Soccer Aid LIVE: England v World XI result and reaction after Eden Hazard and Ellen White score at Stamford Bridge
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Your support makes all the difference.England play a World XI at Soccer Aid 2024 with professional players and celebrities in action at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Pochettino is back, too, just weeks after being dismissed by the Blues following a season in charge and will coach up the World XI.
Joining the Argentine in the dugout will be his trusted long-time assistant Jesus Perez and Robbie Keane, fresh from guiding Maccabi Tel Aviv to a league title. England’s coaching set-up includes: Frank Lampard, Harry Redknapp, Vicky McClure, Robbie Williams, David Seaman.
England are desperately searching for victory to snap a run of five successive wins for the World XI, including last year’s 4-2 win at Old Trafford, where Kem Cetinay became Soccer Aid’s all-time leading scorer.
Follow all the latest updates from Soccer Aid 2024 below:
England XI 2-2 World XI
39 mins: Oh Jill!
Wilshere sets up another fine effort with a short pass into the box. Jill Scott receives it and her first touch is pure class. She skips away from the nearest defender then curls a shot wide of the far post.
It was there for the taking!
England XI 2-2 World XI
36 mins: Maisie Adam and Kheira Hamraoui are the latest World XI players to be sacrificed as Kaylyn Kyle and Tommy Fury are introduced.
Usain Bolt lines up a free kick and drills it low only for David James to drop across and smother the effort.
England XI 2-2 World XI
33 mins: Another free kick for the World XI sess Hazard deliver the ball into the middle of the penalty area. There’s not many players taller than Stuart Broad who leaps highest and heads it clear.
GOAL! England XI 2-2 World XI (Ellen White, 30’)
30 mins: England are level! The Lionesses’ leading goalscorer brings the equaliser but the goal is made by Jack Wilshere.
He brings the ball forward on the right side and dribbles into the box. He spies White and slots a pass across to her for the easiest of tap ins.
England XI 1-2 World XI
27 mins: There’s a big, loud round of applause as Danny Dyer heads off the pitch in England first substitution. On comes Tom Hiddleston who is hoping to turn this around for England.
England XI 1-2 World XI
25 mins: Gary Cahill comes flying up the pitch and evades a couple of tackles before finding Joe Cole who rolls the ball into the box for Tom Grennan.
Grennan attempts to control the ball but Martin Compston slides across to dispossess him.
England XI 1-2 World XI
22 mins: Stuard Broad makes amends for England by tracking back as Usain Bolt is slipped into the box. Broad sticks with the big man and manages to force him out of play as Bolt looks for angle to shoot.
World XI are starting to exert their authority after England’s quick start.
GOAL! England XI 1-2 World XI (Del Piero, 19’)
19 mins: Usain Bolt properly mugs off Stuart Broad here. The former England cricketer gets too close to the former Olympic champion who lets the ball run and spins off Broad’s shoulder.
He touches the ball into the box then squares it to Alessandro del Piero who lifts the simplest of finishes past David James.
England XI 1-1 World XI
17 mins: There’s a couple of changes for World XI now. Maisie Adam and Micheal Ward are brought on with Lee Mack and Emmett J Scanlan hooked off.
GOAL! England XI 1-1 World XI (Hazard, 14’)
14 mins: Free kick to World XI. Usain Bolt fancies himself against Danny Dyer and cuts inside. Dyer lunges into a sliding tackle and takes out the World XI skipper.
Eden Hazard comes over to take it. He curls a simple shot over the wall and beats the outstretched hand of David James to equalise for the World XI.
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