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Arsenal midfielder Wilshere: England can handle jungle atmos

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is convinced about England's character going into their World Cup opener with Italy.

Roy Hodgson's players will start to take their anti-malaria medication today ahead of the flight to Manaus in the Amazon rainforest on Thursday.

'It doesn't hold any fears,' said Wilshere. 'Maybe it did when we saw the draw but not we've prepared.

"We trained hard in Portugal, we trained with the extra layers, we went to Miami and we stepped it up a little bit.

"Now we are feeling really good. We've got things in place, including cooling systems in the dressing room which is going to help us."

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