• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Gareth Southgate responds to 'Wembley boos' following shock Iceland defeat ahead of Euro 2024

Home> Football> England

Published 10:47 8 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Gareth Southgate responds to 'Wembley boos' following shock Iceland defeat ahead of Euro 2024

England were stunned 1-0 at Wembley by Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson's early strike

John McDougall

John McDougall

England boss Gareth Southgate has spoken out after the Three Lions were booed off following their shock defeat to Iceland at Wembley.

The Three Lions suffered a 1-0 loss last night after Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson’s early low shot crept in past Aaron Ramsdale and it proved to be decisive as Iceland emerged victorious.

After a 3-0 victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina earlier this week and confirming his final 26-man squad for the tournament in Germany, it was not the ideal end to preparations for EURO 2024.

Advert

England are in Group C alongside Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia, with their first match against Serbia on June 16.

Four days later, Southgate's side take on Denmark, before the final group match on June 25 versus Slovenia.

Despite the friendly loss, England remain among the favourites to win the tournament, alongside France, hosts Germany, Portugal and Spain.

Advert

Following the defeat at the hands of Iceland, the Wembley crowd made their feelings known as they booed the Three Lions off the pitch at the conclusion of their final warm-up match.

England boss Southgate addressed his team being jeered off following the loss and admitted that supporters would have expected to have been entertained and leave on a high before heading to the tournament in Germany.

England boss Gareth Southgate. (
Getty)

But he has vowed that England will be ready when they take on Serbia on June 16 and give a better showing than they did against Iceland.

Advert

He said: "I'm confident we will be better than we were tonight against Serbia in our opening game.

"You would like a good performance and a crowd that's been entertained to leave them on a high before the Euros and clearly we weren't at the level we needed to be.

"In a way it will focus the mind and it shows that any complacency, or thinking that talent alone is going to get us this trophy, won't be enough.

"We have to be spot-on to win every game at this level. Iceland deserved to win, but it will focus our minds that we have to do better next weekend.

Advert

"It was a disjointed and disappointing performance and we didn't show enough character.

"It's not perfect but I've been involved in a lot of these last matches before a tournament as a player as well. No excuses for the result but there's a lot of things we can put right quickly. There were questions asked that we weren't able to answer."

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: England, Gareth Southgate, Euro 2024

John McDougall
John McDougall

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • 'Real' reason behind Anthony Gordon's Euro 2024 snub by Gareth Southgate revealed
  • Jack Grealish finally makes his feelings clear on Gareth Southgate leaving him out of England’s Euro 2024 squad
  • Serbian Ultras Stormed Own Team's Training Session Ahead of England Clash
  • Lee Carsley 'calls out' Gareth Southgate for biggest error he made with one England star at Euro 2024

Choose your content:

21 mins ago
28 mins ago
an hour ago
  • Getty
    21 mins ago

    Chelsea Axe Player From Champions League Squad on Eve of Bayern Clash

    Chelsea have used a new UEFA rule to change their squad list

    Football
  • Getty
    28 mins ago

    Italian Media Make Feelings Clear After Jamie Vardy's Cremonese Debut

    Former Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy made his Cremonese debut on Monday evening in a 0-0 draw at Verona.

    Football
  • Getty
    an hour ago

    Champions League Coverage Will Be Transformed by New ‘FIFA-Style’ Feature

    Amazon Prime's Champions League coverage will break new ground with features seen in video games.

    Football
  • Steph Chambers - Leagues Cup / Contributor via Getty
    an hour ago

    David Beckham Exposes ex-Man Utd Teammate Who 'Talked Too Much'

    The former Manchester United winger called out his old teammate on CBS

    Football