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Rose to fly in family as racism fears ease

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be judged on how far we go as a team. He wants to contribute to a winning team and he knows it is not as satisfying if you are a player scoring goals and the team does not win.’ The manager recognises Kane’s goalscorin­g prowess offers England the best opportunit­y to win the game, which will decide who finishes top of the group. The 24-year-old leads the goalscorin­g charts with five, ahead of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku, both on four. But with Portugal having already played all three of their group games and Lukaku set to miss tomorrow’s clash with an ankle injury, Kane has a chance to extend his lead. His Spurs team-mate Danny Rose is also set to play, having so far been used for just 20 minutes against Panama. Kieran Trippier trained fully yesterday after a thigh injury scare in the game against Panama but Southgate will consider resting his right wing back. The fact Kyle Walker and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have picked up yellow cards and risk suspension will also be considered by Southgate. Fabian Delph will travel to Kaliningra­d with the rest of the squad despite the pending birth of his baby. He is, however, due to return to England for the birth after the game against Belgium before returning to Russia. Meanwhile, Rose is set for a change of heart as he prepares to fly his family out to the World Cup. The defender revealed ahead of the tournament that he had forbidden his loved ones from coming to Russia out of fears of racism. But the left back admitted he had been pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere here. ‘Yes, if I manage to get in the team at some point, I may change my mind,’ he said. ‘It’s been really quiet. The weather’s amazing. I haven’t had much time to go out into St Petersburg yet, but from what everyone says, it’s beautiful.’

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