Euro 2020: England and Germany collide after France stunned – live!

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Some Copa América news: Lionel Messi marked becoming Argentina’s record appearance maker by scoring twice in a 4-1 win against Bolivia to set up a quarter-final against Ecuador. Elsewher Uruguay beat Paraguay 1-0 and will face Colombia in the last eight.

Related: Lionel Messi scores twice as Argentina overrun Bolivia at Copa América

Anyway, moving on. To this evening’s inconveniently timed 5pm kick-off. Putting all hype and weight-of-history stuff to one side, this on paper has always looked the most intriguing of the eight second-round ties. England nominally favourites but their ability to find new gears still in doubt after their low-key group phase, against an unpredictable Germany side that have already gone through the full range of performance levels, for good and ill.

They have injury doubts, with three of their more in-form players – Robin Gosens, Antonio Rüdiger and Ilkay Gundogan – doubtful for tonight. Gareth Southgate still has a call to make on whether to play Mason Mount on his emergence from self-isolation, and on whether to stick with the side that beat the Czech Republic or recall Phil Foden and Kieran Trippier.

Related: England sense their moment to shake off weight of history against Germany | Barney Ronay

Related: England and Germany are both works in progress, but Southgate has more stability | Philipp Lahm

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2021/jun/29/euro-2020-england-and-germany-collide-after-france-stunned-live

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