England fans concerned after seeing footage of players training in Qatar heat

England fans are worried ahead of the World Cup after seeing footage of the players training in Qatar’s intense heat.

Ahead of their first match against Iran on Monday, Gareth Southgate’s men trained at 12:30pm under some pretty intense conditions in order to acclimatise to the heat as quickly as possible.

On Thursday, the Three Lions trained in 33C heat as they were put through their paces by the manager and his coaching staff.

This has got fans worried on social media.

One fan said: “Whose idea was it to play football in a literal desert?”

Another tweeted: “This is how you know y’all aren’t ready for the World Cup.”

A third fan added: “Really doesn’t bode well for our chances lmao.”

Someone else commented: “This is going to be a nightmare. The Iran game will be tough and they’re used to that heat.”

However, the stadiums where matches will take place were all built with air conditioning in order to keep the temperature as comfortable as possible for both players and fans.

England defender Conor Coady spoke about the difficulties of training under the intense heat.

“It’s a different environment for us, it’s something we want to take on board as quickly as possible. Going out there and overthinking the heat or thinking it’s too hot will get us nowhere. Listen, we don’t get the sun too often back home so let’s enjoy it.”