{"id":3338,"date":"2022-12-05T10:57:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T10:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/world-cup-2022-french-media-expect-explosive-england-quarter-final\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T10:57:40","slug":"world-cup-2022-french-media-expect-explosive-england-quarter-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/world-cup-2022-french-media-expect-explosive-england-quarter-final\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2022: French media expect ‘explosive’ England quarter-final"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Host nation:<\/strong> Qatar <\/span>Dates: <\/strong>20 November-18 December <\/span>Coverage: <\/strong>Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. <\/span>Day-by-day TV listings<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Full coverage details<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Explosive, tempting, shocking – the French newspapers have gone heavy on the adjectives as they await a World Cup quarter-final against England.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Their excitement is warranted as the two sides meet on Saturday at 19:00 GMT on top form, fresh from convincing wins in the last 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

England boosted fans’ hopes of becoming world champions for the first time since 1966 with a <\/span>3-0 win over Senegal,<\/span><\/a> while Kylian Mbappe starred as <\/span>France beat Poland 3-1.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a look at how both sides have been getting on – and what the French public are expecting from the Three Lions.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘God Save OUR King’<\/h3>\n

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The front page of L’Equipe reads ‘God Save OUR King’, praising 23-year-old Mbappe after his two goals against Poland.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mbappe had refused to talk to the media before the last-16 game so that he could fully focus on the game and newspaper Le Monde describes him as a “silent saviour”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The paper has gone high-brow with its speculation over gameplans for the last eight, paraphrasing an 18th Century military quote – changing “Englishmen, you shoot first” to “Englishmen, you defend first”.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was newspaper Le Figaro which described the quarter-final as “shocking” and “as explosive as it is tempting”, adding that anyone who believed France’s path in the World Cup had been easy “may change their minds next Saturday”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eurosport in France points out that “the stakes have never been so high” for a France-England match, given the two sides have never faced each other in the knockout stages of a men’s major competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regional paper Sud Ouest keeps things more simple. “Ready to eat some lion,” the front page reads.<\/span><\/p>\n

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History and World Cup so far<\/h3>\n

As mentioned, this is the first men’s knockout game between <\/span>England<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>France.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The two sides last faced each other in 2017, when France’s pacey attack was too much for England and the hosts won 3-2 in Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mbappe has been central to Les Bleus’ success and leads the <\/span>race for the Golden Boot<\/span><\/a> with five of France’s nine goals – the next best scorers are all on three.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the group stage, France started with a 4-1 win over Australia, then beat Denmark 2-1, before a shock 1-0 defeat by Tunisia.<\/span><\/p>\n

England began with a promising 6-2 win against Iran, before the reality check of a 0-0 draw with the United States – finally capping off the group stage with a 3-0 victory over Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n

Midfielder Jude Bellingham has drawn the most praise of England’s players, with L’Equipe conceding the 19-year-old has the skill to combat France’s Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bellingham and England will face their biggest test yet at this World Cup on Saturday and the view from France suggests they are prepared for their toughest challenge too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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