QUICK INFO BEFORE THE MATCH England have only won two of their last 11 internationals against Italy (D3 L6), losing to them on penalties in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012. Wayne Rooney has not scored a goal in 594 minutes of World Cup football for the Three Lions. Seven of Italys last 17 goals at the World Cup have been scored from corners (41%). Italy have conceded 14 goals from outside the box at the World Cup, more than any other team since 1966. Excluding shootouts, England have scored all eight World Cup penalties. The one previous World Cup meeting between these two former winners came in the third place play-off in 1990; Italy won 2-1. England have only lost two of their last 16 World Cup games (W7 D7, including two penalty shoot-out defeats). Frank Lampard has had more shots without scoring than any other player at World Cups since 1966 (39 shots, no goals).
Posted on: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:16:01 +0000
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