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England player ratings vs Costa Rica: Watch out, Marcus Rashford! Electric Anthony Gordon stakes World Cup claim as Three Lions complete preparations with routine win

England player ratings vs Costa Rica: Watch out, Marcus Rashford! Electric Anthony Gordon stakes World Cup claim as Three Lions complete preparations with routine win
England player ratings vs Costa Rica: Watch out, Marcus Rashford! Electric Anthony Gordon stakes World Cup claim as Three Lions complete preparations with routine win Goal.comEngland 3-0 Costa Rica: Declan Rice, Anthony Gordon and Ollie Watkins score in World Cup warm-up BBCRice scores on eve of World Cup | International | News Arsenal.comEngland 3-0 Costa Rica (10 Jun, 2026) Game Analysis ESPNGordon makes his point as England breeze past Costa Rica in final World Cup warm-up The Guardian

Jordan Pickford (6/10):

Effectively played as a sweeper, often stepping out of his goal. Should have been punished after one loose pass.

Reece James (6/10):

Not unduly bothered by Costa Rica's blunt attack and played some nice passes.

Ezri Konsa (7/10):

Engaged in what was a very physical battle, but this was otherwise a straightforward outing.

John Stones (6/10):

Often the one who connected defence and attack with his passing, a job he is very good at.

Nico O'Reilly (6/10):

Some nice link-up with Gordon down the left and very solid in the few moments he had to defend.

Elliot Anderson (8/10):

Passed with typical smoothness and didn't shirk the dirty work in another accomplished England display.

Declan Rice (8/10):

Cool early finish off his weaker foot to give England the lead. Some very nice combination play with Gordon.

Jude Bellingham (7/10):

Bypassed somewhat with a lot of England's play coming down the wings, but deserved an assist for the Madueke miss. Lovely footwork before the penalty was awarded.

Noni Madueke (7/10):

Looked spritely and pressed hard, but somehow failed to score when he had an open goal, inexplicably going with his left instead of his right.

Harry Kane (6/10):

Largely peripheral other than a flicked header that was well saved, although did drop deep to get involved and produced some wonderful passes.

Anthony Gordon (8/10):

Very lively on the left and picked up an assist after leaving his marker in his dust. Won a penalty but saw the decision overturned before stepping up to slam one home later on.

Eberechi Eze (7/10):

Lovely through ball for Rogers should have been rewarded with an assist.

Djed Spence (6/10):

Solid enough filling in for James.

Bukayo Saka (6/10):

Didn't look quite as dangerous as his club-mate Madueke but went close once.

Morgan Rogers (6/10):

Should really have scored when one on one. Looked bright and his strike led to Watkins' goal.

Marc Guehi (6/10):

Settled into the backline and was a cool presence.

Dean Henderson (6/10):

Given some time in goal but didn't really have to do anything of note. Distributed well.

Ollie Watkins (7/10):

Nodded in from a yard out at the death.

Marcus Rashford (6/10):

Looked sharp after coming on. He will know he has work to do after Gordon's display.

Jarell Quansah (6/10):

Another to fill in at the back but didn't really have to do much defensively.

Dan Burn (6/10):

Put himself about at the top end of the pitch.

Kobbie Mainoo (6/10):

Passed with accuracy and kept England ticking over.

Thomas Tuchel (8/10):

This is exactly the kind of performance he would have wanted to see in England's final warm-up game: calm, controlled and threatening throughout against a physically tough opponent. His substitutes, or 'finishers', made a difference, too.

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