World Cup 2022: England match goal tally from Russia 2018 with Senegal show

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England's third goal against Senegal at Qatar 2022 saw the Three Lions match their tally from four years ago in Russia

Bukayo Saka celebrates his goal for England against Senegal at the 2022 World Cup.
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England have matched their best-ever goals tally at a World Cup by scoring three against Senegal in their last-16 game on Sunday night.

Following a slow start, Gareth Southgate's side scored twice in the last 10 minutes of the first half through Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane, before Bukayo Saka made it 3-0 early in the second period.

That took England's tally to 12 at Qatar 2022, which matches the 12 netted by Southgate's side en route to the semi-finals in Russia four years ago.

In that tournament, the Three Lions netted 12 times but conceded eight. This time, England have scored 12 but let in only two so far – both of those in the 6-2 win over Iran.

Before Russia 2018, England's best return in a World Cup was their 11 en route to the trophy in 1966.

In total, the Three Lions now have 103 World Cup goals, with Marcus Rashford having hit their 100th in the 3-0 win over Wales last week.

Next up for England at Qatar 2022 will be a meeting with defending champions France in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.