England players were treated to the Robbie Williams concert as the card game takes over ahead of the draw with France

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The English players were treated to a surprise concert by Robbie Williams before their confrontation with France on Saturday evening. Gareth Southgate was keen to keep the mood going in the Three Lions camp as they look to book their place in the semi-finals of the tournament in Qatar. And everyone involved seems to be in good spirits as they face the toughest tests of the World Cup…

England have had a good World Cup so far, beating Iran, Wales and Senegal while also earning a draw against the United States.

But they will face the reigning French champions on Saturday night, with Didier Deschamps' side also winning three of their opening four matches.

Before this confrontation, claim that the England players were treated to a surprise concert by pop star Williams.

The 48-year-old, who is best known for songs such as Angels and Feel, has sung songs to players that have her excited as they seek to make history by going all the way to the Middle East.

Southgate wants everyone in their camp to be relaxed in Qatar and there has also been a resurgence in popularity for the card game 'Werewolf'.

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Harry Maguire said: "It's a good game for us. We sit in a tent at night and get all the guys together.

"Sometimes we get 16-18 players together so I think it's just a really good game to get the guys out of the rooms and keep us together and there's been a lot of socializing while playing this game.

"It was really beneficial, to be honest."

England players were given inflatables for fun in the pool, while Bukayo Saka testing his teammates' spelling on social media also created a positive vibe.

England have played five from the back against giants in previous tournaments, but it is also possible they will try to match fire with fire against the French.

France are sweating over Kylian Mbappe's fitness ahead of Saturday's showdown after the striker missed training earlier in the week.

Yet Southgate, speaking after his side's 3-0 win over Senegal at the weekend, insisted the Blues had a lot more dangerous on their side than just the Paris Saint striker -Germain.

"Of course (Mbappe) is a world-class player and has already delivered great moments in this tournament and in previous tournaments," he said.

"But there's also, I think (Antoine) Griezmann now has over 70 consecutive games for France and I think he's a phenomenal player as well.

"We know Olivier Giroud so well and they have great young midfielders as well.

"So everywhere you look when we look at France at every age bracket, they have an incredible depth of talent in every position.

"It's a huge test, but one we're looking forward to and it's a big challenge for our team, no...