Fight or flight for England, Uruguay

Heavyweights England and Uruguay must resurrect their World Cup hopes or face the prospect of an early flight home when they collide in a crunch Group D fixture on Thursday.

Opening defeats to Italy and Costa Rica respectively have left both countries in danger of elimination with little room for error in their final two pool games.

Defeat in Sao Paulo would surely spell doom for either Roy Hodgson's new-look England or two-time winner Uruguay, which was unimpressive in its 3-1 loss to Costa Rica.