palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. i m monica miller in singapore. our headlines. england s footballers have secured a place in the world cup quarter finals after beating senegal 3 0. england will face a mouthwatering tie against france in the quarterfinals, after the defending champions beat poland. now, this is the first world cup where six teams from the asian federations have reached the finals. qatar as hosts while saudi arabia, iran, japan and south korea came through qualifying. they were joined by australia who won a play off to reach doha. each of the teams has made an impact on the competuition shaimaa khalil has been looking at the efforts of the three teams from the asia pacific regaion japan, south korea