England 2-0 Costa Rica: Who has boosted their World Cup chances and who failed to make the most of their opportunity to impress?

England ended their World Cup preparations on a high note after securing a 2-0 win over Costa Rica at Elland Road.

Marcus Rashford's stunning 13th-minute strike and Danny Welbeck's second-half header gave the Three Lions a win in their final game before they fly off to Russia.

REPORT: England 2-0 Costa Rica 

Gareth Southgate made ten changes from England's win over Nigeria last weekend - giving plenty of players one final opportunity to give the manager something to think about ahead of their opening World Cup game against Tunisia on June 18th.

Rashford opened the scoring in what was a scintilating display for the Manchester United striker and his display certainly impressed the England fans.

But his strike partner Jamie Vardy was unable to put England 2-0 up just before half-time after struggling to get an awkward ball out of his feet.

After the break, Jordan Henderson stung the hands of Keylor Navas with a venemous strike from the edge of the box, while Harry Maguire had a header cleared off the line from the resulting corner.

But England's victory was sealed when substitute Welbeck's downward header went in-off the post on 76 minutes after some good work on the left from Dele Alli.

So it was a fairly routine win for England but which players were able to state their claim to start the Tunisia game?

marvelbet369.com has picked out three England men who had a good night and three players who struggled for form.

Performed well: Marcus Rashford, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson 

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If anyone was sceptical about Rashford's ability then those doubters were certainly silenced after the striker's first-half masterclass.

Three minutes in, he produced an incredible flip flap to get the Elland Road crowd warmed up and then he scored a wonderful goal from distance past the Real Madrid keeper.

The game also saw two Liverpool players given a run out in Alexander-Arnold and Henderson.

Alexander-Arnold, 19, was making his international debut but performed with a real maturity throughout. He looked incredibly comfortable as a wing-back and gave a good account of himself. However, it's unlikely he will replace Kieran Trippier as the first choice right-wing back.

Another issue Southgate has to decide on is who will play in the midfield holding role and Henderson made sure the manager would have to really think about whether he gives the nod to Henderson or Eric Dier.

The Liverpool skipper made a number of eye-catching crossfield balls and nearly scored himself in the second-half with a fierce drive that Navas had to palm away.

Struggled: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jamie Vardy, Jack Butland

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It was a missed opportunity for others, however.

Loftus-Cheek certainly showed flashes in the game to suggest he will be a top player one day, however, he almost seemed worried about fully expressing himself at points.

He did also have a number of Costa Rica players bringing him down which didn't help his progress.

With Vardy, it just wasn't his night. The Leicester man, who is usually so deadly in front of goal, lacked his usual match sharpness.

On another day he would have scored that chance he had in the first-half and to add insult to injury it was Welbeck, the player who came on for him, who bagged England's second.

Butland did not have a bad game, however, he probably would have been hoping for more action so he could fully showcase his talent.

The keeper made a good save to deny Johan Venegas in the first-half but had very little to do apart from that, before making way for Nick Pope on 65 minutes.