Match 8 - England vs Italy

Match 8 on June 14 at 6:00 PM Amazon Time

Venue: Arena da Amazonia, Manaus

(Sturridge 37')    (Marchisio 35', Balotelli 49')

It's all over, fulltime whistle from the referee and Italy manages to keep England at bay

01:30: Immobile finds himself alone with a single defender but is dispossessed
01:30: Pirlo bends from the freekick, Hart is completely deceived but it hits the woodwork
01:30: Yellow Card - Raheem Sterling intercepts Parolo and commits a foul
01:27: Pathetic effort from Rooney, puts it over. He's still searching for his first World Cup goal
01;25: Gerrard's freekick just over the target
01:24: Foul at the edge of the box, de Rossi fells Lallana
01:19: Substitution - Candreva replaced by Parolo and Sturridge leaves, Lallana in
01:17: Baines denied from the freekick by Sirigu
01:15: Chiellini fouls Sturridge just outside the box, in the range
01:13: Substitution - Henderson leaves for Wilshere and Immobile comes in for Balotelli
01:12: Johnson long shot setup by a short corner, just wide
01:08: Candreva puts it wide, not troubling the keeper at all
01:04: Henderson sets up Barkley, Sirigu saves
01:03: Darmian gets the ball in the box, saved by Gerrard
01:02: Ronney misses an excellent chance, Sturridge and Baines set him up
01:01: Substitution - Barkley comes in for Welbeck, England makes a change
00:56: Substitution - Veratta is replaced by Motta for Italy
00:55: Gerrard down in the box, no penalty says the Referee
00:54: Rooney shot from 25-yards, denied
00:52: Penalty appeal as Welbeck is down in the box, Referee waves him away
00:50: Goal - Balotelli delivers for Italy - Candreva cross, Mario heads it in
00:49: Sirigu pushes it behind, Sturridge shot on target

Pirlo dominating the proceedings so far but this England team looks good, much better than their predecessors

Halftime, a breather for both the teams. Excellent contest so far

00:45: Candreva hits the post, attacking play by Italy, Pirlo's pass again
00:45: Pirlo excellent pass reaches Balotelli, Hart out of position, Jagielka saves right at the mouth of the goal

Intriguing so far as the game moves towards break

00:37: Goal - Rooney crosses and Sturridge uts it in, England equalizes. Superb play by Rooney
00:35: Goal - Its Marchisio, first corner for Italy and the resultant set-piece results in a goal, that's a 20-yard strike

England having more chances so far, but they couldn't succeed in scoring

00:33: England and Italy were having a goal to goal affair with the former slightly dominating
00:28: Candreva doesn't trouble Hart with that wide effort
00:23: Barzaghi slides in to save an excellent cross from Welbeck, Sterling almost reached it with his head
00:23: Balotelli wide off target
00:22: Sterling puts it into the box from the left wing, Welbeck couldn't reach it. Good defense from Italy
00:19: Hart into play, saves Candreva shot
00:16: Johnson off target, the game's getting busy
00:08: Chiellini shot, off target
00:05: Sirigu saves Henderson's shot
00:02: Sterling off target, only just

The game is on... Considering the shock defeat to Uruguay against Costa Rica, this game has increased in significance

Lineups

England: Hart, Johnson, Baines, Gerrard, Cahill Jagielka, Sturridge, Rooney, Welbeck, Sterling, Henderson

Italy: Sirigu, Chiellini, Darmien, Candreva, Marchisio, Balotelli, Barzagli, de Rossi, Paletta, Pirlo, Veratti

59 Matches - W26, D19, L14

Roy Hodgson, England

80 Matches - W44, D21, L15

Cesare Prandelli, Italy

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers, Netherlands

Head to Head: England 8-7-9 Italy