DANNY Welbeck fired himself into contention for a starting slot in England's Euro 2012 opener against France after bagging the only goal of last night's friendly against Belgium.

The 21-year-old Manchester United striker's well-taken first-half effort made him his country's youngest scorer since Theo Walcott in 2008.

Roy Hodgson had pencilled in Andy Carroll up front for the Group D clash in Donetsk a week tomorrow, after the Liverpool forward's decent showing in Norway last weekend.

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