England have "silenced" their pre-tournament critics with "faultless" performances on their way to the World Cup quarter-finals, says Declan Rice.
Gareth Southgate's side comfortably beat Senegal 3-0 on Sunday to set up a quarter-final against reigning world champions France.
"I don't think we get the credit we deserve in our performances," said West Ham midfielder Rice, 23.
"If you look at other teams, like the Netherlands and Argentina, they win their games comfortably and they get called 'masterclasses'.
"With us, it always gets picked off. The negative things always come that way.