England hold off World XI comeback to win Soccer Aid

There were plenty of famous faces at West Ham's ground, the London Stadium, on Sunday as the annual Soccer Aid match took place.

The charity game sees a team of celebrities and former footballers from England go head to head with the World XI team - made up of stars and former pros representing the rest of the world.

And it was England who came out on top, lifting the trophy after beating their opponents 3-2.

The event raised just under £16.5 million for the charity Unicef, which supports projects helping children around the world.

Last year saw a thrilling match, with the World XI team coming back from being three goals down to win the game 5-4.

And this year was no different, with plenty of goals from both sides.

Actor Damson Idris opened the scoring for England just after the half-hour mark, striking past former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar to make it 1-0.

At half-time, singer Robbie Williams - who co-founded Soccer Aid and was part of England's management team - performed his hit song Feel, with the two squads joining him on stage on the pitch.

Then it was back to business with both teams looking for victory.

In the second half, former England striker Jermain Defoe chipped the ball over actor Chris O'Dowd twice early in the second half to take the score to 3-0.

By doing so, he also set a new record by becoming the tournament's all-time top scorer, with eight goals in total.

But the game wasn't over yet.

Former Chelsea and Ghana midfielder Michael Essien scored a long-range shot to pull one back for the World XI team.

And former Everton and Australia men's national team all-time top goalscorer Tim Cahill headed in a second to close the gap.

But England managed to hold on, winning the game 3-2.

Lots of other celebrities took part too, including Harry Aikines-Aryeetey - aka Nitro from Gladiators, singer Olly Murs and ex-Lionesses Jill Scott and Toni Duggan.

Also playing were 16-year-old actor Owen Cooper, the youngest player ever to participate in the charity event and YouTuber Angry Ginge, who enjoyed taking selfies with fans.

In fact, the live streamer - whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle - picked up the player of the match for his performance in the centre of the England defence, where he played the full 90 minutes.

The 3-2 result means that since the games began in 2006, England have won seven times - while the Soccer Aid World XI have won eight.