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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

After the Three Lions secured their place in Brazil with victory over Poland and Jim Knight looks at who might make Roy Hodgson’s 23-man squad

England have come through a testing World Cup qualification group under Roy Hodgson's stewardship and ensured that they will be present alongside the world’s best international teams in Brazil next summer. 
Back-to-back victories over Montenegro and Poland at Wembley meant the Three Lions have managed to negotiate their way to the tournament without tasting defeat and now Roy Hodgson must begin to consider which players he will pick for his 23-man squad.
Tottenham's Andros Townsend has certainly staked his claim for a place in that squad with a man of the match winning performance against Montenegro and another impressive display in Tuesday's win over Poland.