The Three Lions’ progression to the knockout stages was already effectively secured, and so Gareth Southgate was able to rotate his squad with one eye on this next fixture.
That was not the case for Senegal, who needed to battle to victory over Ecuador last time out to book their place in the Round of 16.
It is partly for this reason that the two managers’ squads look in contrasting shape for this challenge - here are the confirmed lineups for both teams.
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England vs. Senegal lineups
Just the one change for England with Bukayo Saka replacing Marcus Rashford, while Raheem Sterling is absent for family reasons.
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England starting 11
(4-3-3 right to left): 1. Pickford (GK) — 2. Walker, 5. Stones, 6. Maguire, 3. Shaw — 8. Henderson, 22. Bellingham, 4. Rice — 17. Saka, 9. Kane, 20. Foden
Injured: none Suspended: none Absent: Ben White (out of tournament) Raheem Sterling (misses due to dealing with family matter)
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Senegal starting 11
(4-2-3-1, right to left): 16. E. Mendy (GK) — 21. Sabaly, 3. Koulibaly, 14. Jakobs, 22. Diallo — Diatta, 6. N. Mendy — 13. Ndiaye, 11. P. Ciss, 18. I. Sarr — 9. Dia
Injured: Cheikhou Kouyate, Sadio Mane (out for tournament) Suspended: Idrissa Gueye
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England vs. Senegal World Cup squads
Here are the names on England and Senegal’s World Cup squad lists in Qatar (caps correct as of start of Qatar 2022):
