England eventually qualified for this summer's finals via that match in Istanbul - and they continue their build-up with a friendly against hosts Portugal on Wednesday.

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The Warriors will move on to Tunisia for a friendly match against the tournament hosts on 17 January.

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Beckham was due to continue his personal programme, worked out by Manchester United, while the rest of the squad trained for the first time in Korea ahead of a friendly against the joint World Cup hosts on Tuesday.

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The hosts would like to keep things friendly.

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The hosts found the going difficult in bowler-friendly conditions, justifying Bangladesh's decision to bowl first.

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"It is fairly man-friendly to the point where a couple of times a year Daniel hosts a cigar tea, " Richardson said.

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Portsmouth defender Aaron Makoena - who became the first South African to reach 100 caps in the 5-0 friendly win over Guatemala on Monday - was also picked by the World Cup hosts, who open the tournament at Soccer City against Mexico in a Group A clash on 11 June.

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