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George Eastham: England celebrate life of World Cup winner before Albania game in first match since 1966 hero's death

England paid homage to former World Cup winner George Eastham ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley on Friday night with a minute of applauding.

Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad, died at the age of 88 in December.

The tribute came ahead of Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge of the side - having officially taken over the role from predecessor Gareth Southgate in January.

Prior to the game, a post from the team's official account on X, formerly Twitter, has announced that the life of George Eastham would be commemorated on the evening.