England risk ultimate slip against Iceland

It would be an honour to play France but Iceland have the same ambition as us.

When it comes to breaking Iceland down, Hodgson’s team selection could be decisive – especially up front.

Rooney has evolved from an out-and-out striker into a deeper lying playmaker over the past year and proved effective in his new position during England’s run to the European Championship knockout stages.

For England, haunted by 50 years of failure since their 1966 World Cup triumph, the match is a new football minefield and Rooney insisted that there was no sense of relief when he learned Iceland would be the opponent. Coverage starts at 7pm BST ahead of the 8pm kick-off. But they were often guilty of not creating enough compared to their share of possession, although against Slovakia it was surprising to see Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge fail to convert excellent opportunities, with Dele Alli having a shot cleared off the line.

“We desperately want to stay in the tournament. we’ll be trying our very best to win because we want to stay in the tournament”. Find a list of websites to watch the game online! It is extremely important that every single player follows our plan.

Gerrard thinks Rooney should get more appreciation for how he has adapted his game over the last 12 months.

Italy could name 10 of the 11 starters who began the win against Belgium in their opening fixture while Spain have named the same starting line-up in all three games so far.

Held 1-1 by Russian Federation in their opening game, they edged Wales 2-1 courtesy of a stoppage-time Daniel Sturridge goal, only for a 0-0 draw with Slovakia to condemn them to the more daunting half of the tournament draw.

Supermarket Iceland has acknowledged a glaring issue with its decision to sponsor Euro 2016 underdogs Iceland as the team prepares to shock the English national side. “I am sorry to disappoint but we were in the air at the time”.

Knowing that the upcoming game would be his side’s last chance, the England manager called on his players to improve on their scoring chances.

Hodgson was, however, happier to give his opinion on Brexit. They’ve lost the last three in a row.

Rooney, meanwhile, warned against drawing comparisons between the sizes of the two countries involved in tonight’s game.