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'England prepared for Euro heat'

England boss Roy Hodgson is confident his players will be well prepared for the heat that could greet them during their opening Euro 2012 game against France in Donetsk on Monday.

The squad made the two-hour flight from their Polish base in Krakow to train on Sunday evening in the Donbass Arena.

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I would be very surprised if it gets anything like it was in the World Cup in America

England manager Roy Hodgson

Donetsk is forecast to hit a high of 34C on matchday.

Hodgson said: "I have good staff that will be doing everything to rehydrate the players."

The former Switzerland coach added: "Of course temperatures are always a concern but it is a concern in every major tournament.

"I would be very surprised if it gets anything like it was in the World Cup in America with Switzerland in 1994.

"For our first game in the Silverdome it was 34-35 degrees outside. Inside, where the humidity was 91%, the temperatures were supposed to be 41 degrees.

"Then we went to Stanford and played around lunchtime with the sun high above us. The temperature was registering 38C and the sun was beating down. I would be very surprised if it was as hot as that."



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