England vs Costa Rica World Cup 2018 warm up as it happened
England 2-0 Costa Rica: Follow all the action in the Three Lions' final warm-up game at Elland Road
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Your support makes all the difference.Gareth Southgate will get a final opportunity to see his England stars in action against Costa Rica before they travel to Russia for the start of the World Cup 2018.
The Three Lions boss is expected to shuffle the pack after watching his side beat Nigeria 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday, with Jack Butland to be given a chance to prove himself as Jordan Pickford’s understudy for the tournament.
Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold will both start after arriving late to the training camp following the Champions League final, while there could also be opportunities for Jamie Vardy, Harry Maguire and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Danny Rose could also get a start in place of Ashley Young following his revelations about his depression this week.
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What time is it on?
The game kicks off at 8.00pm BST at Elland Road.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown live on ITV, with the live coverage starting at 7.30pm.
Odds?
England: 9/20
Costa Rica: 10/1
Draw: 11/2
The atmosphere is building at Elland Road ahead of this one, with kick off just under 20 minutes away
As we approach kick off at Elland Road here's a quick overview of tonight's opponents.
Costa Rica will provide a tough test for England, with their experienced squad expecting to build on an impressive showing at the last World Cup. There they showed their clinical attacking and resolute defending, and Southgate will know victory here will be far from easy.
Joel Campbell, currently on loan at Real Betis from Arsenal, can pose a real attacking threat with his pace and power, but has struggled with consistency - perhaps shown by his inability to ever feature consistently for the Gunners.
The players are in the tunnel and ready to enter the pitch for the final time before their World Cup opener against Tunisia...
The anthems are underway with Lizzie Jones singing God Save The Queen, in what is a proud moment for Trent Alexander-Arnold. His debut tonight at the age of 19 comes off the back of a successful season for Liverpool and looks to be the start of a promising career for both club and country.
1 min: Kick off is greeted by a raucous rendition of 'football's coming home' from the Elland Road crowd as play settles into a rhythm early on
4 min: A promising combination from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Marcus Rashford sparks life into the England attack, but the latter is unable to get his shot away
7 min: A free kick for England tests Keylor Navas for the first time, but the referee awards a free kick to the visitors as he was fouled inside his area
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