Young lions draw Hodgson's praise

England manager Roy Hodgson drew encouragement from his younger players' performances after seeing his side edge Denmark 1-0 in its final game before he selects his World Cup squad.

Hodgson handed a debut to 18-year-old Southampton left-back Luke Shaw and saw 19-year-old Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling named man of the match in Wednesday's friendly at Wembley Stadium.

Adam Lallana, 25, and 23-year-old Danny Welbeck also impressed after coming on in the second half, with the former teeing up 24-year-old Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge to head home the 82nd-minute winner.