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Key events
In different parts of nan World Cup-verse … chances, including a penalty, are being missed, and nary goals person been scored. Tom Lutz is astatine nan helm for Brazil v Norway.
England squad latest
Jacob Steinberg
Jarell Quansah is expected to commencement for England astatine right-back aft recovering from a twisted ankle. Djed Spence has a sore calf and is not fresh to start, but should beryllium successful nan squad. Reece James has missed nan past 2 games pinch a hamstring issue.
Right-back is nan large problem position for Thomas Tuchel though he has issues successful different areas. Who to play connected nan wings? None of nan wide players person convinced. This clip it’s expected to beryllium Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon who get nan nod.
Stormy preamble
David Hytner
Evening/afternoon/morning all. This is it. The biggie for England (so far). And I must I’m acrophobic shake hands you pinch reports of thunderstorms successful nan Mexico City area. Our man connected nan spot, David Hytner, files this:
double quotation markThe first incredibly large claps of thunder were heard present astatine nan Azteca astatine 240pm section clip – truthful a small complete 3 hours earlier nan scheduled kick-off clip of 6pm. And it is now perfectly hosing it down pinch rain. This was very overmuch forecast; hence, nan farcical excessively and froing connected Friday day astir bringing guardant nan kick-off by six hours, which yet proved impossible. Journalists and photographers person conscionable been told to enactment indoors astatine nan stadium media centre. Maybe it is bully that nan large wind has started somewhat earlier than advertised giving it much clip to clear earlier 6pm. Then again, I really do not cognize whether this is true!
