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"Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio said he is expecting a tough match against
England when the two teams meet in their FIFA World Cup opener. Cesare
Prandelli's
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Group D opener in Manaus on Saturday - a repeat of their Euro 2012 quarter-final
tie. Italy prevailed on that occasion, winning 4-2 on penalties en route to the
final. The four-time World Cup winners will be up against a completely different
England side to that which took to the field in Kiev two years ago, with Ashley
Cole, John Terry, Ashley Young, Scott Parker, Andy Carroll and Theo Walcott
amongst the absentees from their squad in Brazil. ""It will be a very difficult
match, but just as they have changed since the Euros, so have we,"" Marchisio
told reporters. ""For many of us it was our first major tournament, so we now
have more experience and have done important things over the last two years.
""We already saw against Fluminense what this humidity means, so the fact we
worked so well over the last month has prepared us for the conditions in Manaus.
""The meetings with England are always great clashes, so we'll let the pitch do
the talking."" Italy will head into the match on the back of a 5-3 win over
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Ciro Immobile netted a hat-trick and Lorenzo Insigne scored twice as Prandelli
tested a 4-3-2-1 system, having adopted a 4-5-1 line-up led by Mario Balotelli
in their 1-1 draw against Luxembourg last Wednesday. And the Juventus midfielder
admitted he is unsure who will start against Roy Hodgson's men at the Arena
Amazonia. ""We don't know who will play against England,"" he said. ""We tested
two different systems in the last two friendlies and have
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coach chooses, but the important thing is that everyone feels they are a part of
this project."" Uruguay and Costa Rica are Italy's other two Group D opponents."
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