Jordan believes England will beat France after press conference from Walker

The Three Lions will face Les Bleus on Saturday night in their quarter-final clash after beating Senegal 3-0 in the Round of 16.

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It will be their toughest game of the tournament so far, with Gareth Southgate's side coming up against the reigning champions.

However, talkSPORT's Jordan has explained how a press conference from Walker has made him believe England can go out and win at the weekend.

Speaking on White and Jordan on Thursday, he said: "I actually think we'll beat France on Saturday.

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"Because I listened to Kyle Walker, I've not been an advocate for Kyle Walker - I think that some of the things that he's done in the past have been bloody stupid - I've always admired him as a player.

"But I listened to that interview, and my takeaway from that interview was 'boy, these players are in the mode, they're in the mood for this.'

"The confidence and the attitude is not like similar England camps, it's not apologetic, it's not contrite, it's also not arrogant and over-assertive, it's just belief."

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Should Walker start against France, he will be set to come up against Kylian Mbappe, who is the World Cup's top scorer with five goals.

However, the Manchester City defender is not worried about such a challenge: "The game isn't England vs Mbappe, it's England vs France.

"We will give respect but I'm not going to roll out a red carpet for him to score. It's do or die as if we lose we go home."

He added: "I do understand what I need to do and that's to stop him. It's probably easier said than done but I don't underestimate myself.

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"I have played against some great players with Man City and England, I treat it as another game. I'll give him the respect he deserves but not too much because this is England. No one player makes a team. This isn't tennis, it isn't a solo sport."

A win for England would see them come up against either Morocco or Portugal in the semi-finals next week.