England meet Ivory Coast in a friendly tonight as they continue their preparations for the World Cup.
It’s the final time Gareth Southgate’s side play before they find out their opponents for the tournament at the end of the year, and the match offers the Three Lions boss another chance to potentially have a look at some newer faces.
A 2-1 win over Switzerland ensured the Three Lions got 2022 off to a winning start, extending their unbeaten run to eight games, and they’ll be hoping they can take that all the way through to Qatar.
Ivory Coast, absent from Africa’s play-offs for the World Cup, pushed France all the way in their trip to Paris ahead of this friendly, but lost 2-1 following a late Aurelien Tchouameni goal.
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Here is everything you need to know ahead of tonight’s game...
Date, kick-off time and venue
England vs Ivory Coast is scheduled for a 7.45pm BST kick-off tonight, Tuesday March 29, 2022.
Wembley Stadium in London will host the match.
Where to watch England vs Ivory Coast
TV channel: Tonight’s match will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage beginning at 7pm.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch the game online via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: You can also follow all the action tonight via Standard Sport’s live blog, with Dan Kilpatrick and James Robson at Wembley.
England vs Ivory Coast starting lineups and team news
England XI: Pope, White, Mings, Maguire, Mitchell, Rice, Ward-Prowse, Bellingham, Sterling, Grealish, Watkins
Ivory Coast XI: Ali, Kamara, Deli, Bailly, Aurier, Seri, Kessie, Gradel, Cornet, Pepe, Haller.
England vs Ivory Coast prediction
Having failed to even reach CAF’s World Cup play-offs, and falling at the quarter-final stage of the Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast are a team that England will expect to beat. But, in a friendly, surprises can be sprung.
England to win, 1-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This is the first meeting between the two teams.
