The four semifinalists won their groups in the top-tier of the UEFA Nations League, European soccer's new national team competition.
The former midfielder had played for top-tier clubs such as Newcastle United, had won the FA Cup with Tottenham Hotspurs and later on in his career had played for Everton.
The England captain ended a seven-game goal drought to complete a comeback at Wembley, sealing a 2-1 victory Sunday in the final group game in European soccer's newest competition.
Cole won every domestic honour during his time at Chelsea, contributing to the west London club's first English title in 50 years in 2005 under Jose Mourinho.
The friendly fixture will be called the Wayne Rooney Foundation International in support of the former Manchester United forward's charitable interests.
The 61-year-old Hoddle was at BT Sport studios as a pundit when he fell ill and was taken to a hospital in London.
Raheem Sterling scored twice and Marcus Rashford once in a stunning first half leading England to its first win in Spain since 1987.
His physical presence, anticipation, and leadership qualities made him the outstanding figure in defense as the club enjoyed a run of trophy success.
The forward's close-range volley in the 54th minute gave England a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in a friendly on Tuesday.
The football fervor that swept through England during June and July was punctured by a 2-1 loss to Spain.
Both Vardy and Cahill want to give England coach Gareth Southgate the opportunity to look at younger players ahead of the European Championship in 2020.
Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard scored a goal each for the Belgians, who lost to France in the semifinals on Tuesday.
The third-placed match has often been criticised by many as the two nations who couldn't reach the finals, fight for a bronze medal on Saturday before the finals at Moscow.
England came very close on Wednesday. For more than an hour, Gareth Southgate's young team led Croatia before the weary, aging opposition sprung back into life at the Luzhniki Stadium.
Croatia have played two matches consecutively which has led to penalties and with injuries lurking around, the coach believes that they have something special lined up for England.
Ambitions appeared to be thwarted for so long by a culture of entitlement as England gloried in the hype of being the birthplace of soccer without backing it up with results.
Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored with headers in a 2-0 win over Sweden on Saturday, earning England a match against either Croatia or host nation Russia for a place in the final.
Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored with headers in a 2-0 win over Sweden on Saturday, earning England a match against either Croatia or host nation Russia for a place in the final.
England finally put their penalty jinx behind them on Tuesday when they beat Colombia and will be favourites to make it into the last four.
England won a penalty shootout after a feisty, physical round-of-16 game finished 1-1 following extra time and with eight yellow cards handed out by the referee.
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