Italie vs England

England: Hart, Johnson, Jagielka, Cahill, Baines, Gerrard, Henderson (Wilshere, min. 71), Welbeck (Barkley, min. 61), Rooney, Sterling, Sturridge (Lallana, min. 78).

Italy: Sirigu, Darmian, Barzagli, Paletta, Chiellini, De Rossi, Candreva (Parolo, min 78), Verratti (Motta, min. 56), Pirlo,Marchisio, Balotelli (Immobile, min. 71).

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94' Unbelievable free kick! The regista's effort twists and turns in the air but slams off the woodwork. Outstanding strike.

93' Another free kick, this time slightly closer to goal. Pirlo may try his luck from this distance.

92' Sterling brings down Parolo on the left flank, and is the first player to be booked in the game.

90' Five minutes to be added on at the end of the game.

88' Italy are sitting very deep now, with De Rossi slotting as an extra central defender. They have, so far, dealt with the offensive threat of the Three Lions.

87' It's all England at the moment! Can they find an equaliser? 

85' The England captain's free kick however clears the crossbar.

84' De Rossi brings down Lallana clumsily just outside of the penalty area. Good chance for Gerrard coming up.

83' The pitch seems to be cutting up on the right side of the Italian penalty area now. In truth however, the pitch has largely held up well tonight.

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80' Lallana has been pushed out to the right hand side, while Barkley and Rooney are now set to play down the centre of the field.

78' England sub: Lallana replaces Sturridge

78' Italian sub: Parolo replaces Candreva

76' Great effort! The subsequent free kick is curled toward the near post by Baines, but Sirigu is on hand to punch the ball clear of danger.

75' Cheap free kick given away by Chiellini on the edge of the penalty area. Good chance for England.

71' England sub: Wilshere replaces Henderson

71' Italian sub: Immobile replaces Balotelli

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67' Good effort from Candreva! The wide player's 25 yard strike is brilliantly struck, but slightly wayward and goes wide of the near post.

64' Rooney spurns a great chance! The number ten finds himself free inside the penalty area, but after he cuts inside, his subsequent shot flies just wide of the left post.

61' England sub: Barkley replaces Welbeck

56' Italian sub: Thiago Motta replaces Marco Verratti

55' England have reacted brilliantly to going behind.

53' Great play from Rooney. The number ten bursts through the middle of the park before pulling an effort on goal just wide of the far post.

50' A wonderful cross to the back post from the lively Candreva, is met by Mario Balotelli at the back post, where he heads the ball low into Hart's net.

GOALLLL!!! Balotelli give Italy a 2-1 lead!

48' England have pushed forward well early in the second half. Sturridge's low fizzing effort on goal forces Sirigu into another save.

We're underway for the second half in Manaus!

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23:56. Although Italy have created chances, they may threaten with more regularity if Cassano is introduced to play alongside Balotelli. 

23:51. Extremely entertaining first half in Manaus. The contrasting counter attacking and possession based styles have lead to an enthralling encounter. 

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Half Time: England 1-1 Italy

45+2' Candreva... off the post! After a chipped pass through to Candreva on the left flank, the wide player cuts inside and rifles his subsequent effort off the near post.

45' Outstanding from Balotelli! The forward is played through on goal by Pirlo, but while his first touch leaves Hart in no man's land, it also drags Balotelli wide. Despite this, the Italian forward chips the ball over Hart and as the ball looks set to cross the goal line, Jagielka rushes back to head the ball clear.

45' Two minutes to be added on at the end of the first half.

44' A powerful run from Darmian on the right flank leads to the right back rifling an effort toward the England goal. The shot however, flies well over the crossbar.

37' After a fantastic ball through to Rooney on the left flank, the Man Utd number 10 curls the ball to the back post, where Daniel Sturridge is on hand to volley the ball into England's goal.

GOALLL!!!! Sturridge levels for England!

34' A low corner is sent out to Pirlo on the edge of the penalty, however when he seemed likely to have a shot on goal, he opts to dummy ball and leave it to Marchisio, who rifles the ball into the bottom left corner.

GOALLLL!!!!! Italy take the lead through Marchisio!

33' Chance! Pirlo finds Darmian on the right hand side of the penalty area with a lovely looping pass. The right back's cross however is just behind Balotelli who is unable to get a good connection on the ball. 

30' Roy Hodgson will be very happy with the first 30 minutes. Although Italy have controlled possession, they have done so in front of the English defence, and with no one willing to run in behind Jagielka and Cahill, the Azzurri have been somewhat toothless.

27' After a decent spell of possession for the Azzurri, Verratti feeds the ball through to Candreva, whose subsequent effort on goal rolls wide of the post.

25' Paletta has been very poor in the heart of the Italian defence so far. 

23' Chance! After great play from Welbeck down the right flank, the forward lashes a ball low across goal. The low cross however is flicked over the head of the outstretched Barzagli and out for a corner kick.

18' Candreva fizzes a shot towards goal which Joe Hart, despite it being straight down the middle, makes rather hard work of. The Man City goalkeeper after a parry, eventually smothers the ball.

15' Italy have been comfortable in possession, however they have, as of yet, lacked a real cutting edge. 

11' A disappointing shot on goal from Welbeck from just outside the penalty rolls harmlessly wide of the post. Encouraging signs for England however.

9' Very entertaining start to the game in Manaus. Both sides have looked threatening in forward areas.

5' Another good strike, this time from Henderson, who sees his 20 yard shot punched clear of danger by Sirigu.

3' Great effort! Sterling rifles a long range effort toward goal which ripples the wrong side of the net.

23:00 We're underway in Manaus!

Bjorn Kuipers is tonight's referee.

The national anthems are now being played.

Official England starting XI: Hart, Johnson, Jagielka, Cahill, Baines, Gerrard, Henderson, Welbeck, Rooney, Sterling, Sturridge.

Official Italian starting XI: Sirigu, Darmian, Barzagli, Paletta, Chiellini, De Rossi, Candreva, Verratti, Pirlo, Marchisio, Balotelli.

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England manager, Roy Hodgson has stated that he is "proud" to lead England into the 2014 World Cup, and into one of the "ties of the group stages"