England vs Italy, World Cup 2014: Live stream, start time, TV info and more
By Mike Dyce
England are in one of the toughest groups of the 2014 World Cup with Uruguay, Italy and Costa Rica. They open up the tournament against Italy in a tough match up that could go either way and will put one team on the inside track to get out of the group and the other into desperation mode if it does not end in a draw.
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There were some reports that Steven Gerrard could miss the game with a tight groin, but England coach Roy Hodgson downplayed that talk.
“There’s absolutely nothing wrong with him, so I don’t understand that story at all,” Hodgson said, via ESPN FC. “He’s done very well and will work on his training programme during the course of the week. There’s no guarantee. The medics are hoping by the second game he will be fit.”
The big concern for the English squad could be the heat and humidity.
“I don’t really know what to expect,” England defender Gary Cahill said, via Sky Sports. “I have been told, obviously, about the humidity.
“That was the first thing we were all made aware of, but that’s what we’ve been training for and preparing for in the last couple of weeks. That was the main thing really.
“I think we’ve prepared the best we possibly could in the couple of weeks we had.
“We did the hot-weather training, been in hot climates, done the heat chambers, worn extra layers of clothing.
“So we’ve prepared as best we possibly could. Obviously being English players we’re not used to those conditions but in the three weeks that we’ve had we have done all we possibly can.”
Want to watch this World Cup matchup? Here is all the information you need to watch:
Date: Saturday, June 14
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET/ 11:00 p.m. BST
Venue: Arena Amazônia
Location: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
TV Info: ESPN, BBC One (UK), ESPN Deportes (Spanish), Univision (Spanish)
Radio Info: Sirius XM FC, ESPN Radio, BBC Radio 5 Live (UK)
Live Stream: Watch ESPN / BBC iPlayer (UK) / Univision Deporte en Vivo (Spanish)
Entire Group D schedule:
Saturday, June 14
3 p.m.: Uruguay vs. Costa Rica at Estádio Castelao, Fortaleza (ABC)
6 p.m.: England vs. Italy at Arena Amazonia, Manaus (ESPN)
Thursday, June 19
3 p.m.: Uruguay vs. England at Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo (ESPN)
Friday, June 20
Noon: Italy vs. Costa Rica at Arena Pernambuco, Recife (ESPN)
Tuesday, June 24
Noon: Italy vs. Uruguay at Estadio das Dunas, Natal (ESPN)
Noon: Costa Rica vs. England at Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte (ESPN2)