England will be looking to extend a 72-year World Cup streak when they face Senegal at the Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday.
Despite criticism regarding aspects of their performances, the Three Lions were one of just five teams to come through the group stages without suffering a defeat.
In topping Group B, Gareth Southgate's side have set up a last-16 showdown with Senegal in Al Khor as they bid to move a step closer to lifting the Jules Rimet trophy for the first time since 1966.
England will be meeting the Lions of Teranga for the first time in their history, and it will be the 13th occasion that they have faced a new opponent at a World Cup.
Just one defeat has come in the first 12 fixtures, that reverse occurring at the hands of USA all the way back in the 1950 World Cup.
A total of seven wins and four draws have been recorded in the other encounters, and England will be looking to extend another particular record in this competition.
England have come through seven matches with African opponents at the World Cup without suffering a defeat, registering four wins and three defeats.
However, six of those games were staged in the group stages, the only knockout tie coming in 1990 when England required extra time to defeat Cameroon by a 3-2 scoreline.
From Senegal's perspective, they will be attempting to extend a rare run of results when they face European opponents at the World Cup.
In six previous such contests, Senegal have recorded three wins, each of which have been followed by a draw or defeat. That sequence will continue if they beat England having lost to Netherlands in their opening fixture of this tournament last month.
Senegal are also looking to extend a record-breaking run for successive victories, their wins over Qatar and Ecuador representing the first time that they have ever posted back-to-back triumphs at the World Cup. body check tags ::
