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SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018 20 England show World Cup promise First-half goals from and captain helped England to victory at

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ngland beat Nigeria 2-1 in BETTER Ea friendly yesterday that provided some clues as to how coach will line KNOW up his still experimental side when the World Cup gets under- way in two weeks’ time. First-half goals from Gary The Three Lions Cahill and captain Harry Kane took control of helped England to victory at the game in the Wembley Stadium in their pe- 39th minute 11 days to go…… nultimate warm-up match be- fore taking on Tunisia, Pana - when Harry ma and Belgium in Group G in Kane drilled a seven minutes will strengthen Russia. shot from the his claim for a place in the heart But the game represented lit- edge of the pen- of defence. tle as a true test for England who alty area The Three Lions took control benefited from a string of first- of the game in the 39th minute half errors by Nigeria. when Harry Kane drilled a shot The Africans, who also head to from the edge of the penalty area Russia later this month, pulled a Gary Cahill (No 6) gives England the perfect start against Nigerial with a thumping headed goal from a corner and Nigeria goalkeeper Francis goal back shortly after the break Uzoho allowed it to squeeze past through Alex Iwobi but only that led to a string of first-half With rest- player in midfield. him. fleetingly threatened the hosts fielded alongside chances. ed after his appearance for Liv- Gareth Southgate will take The Super Eagles will need for much of the game. fellow attacking midfielder Dele Wing backs erpool in the Champions League comfort from the performance to improve when they take on Southgate has yet to settle on Alli yesterday, providing Eng- and added to Eng- final a week earlier, of Cahill whose powerful head- Croatia, Iceland and Argentina his preferred starting team and land with pace and creativity land’s attacking power. looked confident as the holding ed goal from a corner after in Group D in Russia.

Benalouane in Tunisia Van Marwijk cautious despite warm-up victory squad for World Cup Reuters | London better, but if we had lost, I would have gone on in the same way,” he World Cup-bound Soc- Australia coach Bert van Marwi- Tceroos were thrashed 4-1 by jk told reporters after the match Norway in Bert van Marwijk’s “At the end, I in Austria. first game in charge just two must say that I am “You must not be too satisfied months ago so it was no great satisfied because because we also made mistakes. surprise that he was not about we won 4-0, but The most positive thing was the to get carried away by their 4-0 we have a long defending organisation during win over the Czech Republic way to go” the whole game. Only a little bit on Friday. at the end after the 4-0, a little A brace from Mathew Leck- BERT VAN MARWIJK bit less. ie, a fine individual goal from coach was far more concerned “At the end, I must say that Andrew Nabbout and an own about how they had defended I am satisfied because we won Yohan Benalouane goal gave Australia their biggest in St Poelten. 4-0, but we have a long way to win in two years but the Dutch Bert van Marwijk “When you win, it is always go.”

duo of Moez Ben Cherifia and Mohamed Larbi, Khalil Chammam. Kazan Arena • The star quartet of Wahbi Shin trims Korea’s squad Karim Laribi and Khazri, Mohamed Amine Ben Opened 2013 RUSSIA Ahmed Akaichi have Amor, Ali Maaloul and Naim Reuters | Seoul Home team Rubin Kazan been left out, along Sliti are on the official list, as UEFA capacity with Scotland-based announced by Tunisia’s Foot- outh Korea coach Shin Tae- 45,000 ball Federation. Syong has handed former Designed by same group of architects as Bilel Mohsni Wembley Stadium – sleek exterior The Carthage Eagles drew Barcelona youth player Lee Se- blends seamlessly into city’s 2-2 with Turkey in Geneva ung-woo a ticket to the World urban landscape BBC | Tunis on Friday night, having also Cup finals after naming him drawn 2-2 in their previous in his final 23-man squad for Jun eicester City defender Yo- warm-up match against reign- Russia. 16 France - Australia Lhan Benalouane, who only ing European champions Por- Lee only won his first full 20 Iran - Spain made his international debut tugal on Monday. cap on Monday in Korea’s 2-0 24 Poland - Colombia in March, is in Nabil Maaloul’s Maaloul’s men will base win over Honduras but sur- 27 S. Korea - Germany Lee Seung-woo 30 Round of 16 match 23-man Tunisia squad for the themselves in Switzerland be- vived the cut along with fellow Jul World Cup in Russia. fore moving on to Russia for rookies Moon Seon-min and 6 Second quarter-final Source: FIFA © GRAPHIC NEWS Former France youth inter- their final warm-up fixture Oh Ban-suk, who were sur- Son Heung-min and captain Ki nationals Seifeddine Khaoui, against Spain in Krasnodar on prise inclusions in Shin’s initial Sung-yueng, who left Swansea Ellyes Skhiri and Mouez Has- 9 June. 28-man squad announced last City after they were relegat- PLAYER OF THE DAY sen are also included, having Tunisia will face England, month. ed from the English Premier pledged their futures to the Belgium and Panama in Group Lee, 20, has been viewed as League last month, headline Carthage Eagles. G of the World Cup, which Korea’s most promising player the Korean squad while Crys- Long-term absentees Mo- starts on 14 June. for years, having come through tal Palace attacker Lee Chung- hamed Larbi, Karim Laribi and Their opening match against Barcelona’s famed La Masia yong was among those to have Ahmed Akaichi have been left England will be the second academy and while he signed been cut. out, along with Scotland-based World Cup meeting between for Italy’s Hellas Verona last The Koreans suffered a 3-1 Bilel Mohsni. Other omissions the two countries, with the August, Barca reportedly have defeat to Bosnia and Herze- from the original 29-man Three Lions having won 2-0 a buy-back option. govina on Friday in their final squad include the Esperance at France ‘98. Tottenham Hotspur forward World Cup warm-up.

World Cup ball launched in space AFP | Moscow Artemyev and Anton Shkaplerov donned official FIFA World Cup f one of the World Cup footballs T-shirts to kick a ball around the Iseems to behave as if there is ISS. no gravity it may just be the offi- Without the constraining factor cial ball Russian cosmonauts put of gravity, the two were able to through the paces on the Interna- make spinning kicks and lunging tional Space Station. saves. Roscosmos said the foot- Thriving in the spotlight following the retirement of Zlatan In footage released by the Rus- ball was an official game ball and Ibrahimovic, Berg has provided power, panache and plenty of sian space agency Roscosmos would return to earth with the goals for Janne Andersson’s Sweden. The Al Ain striker scored cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Anton Shkaplerov on Thursday, cosmonauts Oleg cosmonauts on Sunday. eight times during the Russia 2018 qualifiers.