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Roy Hodgson refuses to confirm team selection

Hodgson refuses to confirm team selection

England manager Roy Hodgson has opted not to reveal the 11 players that he will send onto the pitch to face Poland tomorrow night.

It has been widely speculated that Hodgson would name virtually the same starting lineup to the one that defeated Montenegro 4-1 on Friday night, with the only change needed at right-back because of Kyle Walker's suspension.

However, looking ahead to Tuesday's final 2014 World Cup qualifier, Hodgson has insisted that not even the players know who will feature against the Poles.

"I will keep the ideas about the team to myself for the moment, not least because the players haven't been informed yet and I think on this occasion they don't have such a clear idea of who might play," he told reporters.

England require three points against Poland to secure their spot in Brazil.

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