England vs Ivory Coast: England prepare to face Ivory Coast at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday to bring an end to their first international break of the year, having already seen off Switzerland 2-1 on Saturday thanks to goals from Luke Shaw and Harry Kane.
And Kane may have the opportunity to edge closer to becoming England’s all-time top goalscorer should he feature against Ivory Coast tonight. With the African nation losing 2-1 to France on Friday in their other friendly and who possess a team full of Premier League talent.
Gareth Southgate had intentions of playing a completely different side to the one that defeated Switzerland at the weekend. Although it remains to be seen as to whether he will stick with that decision.
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Match Details:
- Teams: England vs Ivory Coast
- Date & Time: 30th March 2022, 12:15 AM IST Live
- Location: Wembley, London, England
Head to Head
This is the first meeting between the sides.
England Form
England were 2-1 winners over Switzerland in a friendly on Saturday with Harry Kane’s second-half penalty proving the difference.
Gareth Southgate’s side are on a 21-game unbeaten run since losing to Belgium in the UEFA Nations League in November 2020.
The Three Lions signed off World Cup qualifying with 5-0 and 10-0 wins over Albania and San Marino respectively in November.
England Team News & Squad
John Stones is unlikely to feature after his late withdrawal against Switzerland, but Harry Maguire should return to the defence.
Gareth Southgate is likely to make a number of other changes from the side which defeated the Swiss.
Bakayo Saka, Aaron Ramsdale, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James and Tammy Abraham are missing with injury and illness.
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Fraser Forster
Defenders: John Stones, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Tyrone Mings, Conor Coady, Ben White, Marc Guéhi, Tyrick Mitchell, Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Mason Mount, Jude Bellingham, James Ward-Prowse, Conor Gallagher
Forwards: Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Ollie Watkins, Emile Smith Rowe
Ivory Coast Form
Ivory Coast exited the African Cup of Nations at the Round of 16 stage on penalities after a 0-0 draw with Egypt in January.
Patrice Beaumelle’s side had topped their group after wins over Equatroial Guinea 1-0 and Algeria 3-1 and a 2-2 draw with Sierra Leone.
Back in action on Friday, Ivory Coast looked set for a 1-1 draw with France in Marseille only to concede a 93rd minute Aurelien Tchouameni winner.
Ivory Coast Team News & Squad
Patrice Beaumelle may field a similar side to the one which lined up against France on Friday.
Goalkeepers: Badra Ali Sangaré, Abdoul Karim Cissé, Mohamed Kone
Defenders: Serge Aurier, Eric Bailly, Simon Deli, Ghislain Konan, Odilon Kossounou, Willy Boly, Emmanuel Agbadou, Ismaël Diallo
Midfielders: Max Gradel, Franck Kessié, Jean Michaël Seri, Maxwel Cornet, Ibrahim Sangaré, Jérémie Boga, Hassane Kamara, Fousseny Coulibaly, Paul Akouokou
Forwards: Nicolas Pépé, Wilfried Zaha, Sébastien Haller, Yohan Boli, Jean Evrard Kouassi, Karim Konaté
