Kylian Mbappe trained with his France teammates on Friday, 24 hours before their World Cup quarter-final clash with England.
Les Bleus face the Three Lions at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor as they continue their bid to retain the title they won in Russia four years ago.
In the last 16, France eased past Poland 3-1 with Mbappe grabbing two goals making him the tournament's current top scorer with five to his name in Qatar.
Mbappe missed training on Wednesday leading to rumours that the Paris Saint-Germain player could be an injury doubt for the England game, despite the French Football Federation insisting there was no issue with the 23-year-old.
But Mbappe was back on training pitch on the eve of the last-eight match and manager Didier Deschamps is confident England will be up against a fit and firing player on Saturday.
"I imagine England will take measures like our four previous opponents did but Kylian has the ability to make the difference," he said.
"Even in the last game, when he wasn't at his best like in the first two, he was still decisive, but if we can share around the danger that stops too many precautions being taken against Kylian.
France 3 Poland 1: Player ratings
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FRANCE RATINGS: Hugo Lloris - 6, Put Dayot Upamecano in an awkward situation with his early pass, had another poor ball intercepted by Przemyslaw Frankowski and got away with dropping the ball. However, he did make an important save to deny Piotr Zielinski. Was way off his line when saving Robert Lewandowski’s first penalty attempt and was sent the wrong way the second time. AFP -
Jules Kounde - 7, Hit a powerful strike straight at Wojciech Szczesny and played a decent cross for a Giroud chance. Put in a solid defensive performance and held off Frankowski after Lloris’ poor pass. In fact, the most flustered he looked all game is when he was pulled up for wearing jewellery. AFP -
Raphael Varane - 7, Rose well for an early header but it was comfortably off target. Got away with a poor pass but then made a great clearance off the line to deny Jakub Kaminski and looked confident in a lot of his play after that. Reuters -
Dayot Upamecano - 5, Didn’t always look comfortable as he just about escaped Poland’s early press in the French box, then made a clean challenge after a poor touch. Handled Kamil Grosicki’s cross to concede a penalty. AFP -
Theo Hernandez - 7, Provided strong defending that was too much for Kaminski. Blocked Zielinski’s shot well but hit his own shot comfortably wide at the other end. Did brilliantly to stop Kaminski reaching Frankowski’s cross. AFP -
Aurelien Tchouameni - 7, Often looked composed, notably when he held off Robert Lewandowski in a potentially awkward position. Saw a good strike from range saved and did well to regain possession for Dembele’s chance. Booked for a challenge on Frankowski. AFP -
Adrien Rabiot - 9, Moved the ball well and helped out his defenders, notably making a great recovery run and tackle after Hernandez had been nutmegged by Kaminski. Quietly went about his business but his display was a superb one. AFP -
Ousmane Dembele - 7, Didn’t make the most of a good opening with a tame shot but teed up Giroud for his missed chance. While he didn’t always provide a quality end product, he picked out Mbappe for France’s second. Getty -
Antoine Griezmann - 8, Did well in both boxes, and was unlucky when a good flick was saved, then did well to block Kaminski’s shot. Worked Szczesny with a threatening free-kick delivery. Took up some great positions and played lovely passes. His clearance from an awkward situation started the move for France’s second. AFP -
Kylian Mbappe - 10, Slid the ball through to Olivier Giroud brilliantly for the opener after taking a slightly more central position. Provided a brilliant finish to double France’s lead, then hit another beautiful effort into the top corner. Getty -
Olivier Giroud - 8, Couldn’t quite reach Griezmann’s through ball and wasted a chance at the back post, but he returned to finish clinically and open the scoring. Was unfortunate that his acrobatic goal didn’t count. Hit the sidenetting from a tight angle. Provided a wonderful touch in the build-up to Mbappe’s goal. AFP -
SUBS: Youssouf Fofana (Tchouameni, 66’) - 6, Looked comfortable in the middle of the pitch and moved the ball nicely. AFP -
Kingsley Coman (Dembele, 76’) – N/R, Almost found Marcus Thuram with a cross after breezing past Bartosz Bereszynski in one of a few promising moments. Getty -
Marcus Thuram (Giroud, 76’) – N/R, Kept things simple to maintain possession well, whether that was through his passing or body positioning. Toyed with Cash before teeing up Mbappe for the third. Axel Disasi (Kounde, 92’) – N/R. Getty -
