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Good evening and welcome to LIVE updates of the World Cup qualifier between England and Poland at Wembley. Kick off 19:45 BST.

World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 3
Wembley / 31.03.2021
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Dan Quarrell

Updated 31/03/2021 at 20:58 GMT


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This is the seventh World Cup group stage qualification campaign that sees England take on Poland. It's the most of two nations in the history of European World Cup qualifying.
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KICK OFF! England get this Group I WCQ underway.
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DID YOU KNOW? Nick Pope has kept a clean sheet in each of his six England appearances. He is the first Three Lions goalkeeper not to concede in any of their first six caps.
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The England squad are not planning a social media boycott to tackle online racism and bullying but may discuss it if the problem continues, says Declan Rice.
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Poland boss Paulo Sousa: “The Premier League is the best league in the world and Gareth Southgate has one of the best national teams in the world. We need to take care with the spaces between the lines and to defend well the space behind our defensive line."
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MATCH REPORT: England have been knocked out of the Under 21 European Championships at the group stages despite beating Croatia 2-1 on a dramatic night in Koper.
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Southgate has also been full of praise for Mason Mount's form.
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Southgate lauds 'exceptional player' Mount with Lampard joke

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Southgate on Poland: “From our perspective you're going to have some players very hungry to fill that opportunity. They're a proud country and proud players. We need to keep stepping up."
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FEATURE: Luke Shaw may be on the bench tonight, but he has the chance to stop wasting his career as he threatens to establish himself as England’s best left-back and a reliable option for Manchester United, according to Alexander Netherton.
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Gareth Southgate makes just the one change from the 2-0 victory over Albania. Ben Chilwell comes in for Luke Shaw at left back. Poland are, of course, without their star man, Robert Lewandowski. The Bayern Munich striker has returned to his club for treatment after coming off with a knee problem in Sunday's 3-0 win over Andorra. Lewy had netted twice prior to being replaced too.
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CONFIRMED TEAMS – ENGLAND: Pope, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell, Rice, Phillips, Mount, Foden, Sterling, Kane... Subs: Henderson, Johnstone, Trippier, Lingard, Coady, James, Dier, Calvert-Lewin, Mings, Shaw, Watkins, Bellingham. /// POLAND: Szczesny, Bednarek, Glik, Helik, Bereszynski, Krychowiak, Moder, Rybus, Swiderski, Piatek, Zielinski... Subs: Niemczycki, Fabianski, Kowalyczyk, Reca, Dawidowicz, Augustyniak, Milik, Kozlowski, Grosicki, Placheta, Szymanski, Jozwiak.