England and France will battle it out for a place in the last four of the 2022 FIFA World Cup when they go head-to-head at the Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday.

Gareth Southgate's men saw off the threat of Senegal in their quarter-final tie on Sunday which ended in a comprehensive 3-0 victory for The Three Lions.

Didier Deschamps's men, on the other hand, eased past Croatia courtesy of a 3-1 win to book their spot in the last eight of football's biggest tournament.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the squads of England and France weigh up against each other ahead of Saturday's contest.

ENGLAND

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Most valuable player:
Phil Foden (£95.1m)

Overall squad value:
£1.03bn

Most capped player:
Raheem Sterling (81)

Leading goalscorer:
Harry Kane (52)

Total caps:
882

Total goals:
130

Oldest player:
Kyle Walker (32)

Youngest player:
Jude Bellingham (19)

Average age:
26.5

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Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Everton, loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham United)

Forwards: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), James Maddison (Leicester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Callum Wilson (Newcastle United)

FRANCE

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Most valuable player:
Kylian Mbappe (£137.8m)

Overall squad value:
£859.1m

Most capped player:
Hugo Lloris (142)

Leading goalscorer:
Olivier Giroud (52)

Total caps:
857

Total goals:
151

Oldest player:
Steve Mandanda (37)

Youngest player:
Eduardo Camavinga (20)

Average age:
26.5

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Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Rennes)

Defenders: Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Axel Disasi (Monaco), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Raphael Varane (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Jordan Veretout (Marseille)

Forwards: Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach)

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Written by
Adepoju Marvellous