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World Cup hopefuls England 'exactly the same' as title winning Leicester, says Vardy

The striker says the mentality and attitude of the Three Lions squad matches that of the Foxes before their incredible Premier League title win

Jamie Vardy thinks England's World Cup squad have a similar spirit to that of Leicester City's shock Premier League champions of 2015-16.

Gareth Southgate's side head into their opening match in Volgograd on Monday in good form, having gone 10 matches without defeat since a 3-2 friendly loss to France last June.

A relatively low level of expectations among supporters, coupled with a strong sense of unity within the camp, has also helped to create a quiet optimism around an England side who were knocked out of Euro 2016 by Iceland.