England hope to end their run of 12 years without a knockout round victory in a major tournament on Tuesday and their initial hopes will be placed on whether or not James Rodriguez can start for their opponents, Colombia.
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Previous results: Lost to Japan, 2-1.
Southgate took his share of criticism for opting to make eight changes against Belgium, who won 1-0 to top the group.
England by contrast struggled to beat Tunisia in the first game before putting six past minnows Panama. Kane leads the team with five goals, followed by Stone with a couple, and Lingard with a single. “We’re very self-confident and that will compensate the fact the other team has been able to rest more”.
Abel Aguilar is confirmed to be on the absentee list. Coach Jose Pekerman said on Monday that he was hopeful James would play some part against England, but that was not to be.
Another talking point would be Carlos Sanchez.
Belgium’s Adnan Januzaj (front) celebrates after a goal in a match against England during the 2018 Fifa World Cup. If the subscription is canceled prior to the expiration of that free week, fans can watch the Colombia vs. England match – and all World Cup matches during that weeklong period – streamed live at no charge.
“We have done a lot of work on them”, England right back Kieran Trippier said.
When Harry Kane takes the field for England on Tuesday, it will be his first match in nine days.
“Davinson’s a great player, a great guy as well”, Alli said. Should that be the case, Loftus-Cheek will slot in the midfield alongside Jordan Henderson.
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), and Danny Welbeck (Arsenal). “Prediction: Colombia 0 England 2”. “We should now be the most positive we have ever been”, Gary Neville told ITV following England’s loss to Belgium last Thursday.
“We created openings to get something from the game, but we have to keep improving”.
Yerry Mina has been the better of the performers so far in Russian Federation.
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The stage is set for July 3 in Moscow, as England face-off with Colombia for a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. On Sunday, it correctly predicted draws for Spain-Russia (+280) and Croatia-Denmark (+225).
