England choose platitudes over planning ahead of Costa Rica

Roy Hodgson wants to ensure everyone gets a game before England fly home

England manager Roy Hodgson
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Roy Hodgson will ring the changes with his line-up for the final World Cup game against Costa Rica on Tuesday evening – although the England coach doesn't appear bothered by the result.

With the Three Lions already out of the tournament following defeats to Italy and Uruguay, their final Group D encounter against Costa Rica – already guaranteed a place in the last 16 - is a chance to restore some pride to English football, as well as begin the process of building for the 2016 European Championships.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.