Jamie Vardy will make his first World Cup start in England’s final Group G game against Belgium tonight with Harry Kane set to miss out.

With progress into the last-16 secure, England manager Gareth Southgate has made a host of changes and has brought in Vardy.

Kane had told Southgate he wanted to play in Kaliningrad, but it appears England’s captain will start on the substitutes’ bench with Vardy being given a chance to shine.

Raheem Sterling has been rested, which means Marcus Rashford is most likely to start just behind Vardy.

Southgate believes Vardy’s ability to hit teams on the counter-attack could be vital for England against better opposition and the Belgium clash gives him the perfect opportunity to prove that.

Vardy has a superb goalscoring record for Leicester City against the top six in the Premier League and Belgium have shown themselves to leave gaps at the back.

Kane is chasing the World Cup Golden Boot, having scored five times in his first two games, but Southgate is putting the needs of his squad first.