A legend player of England winger Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain will play his part in the FIFA World Cup 2014 after recovering his knee injury.He suffered the injury in Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Ecuador and Hodgson had said he may have to wait until 24 hours before England's Group D opener against Italy on June 14 before deciding whether the Arsenal wide-man could be part of his squad.

But on weekday Hodgson took a way additional positive tone. "Everyone is match. Oxlade-Chamberlain is creating smart progress. i feel he'll create the tournament while not a shadow of a doubt," Hodgson same.

England were mitigated to urge through a tricky encounter with Central American nation while not memorizing any more injuries. Captain Steven Gerrard was replaced at half-time however same that had been planned before the sport as a result of a small concern over his groin when Wednesday's game.

"I had a decent groin in midweekly therefore it absolutely was forever the set up on behalf of me to play simply forty five minutes. We're quite pissed off within the room. we tend to thought the referee was poor, they were doing a little stupid fouls.

"Maybe we tend to may have enraptured the ball somewhat faster, however there have been some horrific challenges. I definitely got caught by one," he said. A 43-minute stoppage midway through the primary 0.5, as a result of considerations of an electrical storm warning, knocked either side out of their rhythm and {also the} half was also a for the most part aggressive affair.

"Honduras were quite physical," same Hodgson, "It was a true stop-start game, one in every of the foremost frustrating i have been concerned certain  a protracted time. we tend to had a protracted stoppage, i believed we tend to prohibited it and within the half it absolutely was attack versus defence.

"But currently it's time for the $64000 issue," he same before European nation headed off to the landing field to catch their flight to Brazil.