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Saturday night sees Gareth Southgate lead his England team out for a World Cup quarter-final clash with France in Qatar.
It will be the first time the two sides have met in a tournament since a 1-1 Group Stage draw at Euro 2012, and it sees two of the favourites go head-to-head for a place in the semi-finals.
Sportsmail's team give their predictions on what they see happening in the titanic tussle at the Al Bayt Stadium.
England face France in what is Gareth Southgate's toughest knockout game so far as boss
MARTIN KEOWN England 3 FRANCE 2
England have enough talent to go all the way at this World Cup, as do France. That makes this a mouth-watering match which could go either way. I’m predicting a goal-filled thriller.
