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England head coach Gareth Southgate says his players have to be at their best to beat Senegal in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The Three Lions have faced African opposition 20 times, including seven at a World Cup, and have yet to lose.
England are unbeaten so far in Qatar after topping Group B, however, they face Senegal team without their talisman Sadio Mane who was ruled out for the duration.
"We've been very impressed. We know that they're African champions. Very proud, great competitive spirit, a lot of belief in the team," he said.
"Some excellent individual players who can cause problems but a good structure to the team as well. I think Aliou [Cisse] has done a fantastic job.
"They were very unlucky not to qualify from the group in Russia [2018, missing out on yellow cards] and they've deservedly done it this time. So we know exactly the size of the task ahead of us."
He added, "Sadio is obviously an incredible player and every team would want to have him.
"But what we've seen from the team of Senegal, they've become very strong in his absence. And they have shown great spirit through losing him.
"So we know it doesn't make a difference to the level of the fixture for tomorrow. We've got to be prepared for the game and we've got to be at our very best to be able to win the game."
The Three Lions have faced African opposition 20 times, including seven at a World Cup, and have yet to lose.
England are unbeaten so far in Qatar after topping Group B, however, they face Senegal team without their talisman Sadio Mane who was ruled out for the duration.
"We've been very impressed. We know that they're African champions. Very proud, great competitive spirit, a lot of belief in the team," he said.
"Some excellent individual players who can cause problems but a good structure to the team as well. I think Aliou [Cisse] has done a fantastic job.
"They were very unlucky not to qualify from the group in Russia [2018, missing out on yellow cards] and they've deservedly done it this time. So we know exactly the size of the task ahead of us."
He added, "Sadio is obviously an incredible player and every team would want to have him.
"But what we've seen from the team of Senegal, they've become very strong in his absence. And they have shown great spirit through losing him.
"So we know it doesn't make a difference to the level of the fixture for tomorrow. We've got to be prepared for the game and we've got to be at our very best to be able to win the game."