Gareth Southgate says he understands Wilfried Zaha's decision to play for Ivory Coast.
The Crystal Palace striker won two caps for England - making his debut in November 2012 - before switching to the country of his birth in 2016.
Both England appearances came in friendlies.
"He's a talent. He's a good player playing at a high level every week.
"He felt the Ivory Coast was the route to go and I totally understood that. It's hard to say what his role might have been with us.
"Raheem [Sterling] has been a key part of our team for a long period, Jesse Lingard had done a fabulous job and, at the start, we had Adam Lallana, who was our player of the year for the first 18 months or so. "
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England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
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England come from behind against Swiss
England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
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England come into this match off the back of a 2-1 friendly win over Switzerland on Saturday.
Harry Kane scored to move level with Sir Bobby Charlton on 49 England goals as they came from behind.
Breel Embolo's header put Switzerland in front after 22 minutes but Fabian Frei's error ended with Luke Shaw equalising just before the break.
England, who gave debuts to Marc Guehi, Kyle Walker-Peters and Tyrick Mitchell, completed the turnaround with 12 minutes left when Kane scored from the spot after VAR adjudged that Steven Zuber had handled from a corner.
It's a huge night for Sweden as they try to book a place at the World Cup and Zlatan Ibrahimovic starts on the bench for his country.
A reminder he is 40 years old... Will he come on and fire his country to the World Cup?
The winner-takes-all game also features Robert Lewandowski for Poland.
One of them will not be going to Qatar.
'A matter of life and death'
Portugal v North Macedonia (19:45 BST)
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Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal's World Cup play-off final with North Macedonia is a "matter of life and death".
North Macedonia, ranked 67th in the world, are in Porto tonight looking to qualify for the World Cup for the first time, having stunned Italy 1-0 in the semis.
This is likely to be Manchester United forward Ronaldo's last shot at a World Cup unless he plays on until he's 41.
"I urge the fans - I want hell breaking loose at Dragao [Stadium]," said Ronaldo.
Plenty of interest in the plotlines as England face Ivory Coast at Wembley in the second friendly in this international break but it is always intriguing to see Jude Bellingham get a start.
The Borussia Dortmund teenager has looked perfectly at home on the international stage and such is his quality that he is one of those who can progress to make a huge impact at the World Cup in Qatar.
Team news
England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
England make 10 changes following Saturday's friendly win over Switzerland, with Arsenal defender Ben White the only player to keep his place.
Gareth Southgate hands first international starts to Tyrick Mitchell and Ollie Watkins.
There is no Wilfried Zaha for Ivory Coast but the visitors name a strong side that includes Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe, Ajax's prolific forward Sebastien Haller, Manchester United defender Eric Bailly and Burnley's Maxwel Cornet.
Former Tottenham right-back Serge Aurier captains the sides.
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Emma Sanders
All times stated are UK
'I totally understood that'
England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
Gareth Southgate says he understands Wilfried Zaha's decision to play for Ivory Coast.
The Crystal Palace striker won two caps for England - making his debut in November 2012 - before switching to the country of his birth in 2016.
Both England appearances came in friendlies.
"He's a talent. He's a good player playing at a high level every week.
"He felt the Ivory Coast was the route to go and I totally understood that. It's hard to say what his role might have been with us.
"Raheem [Sterling] has been a key part of our team for a long period, Jesse Lingard had done a fabulous job and, at the start, we had Adam Lallana, who was our player of the year for the first 18 months or so. "
Should Kane move to win title?
England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
This week's MOTD Top 10 podcast is all about those stars who probably deserve to have a Premier League title win on their CV, but have never taken that final step to become champions.
Video content
England come from behind against Swiss
England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
England come into this match off the back of a 2-1 friendly win over Switzerland on Saturday.
Harry Kane scored to move level with Sir Bobby Charlton on 49 England goals as they came from behind.
Breel Embolo's header put Switzerland in front after 22 minutes but Fabian Frei's error ended with Luke Shaw equalising just before the break.
