The 100th World Cup finals goal England scored came against Wales, and their attacking options for the match against Senegal on Sunday appear threatening.


    • England scored nine goals during the group stage, which is a FIFA World Cup record for them. 
    • Their wealth of "options off the bench in the final third" is highlighted by Martin Keown. 
    • There are currently six different gamers on the internet. 

    The outcome of England's most recent tournament journey is yet to be seen, but as the Group B champions get ready to play Senegal on Sunday, there is already one area in which they have surpassed their performance from the previous year. 

    England scored three open-play goals in their semi-final appearance four years ago, relying primarily on their strength at set pieces. They have already scored seven goals from open play after four years. They have also improved the precision of their shot. 

    With 38 efforts, they scored nine goals in the group stage, a World Cup record for an English team. This equates to a goal per 4.22 attempts. In Russia, 8.1 shots were required for every goal. 

     Although the tournament's statistics are based on a smaller sample size of three group games and knockout football is generally more competitive, this team's start in Qatar is nonetheless very encouraging given that they had gone without a goal in four of their previous six games. The fact that they have so many attacking alternatives available to manager Gareth Southgate is further highlighted by the players who scored for them.

     Harry Kane, the winner of the Adidas Golden Boot in Russia, has not yet scored, but six of his teammates have. Marcus Rashford is presently tied for the tournament's joint-most goals with three after his free-kick goal against Wales marked his country's 100th World Cup goal. It is an impressive comeback from a player who had not appeared for England since the UEFA EURO 2022 final until scoring just 49 seconds into his entrance against IR Iran. 

     Bukayo Saka won Player of the Match honors for his two goals in the match against Iran. On the other hand, Phil Foden shined against Wales on Monday, scoring on his first World Cup start after winning the free-kick that resulted in the opening goal.