Into the Jungle: Liveblogging England vs. Italy

In the words of the X Ambassadors, providers of the thumping soundtrack to what is probably the coolest and certainly the longest ad of the World Cup, ain't no God on the streets in the heart of the jungle. And there ain't no God on the pitch in the heart of the jungle, either. The heart and skill of 22 players and four officials will decide this thing in real time. (We would have it no other way; after all, every Englishman remembers what happened when the "hand of God" entered a crucial World Cup fixture, and it wasn't pretty.)

Welcome to Mashable's liveblog of World Cup 2014's first and most highly-anticipated meeting of former World Cup winners. (Okay, yes, Italy won it four times and England is just on the one — for now). Roy Hodgson's England play Cesare Prandelli's Italy at 6 p.m. ET Saturday, and we'll be right here talking about the match starting at 5:30 p.m. ET. At stake: a vital lead in a World Cup group of death. Read more...