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England 6-3 World at 2024 Soccer Aid
Another year of Soccer Aid has come to an end, and what a thrilling event it was at Stamford Bridge.
The Three Lions took the lead early on thanks to former Chelsea player Joe Cole, but Eden Hazard's incredible free kick tied the score at one.
After an excellent build-up play by Usain Bolt, Alessandro Del Piero gave World XI their first lead of the match.
After some excellent footwork from Cole in the build-up, Ellen White scored the equalizer for England to level the score 2-2.
Soon after the break, Jermaine Defoe increased his team's lead for a 4-2 score after Steven Bartlett's superb finish put the Three Lions ahead once more.
Before the Three Lions' fourth goal, Bolt picked up a serious injury that needed to be treated on a stretcher.
World XI's Billy Wingrove scored a penalty to make it 5-3, but England's first Soccer Aid victory since 2018 came from a late lob by Theo Walcott.
Mikel Obi benched
Mikel Obi was an unused substitute in the game.
While fans anticipated the return of the Chelsea Cult hero he was an unused substitute by Mauricio Pochettino.
According to sources, Mikel suffered an injury in training that ruled him out of action.
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