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England 0 Honduras 0
It was an unorthodox way to head to the World Cup, featuring a tropical storm, a 43-minute delay and some unusually erratic finishing from Daniel Sturridge but, most importantly for Roy Hodgson, no more injuries.

England’s manager must have held his breath at times, as studs were raised and bodies dropped to the floor, in a game that will be remembered as the first England international in history when play was stopped by lightning.

Gerrard: England relieved to have no injuries after horrific Honduras fouls
"I thought the refereeing was poor. They were doing stupid fouls, breaking up the play for no reason, " he told ITV.

"We're frustrated but we're relieved to come out unscathed. There were some horrific challenges going on out there.

"I don't understand referees who see balls kicked into stomachs and not send them off. We're relieved to come out of it with no injuries.

"A lot of the boys are frustrated but we've got a week to go to get ready."

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Daniel Sturridge struck by beer can thrown from crowd in England's draw with Honduras
It wasn't the first time the England hitman was targeted in the game, as he was also the victim of cynical play from Honduras' Emilio Izaguirre, who following a foul, directly kicked the ball into Sturridge's body while he lay on the ground following a trip.