England are set to face Senegal in the World Cup round of 16 stage after qualifying as winners from Group B. The Three Lions went unbeaten in the group stage after beating Iran and Wales, along with drawing to the USA.
Gareth Southgate was able to rotate his starting lineup for the clash against fellow home nation, Wales, with Marcus Rashford, Phil Foden, Jordan Henderson and Kyle Walker coming into the team. After a frustrating first half, England scored twice in three minutes to take the game away from the Dragons.
Rashford scored a brilliant free-kick before Foden followed up with a smart finish at the back post, latching onto Harry Kane's cross. Rashford secured all three points with a fine finish inside the penalty box to see England end the group stage as winners of Group B, joined by the USA in the round of 16.
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After securing qualification for the latter stages of the World Cup, a few players in the England squad headed into the stands to greet their family members who have made the trip to Qatar to support them. Captain Harry Kane, Jordan Pickford, Jude Bellingham, James Maddison, Jack Grealish and Luke Shaw were all seen relaxing with family after the brilliant 3-0 win against the Dragons.
It was a clear sign of the change in atmosphere that's been introduced into the England camp since Southgate's appointment as manager and Rio Ferdinand praised the Three Lions boss for implementing a 'relaxed' culture amongst the squad. Speaking on BBC's coverage of the match, Ferdinand said: "It's such a relaxed environment that he's [Southgate] created there.
"It goes a long way and it shows the togetherness of this squad. I remember being in squads when it was quite fractured and it was us against the media. He's [Southgate] brought this group really close together, they're a unit and that's something that they'll have to lean on at different stages throughout this tournament."
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