The ‘Three Lions’ could secure a speedy progress to the round of 16 should they triumph over the United States following their rousing 6:2 early win against Iran on Monday. Despite the draw, they remain at the top of group B. “There will certainly be a lot of hype around our performance. That’s how it goes in this tournament. We have added another reason. But we are on the right track. We can still win the group, this has to be our goal,” Southgate said at a press conference.
Ultimately, supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with the progress of his selection. “Obviously I want our fans to go home happy and with smiles on their faces, which we haven’t done. But that’s how the fans will react and it can’t affect my feelings towards the team. The goal is to progress “, there are three games left. I think most of the teams in the tournament qualify for the round of 16 only after the third game,” said the 52-year-old coach.
“In moments like this we have to keep calm. We’ve already played a few tournaments and I know it as a player and as a coach. In the last two tournaments we’ve managed a unique thing, when we progressed from the group after only two games, even if at the European Championships it was It was also thanks to three teams advancing from the group,” said the former Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough player.
Montage of the England – USA World Cup matchvideo: Czech television
The Americans settled for a 0-0 draw against the finalists of the last European Championship. “We had a very good performance against a good opponent. We dominated some passes, created chances and could have won the game. We managed the game and a draw is a decent result,” said Chelsea winger Christian Pulišić.
England finish the group on Tuesday with an island derby against bottom-of-the-table Wales. The third USA challenges the second Iran. “If we make it through the group, we’ll have fun. But we’re nowhere near where we want to be. We still have a lot of work to do in this tournament,” said the 24-year-old. Pulisic.
