England take on Colombia this evening in the last 16, looking to win a first knockout game at a major tournament since a 1-0 victory over Ecuador at the 2006 World Cup, a game in which John Terry, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole, all Chelsea players at the time, featured.

Speaking to BBC Sport, for whom he is working as a pundit during the tournament, Drogba said he has been impressed by what he has seen from England up until now.

‘England have been a very good team during this tournament so far, they’ve played some good football and they’ve defended well,’ the Ivorian explained.

Loftus-Cheek, playing in his first major tournament at senior level, has featured in all three of England’s games so far, coming off the bench to make a positive contribution in their opening win against Tunisia before starting the matches against Panama and Belgium.

