England will play France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar - if, and it's a big if, they beat Senegal on Sunday night.
Should the Three Lions fail to get a result against the AFCON champions then it will be Senegal who take on the two-time World Cup winners.
The quarter-final is scheduled for 7pm GMT on December 10 at the Al Bayt Stadium after France booked their place in the last-8 with a 3-1 win over Poland earlier on Sunday. Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe (twice) were on the scoresheet in a routine victory for Les Bleus with Robert Lewandowski netting a late consolation from the penalty spot.
AC Milan star Giroud's effort, which came just before half-time, was his 52nd for his country, taking him one above Thierry Henry, and making him the all-time leading scorer for the France national team.
Mbappe's first effort came 15 minutes before the end of the encounter and effectively determined the tie but he popped up again in stoppage time just to make sure.
Lewandowski's spot-kick goal, which he missed initially before retaking the penalty, came with the final kick of the contest.
England qualified for the knockout stages after winning Group B following wins over Iran and Wales and a goalless draw with the United States, who also progressed to the round of 16.
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Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock)Southgate is expected to shuffle his pack for Senegal and drop the in-form Marcus Rashford for Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka.
Saka started England's win over Iran, where he chipped in with two goals, and was named in the first XI for the draw with USA.
He was then dropped for the win over Wales, with Rashford - who didn't start the Iran match but did the USA game - in the first XI against Rob Page's side.
Rashford played the game of his life in an England shirt in the final group game, getting on the scoresheet twice - either side of a Phil Foden goal - as the Three Lions ran out comfortable winners over their British rivals.
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Eddie Keogh - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)Southgate is confident his England team is prepared for anything Senegal may throw at them in the last-16 on Sunday.
"We're prepared. We've had a process that we've followed," Southgate said at his pre-match press conference.
"We've won two of three shootouts and looked at how we can improve. But of course, there are so many other aspects we have to get right.
"We're aiming to win the game in 90 minutes and to avoid extra time and penalties. But if we need to go beyond that we have to be ready mentally and physically. I believe we are."
