Turgott impresses in England win

Blair Turgott has helped England prepare for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in perfect fashion by defeating Ivory Coast 5-4 in their final warm-up fixture.

The West Ham United midfielder provided two assists during a thrilling match played in Mexico City ahead of the tournament, which begins on Saturday 18 June.

England will tackle Rwanda in their opening Group C match in Pachuca on Sunday before taking on Canada and Uruguay in their other two group-stage games.

Over the past week, John Peacock's squad have spent plenty of time preparing for the competition, holding a training camp and warm-up fixture to grow accustomed to the warm weather in Mexico.

Turgott said Monday's victory over Ivory Coast - secured through two goals from Crewe Alexandra's Nick Powell and one each from Manchester City's Alex Henshall and Liverpool pair Adam Morgan and Jack Dunn - had been the perfect preparation for the tournament.

"We won 5-4 against Ivory Coast. I didn't score any goals, but I did set-up two," he told whufc.com. "It was good game. We got into an early 2-0 lead and were in the driving seat 20 minutes into first half, but then they came back and made it 4-2 before half-time.

"As it was a friendly, we made eight changes at half-time, but I stayed on though and played most of the second half. We came back to 4-4, then I came off for the last five minutes, during we scored the winner.

"I played most out of the team and thought I put in a good shift and a good performance. As a squad, the lads showed great character to come back, so now it's bring on Rwanda!"

The FIFA U17 World Cup will be screened live by British Eurosport, starting on Saturday 18 June at 9pm.