England face Italy tonight in a huge last-16 clash at the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina.
Ian Foster’s Young Lions begin their knockout campaign having gone unbeaten during the group stage, with Tottenham’s Dane Scarlett having got them off to a winning start against Tunisia.
England held off the challenge of Uruguay in a remarkable second contest in La Plata, before rounding off Group E with a hard-fought if slightly disappointing goalless draw against Iraq.
They now prepare to take on Italy, who finished as runners-up to Brazil in Group D.
Spearheaded by the goals and fantastic performances of Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei, the Azzurri actually opened with an impressive win over Brazil before coming unstuck against Nigeria in Mendoza.
Though they bounced back by brushing aside the Dominican Republic courtesy of another brace from former Reading loanee Casadei, they trailed Brazil on goal difference to set up a tough assignment against the 2017 champions at the Estadio Unico Diego Armando Maradona.
