Three Lions News
Moscow`s Luzhniki Stadium, where the match is being played, has a capacity of 80,000, so a few thousand England supporters will find themselves heavily outnumbered by Croatian fans as well as Russians who are expected to be in the majority.
"Three Lions" became an instant hit and was belted out in pubs, night clubs, on the streets and in football stadiums throughout the tournament as an England team featuring center back Southgate reached the semi-finals.
The 46-year-old succeeds Sam Allardyce who departed 67 days into the job after being caught up in a newspaper sting.
Rooney is England`s record scorer (53 goals) and most-capped outfield player (116 caps).
Allardyce`s England reign came to an end after he was caught talking with undercover Daily Telegraph reporters posing as Far East businessmen.
England have not got past the quarter-finals in their last three European Championships and failed to make it out of the group stage at the World Cup in 2014.
Slovakia must now wait to see if they qualify as one of four best third-place teams after their goalkeeper Matus Kozacik pulled off a string of saves -- some more luck than judgement.
Gayle hit 11 sixes and five boundaries in his 48-ball knock.
England have only reached the semi-finals twice, and the quarter-finals twice in the tournament's history.
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