Tom Wood has labelled fellow England flanker Tom Curry as a “warrior” and believes the youngster will continue to deliver for the national side.

Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney will tonight make his 120th and final international appearance against the United States at the home of football – Wembley Stadium.

Chris Ashton can light up England’s attack this autumn and force his way into Eddie Jones’ World Cup plans, according to Jason Robinson.

Lancashire paceman James Anderson has been selected by fans in the all-time English cricket test side XI ahead of the country’s 1,000th match starting this week.

This year, with England’s amazing and unexpected performance to remain in the tournament far longer than anyone could realistically have hoped, interest in the World Cup has been at an all-time high.

England take on Sweden tomorrow with spirits high both in Russia… and at home.

Southgate rung the changes in the Three Lions’ loss against Belgium– replacing eight of the 11 who played against Panama in preparation for their last-16 knockout clash.

Penalty shoot-outs were first used at the World Cup in 1982 and have decided knockout ties at every edition of the tournament ever since.

England probed after going 1-0 behind shortly after the break, but couldn’t prevent defeat in their third and final group game before the round of 16 – where both Belgium and England will be present.

The final group games of the 2018 World Cup are now underway and there’s still a lot to play for. Six teams have already qualified for the last 16 which means that 10 places are up for grabs.

Yesterday saw England’s biggest win ever in a major tournament as they smashed Panama 6-1 to qualify for the knockout stages.