ENGLAND 2-1 NIGERIA
England's World Cup build-up continued with a friendly win over Nigeria at Wembley.
Chelsea defender Gary Cahill celebrated his return to England's squad and stepped up his claims for a starting place against Tunisia in Volgograd on 18 June by opening the scoring with a powerful header after only seven minutes.
England's total first-half domination was emphasised when captain Harry Kane scored his eighth goal in his last seven appearances six minutes before the interval when Nigeria keeper Francis Uzoho allowed his 18-yard shot to slip in.
Arsenal's Alex Iwobi gave Nigeria's thousands of fans inside Wembley hope two minutes after the break with a crisp finish but England - who had Raheem Sterling booked for diving - closed out the victory in relatively untroubled fashion.
England's preparations continue with another friendly against Costa Rica at Elland Road on Thursday.
ICELAND 2-3 NORWAY
A goal from Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson on his return from injury could not stop Iceland losing their World Cup warm-up match with Norway.
Sigurdsson, out since March with a knee injury, put the hosts ahead after Alfred Finnbogason's penalty cancelled out Bjorn Johnsen's opener.
But Bournemouth's Joshua King drew Norway level and Crystal Palace's Alexander Sorloth struck the winner.
Iceland face Ghana before a World Cup opener against Argentina on 16 June.
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