England, who gave debuts to Marc Guehi, Kyle Walker-Peters and Tyrick Mitchell, completed the turnaround with 12 minutes left when Kane scored from the spot after VAR adjudged that Steven Zuber had handled from a corner.
Read the full report here.
Euro 2022 - all you need to know
Yesterday marked 100 days to go until the home Euros.
The Lionesses are hoping to win the tournament for the first time after losing in two finals in the past.
Here's everything you need to know about the tournament which is set to be the biggest in women's football history.
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England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
BBC Radio 5 Live
Kelly Cates kicks off build-up to tonight's match on BBC Radio 5 Live from 19:00 BST.
We'll have commentary from Wembley at kick-off.
The road to the World Cup
It’s win or bust for Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal as they host giant-killing North Macedonia.
And can Harry Maguire turn his club form around with a good performance for England tonight?
Watch the Football News Show here.
Ibrahimovic, 40, on the bench
Poland v Sweden (19:45 BST)
It's a huge night for Sweden as they try to book a place at the World Cup and Zlatan Ibrahimovic starts on the bench for his country.
A reminder he is 40 years old... Will he come on and fire his country to the World Cup?
The winner-takes-all game also features Robert Lewandowski for Poland.
One of them will not be going to Qatar.
'A matter of life and death'
Portugal v North Macedonia (19:45 BST)
Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal's World Cup play-off final with North Macedonia is a "matter of life and death".
North Macedonia, ranked 67th in the world, are in Porto tonight looking to qualify for the World Cup for the first time, having stunned Italy 1-0 in the semis.
This is likely to be Manchester United forward Ronaldo's last shot at a World Cup unless he plays on until he's 41.
"I urge the fans - I want hell breaking loose at Dragao [Stadium]," said Ronaldo.
Read more here.
Post update
Christian Eriksen is on the scoresheet for Denmark.
Can Bellingham shine?
England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley
Plenty of interest in the plotlines as England face Ivory Coast at Wembley in the second friendly in this international break but it is always intriguing to see Jude Bellingham get a start.
The Borussia Dortmund teenager has looked perfectly at home on the international stage and such is his quality that he is one of those who can progress to make a huge impact at the World Cup in Qatar.
Team news
England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
England make 10 changes following Saturday's friendly win over Switzerland, with Arsenal defender Ben White the only player to keep his place.
Gareth Southgate hands first international starts to Tyrick Mitchell and Ollie Watkins.
England XI: Pope, White, Mings, Maguire, Mitchell, Rice, Ward-Prowse, Bellingham, Sterling, Grealish, Watkins.
There is no Wilfried Zaha for Ivory Coast but the visitors name a strong side that includes Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe, Ajax's prolific forward Sebastien Haller, Manchester United defender Eric Bailly and Burnley's Maxwel Cornet.
Former Tottenham right-back Serge Aurier captains the sides.
Ivory Coast XI: Sangare, Aurier, Bailly, Deli, Kamara, Cornet, Kessie, Seri, Gradel, Haller, Pepe.
Post update
England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
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England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
There are 10 changes to the England side who beat Switzerland. Tyrick Mitchell and Ollie Watkins pick up their first starts.
Only Ben White remains from the side on Saturday.
There is no Wilfried Zaha for Ivory Coast.
Full team news to follow.
What else is going on?
Plenty.
Scotland take on Austria, while Northern Ireland host Austria and Wales welcome the Czech Republic in their friendlies.
Elsewhere, Portugal take on North Macedonia and Poland are up against Sweden in two crucial World Cup qualifying matches.
Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy and France are all in action tonight too.
England's U21s are playing Albania in Euros qualifying at 19:45 BST.
Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are going head-to-head in one of the African World Cup qualifying matches. Follow that here.
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England v Ivory Coast (19:45 BST)
We've got a busy evening of international football as there's two World Cup qualifiers taking place, as well as a whole host of friendly matches.
England are hoping to follow-up Saturday's victory over Switzerland with another win as they take on Ivory Coast tonight.