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England preparing for World Cup match against Croatia — with rubber chickens

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Exactly how relaxed does England seem before its first World Cup semifinal match in 28 years?

Well, the players were messing around with rubber chickens (yes, multiple chickens) during Tuesday’s practice session. So prepared the Three Lions must be for Croatia, they feel comfortable enough whacking one another with toy poultry.

The video is pretty funny.

The still photos are even more glorious.

Dele Alli chucking a rubber chicken. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
A rubber chicken doing something toy chickens cannot (flying) at England’s camp on Tuesday. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Marcus Rashford of England holds a (different) toy chicken (notice this bird is red, not blue) during a drill with Raheem Sterling and Jesse Lingard.