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World Cup: US goalkeeper Matt Turner dubs England ‘tournament favourites’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
England take on the USA in Group B of the World Cup on Friday in Qatar. The Three Lions won their opening game in style against Iran, cruising to a 6-2 victory as Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish all on the scoresheet for Gareth Southgate’s side.<\/p>\n
Harry Kane has shaken off an injury scare and is fit to play after undergoing a scan on his ankle this week, while Harry Maguire has also declared himself ready to start following an illness. Southgate has therefore named an unchanged team.<\/p>\n
England will want to end an unwanted record and claim their first victory over the USA at a World Cup. The USA famously defeated England at the 1950 World Cup, before Rob Green’s error resulted in a 1-1 draw in South Africa in 2010.<\/p>\n
The match begins at 10pm local time (7pm GMT) and will be live on ITV. For those in the US, it’s 2pm ET\/11pm PT and is being broadcast on Fox and Telemundo. <\/p>\n
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World Cup 2022: England vs USA<\/h3>\n\n
Jordan Pickford is hoping England get fair treatment from officials after boss Gareth Southgate said he was \u201cworried\u201d that his side had been used as an example during pre-World Cup referee meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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England were denied what looked like a clear spot-kick when Harry Maguire was grabbed by Rouzbeh Cheshmi early on in their 6-2 win over Iran on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The VAR decided not to intervene but later alerted the referee to a tug on a shirt in the England box which resulted in Mehdi Taremi scoring a last-gasp penalty, while a similar offense resulted in a spot-kick in Argentina’s shock defeat to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kieran Jackson<\/span>25 November 2022 18:34<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1669400898<\/amp-timeago><\/p>\n\n
World Cup 2022: A reminder of the starting XIs tonight! <\/h3>\n\n
England XI: Pickford, Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Bellingham, Rice, Mount; Saka, Kane, Sterling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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USA XI: Turner; Dest, Ream, Zimmerman, Robinson; Adams, Musah, McKennie; Weah, Wright, Pulisic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/amp-img>\n (The FA via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Kieran Jackson<\/span>25 November 2022 18:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1669400778<\/amp-timeago><\/p>\n\n
World Cup 2022: England captain fit to play against USA after scan all clear<\/h3>\n\n
Kane saga a knock to his right ankle after a clumsy challenge by Morteza Pouraliganji in England’s 6-2 win against Iran on Monday \u2013 the national team’s biggest ever win at the start of a tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Spurs striker, who has a history of ankle problems, did play on for 25 minutes but was seen limping after the game and went for a precautionary scan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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But the 29-year-old received the green light to train on Wednesday, with the official England Twitter account sharing a photo of him in training accompanied by the caption \u201cskipper\u201d and a fist emoji.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kieran Jackson<\/span>25 November 2022 18:26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1669400478<\/amp-timeago><\/p>\n\n
World Cup 2022: England vs USA – PREVIEW <\/h3>\n
Chief Football Writer Miguel Delaney’s big match preview from Doha<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n\n
As England began to play the ball around against Iran, they felt something different.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cDefinitely a click,\u201d John Stones said of the 6-2 win. \u201cOr a desire to put things right. We had come out of a bad period.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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They can now look through to the other side. England scored more goals against Iran than they did in the entire Nations League campaign. The reality, however, was that it was a step up from Gareth Southgate’s general style rather than just the last eight months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI guess people wouldn’t expect us to be like that having watched us for a couple of years and the style of football we play,\u201d the manager acknowledged. \u201cMaybe we regressed to the norm.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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the challenge now is to make it the norm, and illustrate it was not partly a product of the disarray that Iran are in; that England have announced their credentials. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kieran Jackson<\/span>25 November 2022 18:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1669400058<\/amp-timeago><\/p>\n\n
World Cup 2022: Who is England vs USA official Jesus Valenzuela?<\/h3>\n\n
Jesus Valenzuela is the referee of England’s match against the USA at the World Cup tonight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Venezuelan is taking charge of his first match at the World Cup after being selected as one of 36 referees at the tournament in Qatar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The 39-year-old is considered to be one of the top referees in South America – taking charge of matches in the Copa America, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and South American World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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He referees professional in Venezuela’s top flight, where he took charge of nine matches before the league paused for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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In those matches, however, Valenzuela showed red cards in seven of them, as well as an array of yellow cards. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kieran Jackson<\/span>25 November 2022 18:14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1669399698<\/amp-timeago><\/p>\n\n
World Cup 2022: QATAR ARE OUT OF THE WORLD CUP!<\/h3>\n\n
BREAKING NEWS: Netherlands’ 1-1 draw with Ecuador in Group A means that Qatar – the hosts – are out of their own World Cup after just two matches!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Netherlands and Ecuador are joint-top of Group A with four points, with Senegal on three points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The first time the host nation has ever been eliminated from the World Cup after just two games! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/amp-img>\n (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Kieran Jackson<\/span>25 November 2022 18:08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1669399356<\/amp-timeago><\/p>\n\n
England fans set for bans if they wear crusader replica costumes at Qatar World Cup<\/h3>\n\n
England fans will be barred from Friday’s match in Qatar against the United States and future World Cup games if they wear crusader replica costumes which are considered culturally insensitive in a Muslim country, FIFA has said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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England supporters have used imitation chain-mail armour, plastic helmets and toy weapons as a fancy dress for games for years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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But images of some fans dressed as crusaders at Monday’s 6-2 win over Iran in the Qatari capital Doha were criticised online, prompting the sport’s world governing body to crack down on the costumes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThese costumes in an Arab or Middle Eastern context can be perceived as being offensive so that’s the reason for them not being permitted in stadiums,\u201d a FIFA spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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For many Arabs, the word crusade summons up a painful history of violent invasion by Christians seeking to capture Jerusalem and nearby areas under Islamic rule in the 11th to 13th centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Issues around culture and rights have been in focus almost as much the soccer at the World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Some Wales fans were ordered to remove hats with the rainbow colors of the LGBT community at their team’s first match of the tournament against the United States earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Same-sex relations are illegal in Qatar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Welsh football authorities said on Thursday that FIFA had confirmed that supporters with rainbow-coloured hats and flags would be allowed entry to the stadium for Wales’ match against Iran on Friday, which Wales lost 2-0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The captains of England, Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark this week dropped their plans to wear armbands to back gay rights under pressure from FIFA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/amp-img>\n (PA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Kieran Jackson<\/span>25 November 2022 18:02<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n1669398636<\/amp-timeago><\/p>\n\n
England to play Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy in Naples<\/h3>\n\n
England’s opening Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy will take place in Naples.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Italian Football Federation confirmed the Group C campaign will begin at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on March 23.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Azzurri, who beat England at Wembley on penalties to win Euro 2020, will return to play in Naples almost 10 years after the 2014 World Cup qualifying fixture against Armenia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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It had been expected the tie against England would take place in Bari, but renovation works at the Stadio San Nicola meant a different location was needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The choice of venue, though, will raise some safety concerns for traveling England fans following issues experienced in European club fixtures against Napoli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Roberto Mancini’s side did not qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, having been knocked out of the play-offs by North Macedonia, but impressed in the Nations League campaign, finishing top of Group A3 while England were relegated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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In September, Italy beat England 1-0 in their Nations League match at the San Siro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta make up the rest of the Euro 2024 qualifying group, with the top two sides set to reach the finals in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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