Football: World Cup: England v Tunisia

GROUP G: STADE VELODROME, MARSEILLES. KICK-OFF 13.30 BST

TEAM NEWS

ENGLAND: The whispers around the camp suggest that Teddy Sheringham will be preferred to Michael Owen and Darren Anderton to David Beckham, the only ever-present in the qualifying group.

TUNISIA: Midfielder Sirajeddine Chihi, recovered from a chest infection, is expected to play, but fellow midfielder Zubeir Beya is doubtful..

Previous meeting: 2 Jun 1990 (Tunis, friendly): Tunisia 1 England 1.

ENGLAND

1 David Seaman Arsenal

2 Sol Campbell Tottenham Hotspur

3 Graeme Le Saux Chelsea

4 Paul Ince Liverpool

5 Tony Adams Arsenal

6 Gareth Southgate Aston Villa

7 David Beckham Manchester Utd

8 David Batty Newcastle Utd

9 Alan Shearer Newcastle Utd

10 Teddy Sheringham Manchester Utd

11 Steve McManaman Liverpool

12 Gary Neville Manchester Utd

13 Nigel Martyn Leeds Utd

14 Darren Anderton Tottenham

15 Paul Merson Middlesbrough

16 Paul Scholes Manchester Utd

17 Robert Lee Newcastle Utd

18 Martin Keown Arsenal

19 Les Ferdinand Tottenham

20 Michael Owen Liverpool

21 Rio Ferdinand West Ham

22 Tim Flowers Blackburn Rovers

Coach: Glenn Hoddle

TUNISIA

1 Chokri El-Ouaer Esperance

2 Imed Ben Younes Etoile Sahel

3 Sami Trabelsi CS Sfaxien

4 Mounir Boukadida Etoile Sahel

5 Hatem Trabelsi CS Sfaxien

6 Ferid Chouchane Etoile Sahel

7 Tarek Thabet Esperance

8 Zubeir Beya Freiburg

9 Riadh Jelassi Etoile Sahel

10 Kais Ghodhbane Etoile Sahel

11 Adel Sellimi Real Jaen

12 Mourad Melki Olympique Beja

13 Riadh Bouazizi Etoile Sahel

14 Sirajeddine Chihi Esperance

15 Skander Souayah CS Sfaxien

16 Radhouane Salhi Etoile Sahel

17 Jose Clayton Etoile Sahel

18 Mehdi Ben Slimane Freiburg

19 Faysal Ben Ahmed Esperance

20 Sabri Jaballah Club African

21 Khaled Badra Esperance

22 Ali Boumnijel Bastia

Coach: Henryk Kasperczak