England stars train in 31C heat ahead of World Cup grudge match with Wales – but Ben White misses out through illness
ENGLAND stars trained in 31C head ahead of their World Cup grudge match with Wales – but Arsenal star Ben White was missing through illness.
The Three Lions need to win on Tuesday to guarantee top spot in Group B with Iran and USA breathing down their neck.
Finishing top would see Gareth Southgate’s men play the runners-up from Group A, which could be any of Holland, Ecuador or Senegal.
And to step up their preparations, the squad were back in training ahead of the Battle of Britain in scorching 31C heat.
Leicester midfielder James Maddison took part, netting in the session.
While Arsenal‘s White missed out through illness.
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Jordan Henderson is expected to start against the Dragons – which could see wonderkid Jude Bellingham drop to the bench.
The Liverpool captain was a calming figure when he came on as a second half substitute against USA on Friday.
Southgate is unlikely to make a raft of changes and he could still stick with Bukayo Saka and Raheem Sterling either side of Harry Kane.
There are strong calls for Phil Foden to start as he is enjoying a good season with Manchester City.
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Yet Foden has only delivered a couple of good performances in his 19 games for England and he might have to settle for a place on the bench.
On potential changes, Southgate said: “We will see. We want to win football matches and we want to try to top the group if we can.
“So we’ve got to make sure there is some consistency in what we do and our performances are healthy.
“There is always a balance of finding game time for players. But the priority is to win games, we have to win football matches.
“We are going to play a team who are wounded. Who are going to have very high motivation to beat us.
“We’ve got to be tactically correct and find our best level.
“We’ve got to make sure we are composed but also that we play with a real attacking vigour.”
