Former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli believes that his country have a "slight advantage" over England entering tonight's World Cup clash.

The European rivals meet at 11pm BST this evening and Vialli has claimed that Italy's experience will give them an edge over Roy Hodgson's side.

"We feel we've learnt a lot from being in Brazil last year, so we feel we've got a slight advantage," he told BBC Sport.

Italy reached the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup in Brazil last summer, before exiting on penalties to Spain.

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Matt Law