Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between England and Peru. The English World Cup tune-up scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Wembley Stadium and be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
With preparations for the 2014 World Cup underway, England national team head coach Roy Hodgson remains impressed with his side's performance in training. He hopes to see that transfer to quality football in Brazil.
"The training sessions have been very impressive and if I could bottle what I'm seeing it and release it on 14 June, I'd be very happy," said Hodgson (via BBC). "The performance of the players in the last 10 days has been good. There are so many of them that are so keen to stake their claim, so it won't be an easy choice and that's how I expected it to be," he added.
"I've had two years. This is the squad I've chosen. It is one I'm very pleased with."
"You certainly won't hear any excuses from Steven [Gerrard] or myself if anything untoward happens, because we believe we are in the right place and are the right people to do it."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: No player developed more hype than England's Raheem Sterling did in 2014. The 19-year-old made 24 starts for Liverpool this past season, contributing nine goals and five assists with a blistering pace. He'll look to spearhead Hodgson's turn to youth.
England's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Hart; Baines, Jagielka, Cahill, Johnson; Welbeck, Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling; Rooney; Sturridge
Peru's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Fernandez; Advincula, Ramos, Rodriguez, Yotún, Ramirez, Cruzado, Carrillo, Flores, Deza, Callens
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