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Alli to miss out on tonight's game

June 24, 2018 12:33 am

England midfielder Dele Alli will miss tonight’s World Cup Group G game against Panama.

This was confirmed by the team manager, Gareth Southgate.

BBC Sports reports the Tottenham player suffered a thigh injury in Monday’s 2-1 win over Tunisia.

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England will secure a last-16 place with a win against Panama.

Alli started training with the main group yesterday but was withdrawn after warm-ups to work individually.

World Cup debutants Panama were beaten 3-0 by Belgium in their opening match.

England meets Panama at 12 midnight.

In other matches, Japan takes on Sweden at 3 am tomorrow while Poland battles Colombia at 6am.

You can watch the entire tournament live on FBC TV and watch the delayed coverage of all the matches on FBC Sports.