Senegal have change into the primary African nation to crash out of the knockout phases of the 2022 FIFA World Cup following a 2-0 defeat by the hands of Three Lions of England on the Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday evening.

The Teranga Lions and Morocco have been the one African groups that progressed to the spherical of 16 on this 12 months’s match however Senegal’s defeat at present halved the quantity.

Two first half objectives from Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane and one other within the second half by Bukayo Saka secured England’s spot within the quarterfinals, establishing a conflict in opposition to defending Champions France for a spot within the semifinals.

Senegal had the higher probabilities of scoring within the opening minutes of the sport. They got here shut thrice however have been unable to transform these probabilities with England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford making an important save to forestall a type of makes an attempt.

Nonetheless, it was the Three Lions that took the lead within the thirty eighth minute when Jude Bellingham gave a reduce to Henderson to place England upfront earlier than Kane scored his first aim of the competitors to double the lead 5 minutes later.

Bukayo Saka prolonged the result in three in seven minutes into the second half to extend his competitors aim tally to 3. There was no actual motion for the remainder of the night as Saka’s  aim safe the victory for England.