The England national team will face Nigeria (11:15 a.m. LIVE ONLINE via ESPN) this Saturday in an international friendly match prior to the 2018 World Cup. Both teams have qualified for the tournament.
The European team will play their penultimate match before the World Cup. Costa Rica will be their last preparation opponent. Coach Gareth Southgate has already finalized his list of 23 players, and these friendlies will help improve the team's performance.
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England will debut on June 18 against Tunisia in Group G of the 2018 World Cup. The other teams in the group are Belgium (seeded) and Panama.
Nigeria will make their debut in the World Cup against Croatia in Group D on June 16. The other match that will take place on the same day will be between Argentina and Iceland, the teams that complete the group.
It is worth noting that England and Nigeria last faced each other in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, a match that ended in a goalless draw.
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