England might not be expected to play like Argentina at this summer's World Cup - but at least they could be drinking like them.

Eric Dier has revealed that a herb-infused drink called mate - which originated in Paraguay, but has now spread to Argentina, Brazil and several other South American countries - has become a staple part of the diet of England's Tottenham contingent, under the influence of their Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino.

“At Tottenham quite a lot of the players have started drinking it," Dier said. "I am a bit addicted to it now.

“With Tottenham, we have a lot of Argentinians so I started drinking it with them and now the English players are trying to pretend to be South Americans. Danny Rose and I have a quiet one in our room sometimes when we're with England.”

Another member of England's Tottenham contingent - Dele Alli - is also a fan.

“I love it,” he says, “but Eric has to make it for me because I don’t know how.”