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England star Alli quells injury fears

Dele Alli has shrugged off claims he could miss England's quarterfinal with Sweden.

The Tottenham star has been playing through a niggling thigh problem, which persisted in Tuesday's night penalty shootout win over Colombia.

But Alli is confident he'll be ready for Saturday's huge fixture in Samara.

"I was disappointed to get injured but I didn't feel the injury against Colombia," said Alli.

"I feel good. The injury is fine.

"It is a quick turnaround before Sweden but we are used to it playing in the Premier League.

"There are a lot of games but we all feel fit, we all feel good."

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