Report: England CP 9-2 Canada

The Para Lions bounced again from their slim defeat towards Brazil on Tuesday with a pointy efficiency in Salou.

A primary-half hat-trick from David Porcher (pictured above) together with strikes from James Blackwell and Sam Dewhirst set Andy Smith’s staff on their approach.

And there was a brace apiece for second-half substitutes Mason Dunbar and Ethan Day after the break to finish the scoring to safe second spot of their group behind Brazil, who beat Japan by 1-0 of their recreation.

The outcome implies that England will now face Ukraine within the quarter-final on Saturday (8.30am GMT)

England: 1 Giles Moore, 2 Liam Irons, 6 Matt Crossen (c), 7 James Blackwell, 8 Sam Dewhirst, 9 David Porcher, 12 Jayden Kenyon

Substitutes: Mason Dunbar for Irons 31, 11 Will Ramsey for Porcher 31, 4 Ethan Day for Kenyon 31, 13 Reegan McMillan for Moore 37, 10 Aaron Lucas for Blackwell 37.

Subs not used: 5 Harry Baker, 14 Matthew Robinson

Head coach: Andy Smith

Targets: James Blackwell 4, Sam Dewhirst 13, David Porcher 23, 27, 30, Mason Dunbar 38, 41, Ethan Day 50, 52