has scored 3 goals so far.

　　Last year was not a good one for Rashford.

In the European Cup final, he missed in the penalty shootout and England missed the championship.

Coupled with the impact of injuries, the striker, who was in his prime, fell into a trough.

　　Now that he has completed self-salvation, he is eager to concentrate on enjoying football with his teammates.

The picture shows the moment Grealish scored a goal

team tends to stabilize

　　Although there are many young people in the team, as I said before, Kane, who is approaching his thirties, has recovered his form. Players such as Rashford and Grealish have already achieved something in this competition.

At present, the England team has completed the replacement of the old and the new.

　　Overall, the team has formed a main lineup framework with "old, middle-aged and young" with a relatively reasonable age structure.

　　From the analysis of the record in recent years, under Southgate's training, the performance of the England team has stabilized.

In the past four years, the "Three Lions" has been almost one of the best-performing teams in Europe. They have all entered the semi-finals in the World Cup and European Cup.

The picture shows the moment when French player Mbappe scored

The Anglo-French War is Coming

　　In the quarter-finals, England will face defending champion France.

Many fans said: England is currently the most promising team to prevent France from defending the title.

　　Objectively speaking, compared with the other teams that have advanced to the quarter-finals, the England team has not encountered many challenges before, and it can even be said to be "too smooth".

　　The "Gallic Rooster" French team has also revealed its champion qualities. The forward line partnered by Mbappe and Giroud has contributed 8 goals in this World Cup, which will test the defense of the England team to a large extent.

The picture shows England players defending in the game

　　Up to now, the England team has not had the experience of playing against the wind in this tournament.

If the situation is at a disadvantage in the game against the French team, can the young players stay calm?

This is also the homework that the "Three Lions" need to prepare before the game.

　　As Kane said, the game against France will be a real tough battle.

Can the young England team prove themselves with action again?

It's exciting.

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