England v Honduras team news: Roy Hodgson names strong side for final World Cup warm-up match as he makes 10 changes with only Wayne Rooney retaining his place
Gerrard, Lallana and Sturridge all start as Maynor Figueroa and Wilson Palacios start for Honduras
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Your support makes all the difference.Roy Hodgson offered a glimpse of how England may line-up in their World Cup opener by naming a strong-looking side to face Honduras.
The Three Lions manager named the same side that started last Friday's 3-0 defeat of Peru at Wembley in their final friendly before their Group D encounter against Italy on June 14.
Raheem Sterling and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were not in the squad due to suspension and injury respectively, while Honduras included four British-based players in their line-up.
Line-ups:
England: Hart, Johnson, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines, Gerrard (c), Henderson, Welbeck, Rooney, Lallana, Sturridge.
Subs: Foster, Forster, Jones, Smalling, Shaw, Lampard, Henderson, Wilshere, Barkley, Lambert
Honduras: Valladres (c); Figueroa, Bernardez, Izaguirre, Beckeles; Chavez, Espinoza, Palacios; Bengtson, Costly, Garrido.
Subs: TBC
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