Gary Cahill along with other familiar faces were exceptional with their World Cup preparation matches and made an influential contribution for their country.
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The flawless Chelsea centre back scored the opening goal for England just after 7 minutes from kick-off. Gary Cahill was able to escape the attentions of former Blue, John Mikel Obi, to head a corner from Kieran Trippier.
The game continued to run smoothly as Tottenham's star, Harry Kane, doubled the lead before half-time.
Alongside Cahill, the developing Blue, Ruben Loftus-Cheek was also seen on the pitch in the second-half. His momentum, ball control, and accuracy were spot on!
There were a number of familiar faces on Nigeria's side as well. Chelsea's left wing, Victor Moses, featured for just over an hour at Wembley, while Kenneth Omeruo was substituted in after the first-half. Unfortunately, Ola Aina was an unused substitute during the match against England.
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England will be fighting against Belgium in the group stage in Russia, with a number of Chelsea players playing for both Roberto Martinez's and Gareth Southgate's side. Recently, Belgium drew 0-0 with European Champions, Portugal, with Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard starting, while Michy Batshuayi was an unused substitute.
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Defender Toni Rudiger completed the full 90 minutes for Germany. Nevertheless, the Germans ended up losing 2-1 to Austria. Meanwhile, his Chelsea team-mate Andreas Christensen, played the whole game and contributed in Denmark's clean sheet.
Young defender, Matt Miazga, was able to play the entire game for USA and bring about a change. Yet, the Americans were defeated 2-1 by the Republic of Ireland, although neither side will be participating at the 2018 World Cup.
Furthermore, the young star, Billy Gilmour was on target for Scotland Under-21s as they grasped on a 2-1 victory against South Korea in the Toulon Tournament. The Scottish will advance to the semi-final stage where they will be facing England.
Thanks for the post!! Keep up with the news on World Cup 2018! Will be looking forward to it.
- Jason