Iceland Experience Can Help England

Last updated : 03 July 2018 By Three Lions

Gareth Southgate believes the memory of England's Euro 2016 exit will spur his side on at the World Cup.

Although the Three Lions squad is much-changed from that of two years there are still a number of players who were part of the defeat against Iceland that will go down as one of the worst ever results for the national team despite the steady progress their Scandinanvian opponents have made over the last few years.

Speaking ahead of Tuesday evening's last-16 tie with Colombia, Southgate said: "A few of these players were in the last championships in France.

"There was a fixture they felt was one they should have won. Then having gone behind after being ahead and probably feeling comfortable, they maybe realised some of that approach wasn't correct.

"I don't expect the same on Tuesday. In fairness it is a different sort of game. We know the quality of the opposition and we know we have got to be spot on to be able to beat them."