POLAND RATINGS: Wojciech Szczesny - 6, His save to deny Tchouameni’s shot from range was one of a host of stops from the Polish goalkeeper. He also bravely met Giroud’s ball under pressure from Dembele and made a strong punch over the top of Varane. Nothing he could do about any of the goals despite him getting a fingertip to the last. AFP -
Matty Cash - 6, Was given a torrid time by Mbappe. Was unlucky to see his fizzed ball go through everybody. Took a heavy blow when Szczesny came out to punch a cross and began to tire towards the end, getting booked for a late foul on Thuram. Getty -
Kamil Glik - 5, Wasn’t afraid to step out and win the ball but showed a lack of awareness when doing so on one occasion to open up space that Giroud exploited for the opener. Couldn’t get out to Mbappe quickly enough for either of his goals. Did well to reach Zielinski’s cross but couldn’t keep his header down. Getty -
Jakub Kiwior - 5, His passing was poor at times and Dembele’s tame attempt meant he got away with losing the ball in a poor position. Made a good header to stop Giroud meeting Tchouameni’s clipped pass but was then beaten too easily by the striker as he opened the scoring. Reuters -
Bartosz Bereszynski - 6, Fouled Griezmann inside the opening 20 seconds, but didn’t let that impact him and put in a good defensive display for large periods. Was unlucky to be booked for a recovery tackle on Dembele, although he struggled a bit as the game approached the latter stages. PA -
Grzegorz Krychowiak - 7, Often picked his passes well, which played a key role in Poland looking better on the ball than they have for most of the World Cup. When he didn’t do that and conceded possession in a dangerous area, he recovered to block Mbappe’s shot. AFP -
Jakub Kaminski - 6, Pressed well at times and had a shot cleared off the line by Varane, then saw a deflected shot hit the sidenetting. Delivered a disappointing cross from a promising position in a match that was frustrating at times due to Hernandez’s influence. Reuters -
Piotr Zielinski - 6, Played a poor pass when there was a chance to counter, then had two shots in quick succession denied. Tried to make things happen with his passing, even if it didn’t always come off and had a period in the second half where he looked bright. Getty -
Sebastian Szymanski - 6, Good press to put Lloris under pressure and did brilliantly to get back and get the ball away from Mbappe as he set himself to shoot. There were times where he lost the ball too easily. AFP -
Przemyslaw Frankowski - 6, Rushed Upamecano and did well to challenge Mbappe in the early stages, although a poor touch and pass put his team in trouble. Put in some good work on the wing and delivered an inviting cross that Kaminski wasn’t quite able to reach. Getty -
Robert Lewandowski - 6, Fired wide from range, then put too much on a pass out wide before hitting a disappointing free-kick into the wall. Was more involved in general play than he has been throughout most of the tournament but scuffed his late shot horribly wide. Was lucky to be given the opportunity to retake his penalty, sending Lloris the wrong way the second time. AP -
SUBS: Arkadiusz Milik (Szymanski, 64’) - 6, Tried to make things happen and came close to reaching his own pass in an awkward situation for the French defence. A heavy touch let him down after he’d reached Nicola Zalewski’s cross before he saw an acrobatic effort hit the post but was offside anyway. AP -
Nicola Zalewski (Kaminski, 71’) – N/R, Put his team in an awkward position with a poor pass but delivered an inviting cross for Milik. AP -
Krystian Bielik (Krychowiak, 71’) – N/R, Moved the ball well in the midfield and made a couple of good attempts to break up French play. AP -
Jan Bednarek (Kiwior, 87’) – N/R, Was unable to stop Mbappe getting a French third. Getty -
Kamil Grosicki (Frankowski, 87’) – N/R, Cut across Disasi and delivered a great cross for Milik’s chance before delivering more balls, with one of those getting a penalty. Reuters
"But Kylian will always be Kylian, with the ability to be decisive at any moment."
France goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris – who has spent nearly a decade in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur – was full of praise for Gareth Southgate's England.
"If you look at the English squad they have more players here who were in Russia than France do," said the 35-year-old, who is set to win his 143rd cap and overtake Lilian Thuram as his country's all-time record appearance maker.
"They were semi-finalists at the World Cup, runners-up at the Euro. There is a real progression and I believe this team is getting more mature. They are here to win."
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