England v Samoa RECAP | World Cup

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the World Cup Pool D match between England and Samoa at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.

It’s all about Samoa in Lille. England will finish first in Pool D and have qualified for the quarterfinals whatever the result here.

Samoa, meanwhile, have third place in their sights – and qualification for World Cup 2027 in Australia – knowing that an automatic place at the next tournament is out of their hands.

Argentina and Japan will have the final say on Sunday, when Pool D’s second quarterfinalist will be decided.

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