Sturridge shows worth as England sink Peru

England will head to the Americas with optimism intact after overcoming Peru 3-0 in their final pre-World Cup friendly game on home soil at Wembley Stadium on Friday.

England’s forward Daniel Sturridge celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the friendly football match against Peru at Wembley Stadium in north London. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)

In the first of his side’s three warm-up matches, manager Roy Hodgson saw man-of-the-match Daniel Sturridge put England ahead with a sweet 20-yard strike midway through the first half.

Centre-backs Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka got on the scoresheet in the second period to complete a straightforward evening for England, who travel to Miami for a pre-tournament training camp on Sunday.

They will face Ecuador and Honduras there next week before opening their World Cup campaign against Group D rivals Italy in the Brazilian city of Manaus on June 14.

“It was a wonderful send-off to the World Cup by a quite incredible crowd,” Hodgson told ITV.

“We had to be patient, but we were dominant throughout. It is the perfect end to a perfect two weeks. I am delighted that 85,000 fans came here to wish us well on our way.

“When you play against teams with 10 men behind the ball you have to be patient, but I had no doubt we would win.”

Source AFP

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