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England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 34, said the Three Lions are more confident with Roy Hodgson in charge than they were before the last World Cup under the guidance of Fabio Capello. England play Honduras in Miami in their final friendly on Saturday (KO 21:45 BST) before facing Italy in their opening World Cup Group D fixture on 14 June. Los Catrachos kick off Group F with a clash against France on 15 June.

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SOUNDBITE: Steven Gerrard, England captain:

"Four years ago and maybe going into this tournament you know, we weren't in this mood. We weren't as confident as we are. But it's not any different this time. But it's easy saying that up here. We know we're going to be judged on results, so fingers crossed we can go and perform."