England Booed Off at Wembley After Iceland Defeat, But Southgate Vows Team Will Bounce Back at Euro 2024
England’s final warm-up game before Euro 2024 ended in disappointment as they lost 1-0 to Iceland at Wembley on Friday.
Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson’s 12th-minute goal was enough to secure a famous win for the visitors, and the 81,410-strong crowd made their displeasure known by booing England at half-time and full-time.
Despite having excellent opportunities, Harry Kane and Phil Foden were unable to find the back of the net, and England managed just one shot on target – their fewest in a game since June 2021.
However, Gareth Southgate, the England manager, remained optimistic, saying he understood the fans’ frustration but vowed that his team would be ready to perform at Euro 2024.
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He said:
“We had some very, very good chances which normally would be finished which could have given a different complexion to the game and affected the confidence of the opponent.
But that might also have masked some flaws that were apparent tonight.
“We had some very, very good chances which normally would be finished which could have given a different complexion to the game and affected the confidence of the opponent.
But that might also have masked some flaws that were apparent tonight.
“We’ll be ready,” Southgate said. “Tonight hasn’t gone as we would have hoped. I said to the players that not every day will go as you want and tonight was one of those.
“But also not everything will be wrong, we had enough chances really to win the game but we conceded too many chances as well.”
John Stones appeared to suffer an ankle problem in the opening minutes of the game and was substituted at half-time for Ezri Konsa after receiving treatment but Southgate played down fears of an injury scare with England set to fly out to Germany on Monday.
“We think he’s probably OK but we didn’t want to take a chance with that given what’s coming up.”
England face Serbia in their opening Group C match against Serbia on June 16.
Gareth Southgate Responds To England Being Booed Off Before Euro 2024.
