sport
Share icon

Share

England name a very, very strong team for their first Euro 2016 clash with Russia

Published 18:53 11 Jun 2016 BST

Updated 19:01 11 Jun 2016 BST

Conan Doherty
England name a very, very strong team for their first Euro 2016 clash with Russia

Homesport

You can win all the qualifying games you like but this is where it matters.

Nobody gave Roy Hodgson any sympathy after Brazil in 2014 because of how they got to the World Cup in the first place. Cruising through the qualification bouts never amounted to any more slack for Fabio Capello. It's tournament time and it's win or bust time. This is where England managers are judged. And Roy Hodgson has gone with this line-up as his first team of Euro 2016 to face off with Russia at 8pm (GMT). https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/741688478568697856 It looks like Lallana and Sterling playing off Kane with Rooney, Dier, Alli just behind them again. It means Leicester hero Jamie Vardy misses the cut and takes a seat on the bench alongside Milner, Sturridge, Barkley and the rest. There's been a nasty underbelly to this game with the celebrations on the streets marred by violence. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/741650000946532352

Explore more on these topics:

England

Euro 2016

Russia

England name a very, very strong team for their first Euro 2016 clash with Russia