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England (36) 82
Tries: Farnworth 3, Young 3, Lewis 2, Ashton, Williams, Radley, Litten, Welsby, Brimson Goals: Savala 13
France (0) 0
After losing their opener, then watching Tonga and Samoa rack up huge victories, England knew only a massive win over France in Perth would keep alive their World Cup dreams.
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win → lose → dreams
But they still require a lot of work and a pinch of luck to reach the semi-finals.
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they → require → finals
England needed this margin of victory following their 30-12 defeat by Tonga last Saturday
They must do the same against Papua New Guinea in Wollongong on Friday - then hope Tonga beat Samoa next Sunday.
After a nervy opening quarter, in which England looked weighed down by expectations and permutations, they finally got going with three tries in four first-half minutes.
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they → need → minutes
By half-time, England had six converted tries on the board including a Herbie Farnworth hat-trick.
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England → have → trick
Come full time, Dom Young also bagged a treble and England had 14.
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England → Come → 14
After 23 minutes, England found their breakthrough as captain George Williams - overwhelmed by Tonga last week and initially nervy here - broke the line before a clever behind-the-back pass set up Young to score in the corner.
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pass → find → corner
England had, belatedly, arrived at this World Cup as a force to be reckoned with.
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England → arrive → force
Soon after, full-back AJ Brimson - whose direct runs pierced France time and again - led a breakaway before finding Matty Ashton.
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runs → pierce → Ashton
The wing had knocked on over the try line early on to spill a seemingly certain England opener, but made no mistake here for his seventh try in six Tests.
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wing → knock → Tests
Harry Smith spotted the gap before setting up Farnworth for his first try on 27 minutes.
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Smith → spot → minutes
And after a period of defence against a France side - who threatened sporadically but made too many simple mistakes - Farnworth scored again nine minutes later.
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Farnworth → threaten → mistakes
Williams powered over under the posts for 30-0, and then came England's best move of the World Cup just before the break - slick through the hands to the right before Young set Farnworth back in for his third.
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Young → power → third
Eight minutes after the break, Young chased down a grubber kick to bring up 40 points - before Jez Litten and Williams cut through a tiring defence and Victor Radley scored unopposed.
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Radley → chase → defence
England needed to repel another French siege, before overpowering at the other end for Litten - who impressed as an interchange - to score.
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who → need → interchange
Another Brimson surge led the way for try number 10, scored by Mikey Lewis.
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surge → lead → Lewis
A dreadful short kick-off was caught by Young, who raced through for his hat-trick.
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who → catch → trick
Jack Welsby got on the act for try 12, a third score in four minutes, as the French surrendered.
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French → get → minutes
The 13th try - scored by Lewis who broke through two weak tackles - ensured England surpassed Samoa's 74-point winning margin against the French.
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England → score → French
After a frustrating few minutes where they had to defend deep for their clean sheet, England finally reached 80 as Brimson scored a deserved try.
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Brimson → have → try
He only missed one goal from 14 attempts, adding 26 points.
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He → miss → points
They made six errors in the opening 20 minutes - and a better side than France, who haven't reached the semi-finals since 1992, would have taken advantage.
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who → make → advantage
But it all comes down to points on the scoreboard - and England must hope they have enough.
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they → come → enough
After Samoa thrashed Papua New Guinea 62-6 earlier, England were a massive 150 behind the Samoans on points difference - which, if Tonga beat Samoa next weekend, would be the deciding factor between the teams as to who reaches the semis.
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who → thrash → semis
A hefty win here helps the English cause, but they still need work and luck to avoid missing the World Cup last four for the first time ever.
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they → help → time
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