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England Saturday, 14. June 2014
23:00 Clock 		Italy
1:2
goals
0 : 1 Claudio Marchisio 35. / right-footed shot  (Marco Verratti)
1 : 1 Daniel Sturridge 37. / right-footed shot  (Wayne Rooney)
1 : 2 Mario Balotelli 50. / header  (Antonio Candreva)

1 Joe Hart
2 Glen Johnson
3 Leighton Baines
5 Gary Cahill
6 Phil Jagielka
4 Steven Gerrard
14 Jordan Henderson 73'
19 Raheem Sterling yellow 90'
9 Daniel Sturridge 80'
10 Wayne Rooney
11 Danny Welbeck 61'
Substitutes
7 Jack Wilshere 73'
20 Adam Lallana 80'
21 Ross Barkley 61'
13 Ben Foster
22 Fraser Forster
12 Chris Smalling
16 Phil Jones
23 Luke Shaw
8 Frank Lampard
17 James Milner
18 Rickie Lambert
12 Salvatore Sirigu
3 Giorgio Chiellini
4 Matteo Darmian
15 Andrea Barzagli
20 Gabriel Paletta
6 Antonio Candreva 79'
8 Claudio Marchisio
16 Daniele De Rossi
21 Andrea Pirlo
23 Marco Verratti 57'
9 Mario Balotelli 73'
Substitutes
5 Thiago Motta 57'
18 Marco Parolo 79'
17 Ciro Immobile 73'
13 Mattia Perin
7 Ignazio Abate
19 Leonardo Bonucci
14 Alberto Aquilani
22 Lorenzo Insigne
10 Antonio Cassano
11 Alessio Cerci

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Ass. Manager: Gary Neville

Ass. Manager: Ray Lewington

Manager: Cesare Prandelli


Amazônia (Manaus / Brazil)
39.800
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)

Reports

Mario Balotelli's second-half header earned Italy a 2-1 victory over an enterprising England side in an engaging World Cup Group D opener in Manaus on Saturday....
Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling was handed a start as England manager Roy Hodgson selected an attacking team to play Italy in his side's World Cup opener in Manaus on Saturday....
Italy goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon withdrew from his country's World Cup clash against England hours before match in the heart of the Amazon on Saturday as Spain struggled to come to terms with their record thrashing by the Netherlands....
England manager Roy Hodgson and his Italy counterpart Cesare Prandelli declared themselves happy with the much-criticised Manaus pitch on the eve of their World Cup Group D clash on Saturday....
The sauna of Manaus's Amazonia Arena will provide the backdrop for a battle of cautious counter-punching on Saturday when powerhouses England and Italy face off in their World Cup opener....
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had to leave training early on Friday, but coach Cesare Prandelli said he would be fit to face England in World Cup Group D on Saturday....
England captain Steven Gerrard has warned his younger team-mates that Saturday's World Cup opener against Italy in Manaus will be a litmus test of their abilities at international level....
Italy right back Mattia De Sciglio will play no part in his country's opening World Cup match with England in Manaus on Saturday after being ruled out with a left thigh injury, the coaching staff announced....
Ahead of their Group D clash in Manaus on Saturday, AFP takes a look at five classic England-Italy matches:...
Cloying humidity and a parched pitch will add to the sense of danger when England and Italy launch their World Cup campaigns in the steamy Amazon jungle city of Manaus on Saturday....