On Sunday, England overcame a slow start to cruise to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Senegal.
Goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane, and Bukayo Saka propelled them into a mouth-watering World Cup quarterfinal clash with holders France.
The African champions, a team England had never faced before, took a while to seize the initiative, and they survived a few scares before scoring twice late in the first half.
Idrissa Gueye's suspension and Cheikhou Kouyate's injury rendered Senegal's midfield too weak to pose a threat to England.
They know they will be unlikely to get away with a similarly slow start next Saturday night against a French team who impressively dispatched Poland 3-0 earlier on Sunday