France are still the favorites to take home the World Cup after smashingPoland 3-1 in theRound of 16. Didier Deschamps and his playersare trying to become only the thirdNational Team ever to win in back-to-back editions:Italy(1934-1938) and Brazil(1958-1962).
In a very surprising stat, this will be only the third meeting for these two teams in World Cup history.Englandwon 2-0 in the last game of the group stage at Wembley in1966and the Three Lions also got a 3-1 victory at Bilbao in the first round ofSpain 1982.
After winning the 1966 World Cup at home, England haven’t been able to hoist the trophy for a second time. Furthermore, they haven’t even reached the final again. Their best performances were the semifinals in Italy 1990 and Russia 2018. Now, the Three Lions could play spoiler by knocking out the defending champions.
What happens if France lose to England in the quarterfinals?
If France lose to England in the quarterfinals, they will be oficially eliminated from the Qatar 2022 World Cup. This would also mean that no team was able to win consecutive editions in 60 years.
In this scenario, England would reach the semifinals for the fourth time in history: 1966, 1990, 2018 and 2022. At that stage, Gareth Southgate’s team will play on Wednesday, December 14, just two victories away from glory.
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