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England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said the Three Lions are ready for the temperature in Manaus' Arena Amazônia -- which has highs of 30C -- when England play Italy in their opening World Cup Group D match on 14 June.

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SOUNDBITE: Steven Gerrard, England captain:
(on practising in the Miami heat ahead of the World Cup)

"But it's going to be different. I don't think there's anything like Manaus, so we understand that. And we still got a week to go. But as I said we are exactly where we want to be in this moment. Hopefully we come through tomorrow's game with a good win, performance and no more injuries. And then I'll be really happy going into the week building up to Italy."