It will therefore be the return of the best enemy of the Blues to the World Cup in Qatar.
This England which began by crushing France for almost the entire 20th century before slowly losing its luster.
We want to be there from start to finish: in the final phase of a major tournament, a France-England takes care of its entries and exits.
The fastest goal of the 82 World Cup was signed Robson in Bilbao after 27 seconds.
But Zidane's Blues overthrew the English at Euro 2004 thanks to a double from Zizou in added time.
On Saturday, everyone will be shouting "God Save the King" but French fans are hoping to sing it in honor of their king Mbappé.
Inevitably, the men of Southgate are superior to the Poles.
Bellingham and Foden's speed, Kane's malice
But, really, that doesn't mean much.
They did not force their talent beyond measure to eliminate brave but sometimes naive Senegalese.
The score, without being flattering, does not say that the match could have turned to much more difficulty if Senegal had been able to find a replacement for Sadio Mané.
Which shows that there are a lot of flaws in the English rearguard if we decide to play behind their backs and take them out of the game.
Follow our gaze at someone who currently has five goals in the competition… But Bellingham and Foden's speed coupled with Kane's mischief will surely be themes discussed and worked on in the Blues' hotel until this weekend.
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In any case, England can be relieved.
In this series of round of 16 where all the big guys say to themselves that there is bound to be a surprise and that it is better not to be the future guest at a stupid dinner, the English came forward with some certainty.
Admittedly, the team with the three lions had never met Senegal in the World Cup.
Except that in this exercise, her record against African teams could make her confident: zero setbacks in seven games.
But as we have never seen a number score a goal before, the best thing is still to quickly bring the danger in front of the goals of Édouard Mendy.
In this kind of match where each favorite now puts their crampons on a stretched wire between the accomplished duty and the industrial accident, England did like almost all the others:
The Senegalese, they show nerve.
The stirring Ismaïla Sarr (former Stade Rennais) is just in front of Pickford's goal just after Stones touched the ball with his hand (23rd).
We know a range of L 1 referees who would have whistled a penalty on this shot.
Defensive vulnerabilities to exploit
A few minutes later, Dia strikes on goal but Pickford, with a magnificent left hand reflex, wards off the danger (32nd).
Deschamps and his assistants will surely replay the images of these defensive flaws over and over again.
The only ones because then the match changes.
On a center from Bellingham, Henderson easily beat Mendy (1-0, 38th).
And everything becomes easier.
If in the wake, Kane misses an easy goal, the English captain is quickly forgiven.
In counter and pure speed, Bellingham finds Foden who serves the Tottenham striker perfectly in the box.
His cross and powerful right strike hit the mark (2-0, 45th + 3).
All you have to do is manage and drive the point home.
It was done in the 57th with a third goal from Zaka served by Foden (3-0).
This allows the English coach to manage his group and bring out a few executives.
When you're about to meet France, every detail counts.