Wales, meanwhile, will head into the match on the back of a two-one gain over Slovakia, knowing a further triumph will de facto guarantee a rank in the knockout phase.
With UK bragging rights also at stake, the game takes on added significance for both sides and should be a thrilling contest.
Date: Thursday, June 16
Time: 2 p.m. BST/9 a.m. ET
TV: BBC One (UK), ESPN3 (U.S.)
An old British contention will be reignited in Lens on Thursday, with England get on The Welsh in the second slate of Group B games.The Welsh head in as group leaders, having scraped a late triumph over Slovakia politeness of goals from G.Bale and H.Kanu.
It was not a perfect performance from C.Coleman's team,though he certainly will not mind too much: The Welsh now have a perfect chance of making the knockout stages in their 1st major tourney since 1958.
As for The Three Lions,they played astonishingly well in their tourney opener rivalry Russia, though the excellent E.Dier free kick that opened the scoring was excessively cancelled out in stoppage time. It left the England a small shaky heading into this encounter, with memories of their group phase exit at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil 2 years ago threatening to once again become the truly.
England have gained 5 straight matches against The Welsh,without having conceded a single score a run that stretches all the way back to 2004. But,this the Welsh team is arguably the best they've had in the begin intervening period, and with the media piled on England, this is far from a foregone result.
