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England did not get the send-off they were hoping for ahead of Euro 2024 as they lost 1-0 to Iceland at Wembley.
It was a rigid and flat performance from the Three Lions, who registered just one shot on target at Wembley.
90,000 fans turned up to wave the players off before the tournament in Germany starts next week but many will have left less hopeful than when they arrived.
England are the bookies’ favourites to win the competition this summer having experienced heartbreak in the final against Italy three years ago.
But they may have slipped down the order of many punters after their embarrassing defeat on home soil.
It was a bright start from Gareth Southgate’s men, with Anthony Gordon and Cole Palmer looking particularly dangerous, but they were undone on the counter by Iceland.
Full-time at @wembleystadium. pic.twitter.com/l66lOgFUd2
— England (@England) June 7, 2024
Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson broke for the visitors and got the better of John Stones to fire in at the near post, leaving Aaron Ramsdale scrambling.
Harry Kane had a huge chance to equalise but fluffed his strike and there were no other real big chances for the Three Lions.
It means they have kept just two clean sheets in seven matches and opening Euro 2024 opponents Serbia will now be approaching the match with renewed hope that they can cause an upset.
England will certainly need to up the levels if they are going to get anywhere near the latter stages of the tournament.
How it happened
As it was England’s final warm-up game before the Euros, the Wembley crowd were expectant against the Scandinavian visitors.
It was a brilliant atmosphere in the capital ahead of kick-off but the players knew they were going to face a test similar to the one Bosnia and Herzegovina posed earlier in the week.
Iceland are notoriously resilient at the back but the Three Lions did fashion a few chances in the opening minutes through Gordon and Kane, but there was no end product.
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Author : Mitch Fretton
Publish date : 2024-06-07 20:41:25
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