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England vs Italy, Germany vs Brazil, Spain vs Argentina - international friendlies recap

Re-live all the action from Tuesday night's international action

Liam Corless
Tuesday 27 March 2018 20:44 BST
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Lorenzo Insigne drew the Italians level from the penalty spot
Lorenzo Insigne drew the Italians level from the penalty spot

England meet Italy this evening in their final test before Gareth Southgate names his squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and plenty of players have their place on the line.

Jack Butland starts in goal following Jordan Pickford’s composed performance against the Netherlands, while the Burnley defender James Tarkowski makes his international debut.

There are plenty of other enticing ties going on around the world tonight including Germany vs Brazil, Spain vs Argentina and Hungary vs Scotland.

Follow all the action below with our live blog:



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Hello and welcome along to the Indy’s live coverage of a packed night international friendly action. England vs Italy tops our bill but there are some other tasty ties to keep an eye on, including Germany vs Brazil and Spain vs Argentina. Here’s the full programme:

Montenegro vs Turkey 6.10pm BST 

Denmark vs Chile 7pm

Hungary vs Scotland 7pm

Romania vs Sweden 7.30pm

Belgium vs Saudi Arabia 7.45pm

Germany vs Brazil 7.45pm

Poland vs South Korea 7.45pm

England vs Italy 8pm

Spain vs Argentina 8.30pm

Vithushan Ehantharajah27 March 2018 16:10
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The scene is set at Wembley ahead of England vs Italy, which kicks off at 8pm 

Liam Corless27 March 2018 18:34
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Scotland team to face Montenegro (7pm kick-off)

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England team to face Italy confirmed

It's an England debut for James Tarkowski, while Jack Butland is given a chance to prove himself between the sticks following Jordan Pickford's impressive display in Amsterdam on Friday night.

Kyle Walker, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Raheem Sterling and Jesse Lingard all retain their places from the 1-0 win over Holland.

Starting XI: Butland; Walker, Stones, Tarkowski; Trippier, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Dier, Young; Sterling, Lingard, Vardy

Subs: Hart, Pickford, Pope, Rose, Henderson, Maguire, Mawson, Livermore, Lallana, Cook, Alli, Rashford, Welbeck

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James Tarkowski, left, will make his England debut against Italy tonight 

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Italy team to face England

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What has Gareth Southgate been saying this week?

England manager Gareth Southgate has assured hopeful English players that there is still time for them to work their way into his thinking ahead of the World Cup.

"It's not too late for anybody," Southgate said in a press conference earlier this week. "We will still be monitoring everyone until the end of the season."

"There are 31 or 32 players that will be in contention and no-one knows what will happen over the next few weeks."

Southgate must name his provisional 35-man squad by 14 May before cutting that down to 23 players by 4 June.

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Italy legend Gigi Buffon waves to fans at Wembley 

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Paul Pogba showed Jose Mourinho just what he is capable of earlier today as he grabbed a a goal and an assist in France's 3-1 friendly win over Russia in Saint Petersburg. 

Paris Saint-Germain's teen sensation Kylian Mbappe scored Les Bleus' other two goals.

Liam Corless27 March 2018 19:16

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