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Why did England wear black armbands against Nigeria at Wembley?
ENGLAND wore black armbands against Nigeria at Wembley to pay respect to two former Lions.
England take to the pitch ahead of Nigeria World Cup friendly
England were paying their respects to Ray Wilkins and Ray Wilson who both passed away recently.
Wilkins died aged 61 after a heart attack in April and played 84 times for England - 10 as captain.
Wilson meanwhile was 83 when he passed away in the middle of May.
The former left-back was part of the England squad to win the World Cup in 1966 and made 63 appearances.
England were in action against Nigeria as they prepared for the World Cup in Russia.
Gareth Southgate's men took the lead in the early minutes through Gary Cahill after he named a strong team to line up in preparation for the World Cup.
Harry Kane made it two but Alex Iwobi pulled one back after the break.
England play their first match in Russia against Tunisia on June 18 and are looking to get up to speed in matches against Nigeria and Costa Rica on Tuesday.
And the England boss admits places are still up for grabs in his starting XI.
"I don't think these are trial matches in that a bad performance rules someone out, but there are opportunities for people to really stake a claim in areas of the pitch where there is huge competition for places," Southgate said before the match.
When asked about who is likely to start in goal, Southgate added: "That will become apparent over the next five days.
"They are inexperienced in terms of senior international games but Pickford and Butland have the perfect path in terms of junior international tournaments and a lot of Premier League football under their belts."