crawled to a 0-1 defeat at Wembley tonight, just nine days before their European Championships campaign kicks off. After taking an hour to break down Bosnia and Herzegovina before running out 3-0 winners, England have now flattered to deceive a second time. After a bright start from England, It was the visitors who took the lead in the 12th minute.
Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson cut in from the left-hand side and lashed a powerful low strike past Aaron Ramsdale at his near post, silencing Wembley. England enjoyed the lions' share of the ball without ever really troubling Iceland as their final tune-up match ended with a whimper. pored over the main talking points.
.. England will have an abundance of attacking quality in their ranks in Germany next weekend, but there are already issues in defence.
Some are beyond control, such as Harry Maguire's absence through injury. But the one area of the England squad could have done with producing a more convincing display against inferior opposition. There will be question marks over whether or not Ramsdale should have done better with Iceland's opener at his near post, but the bigger concern will be how Iceland cut their way through England to fashion the chance in the first place.
It was all far, far too easy. A back four of Kyle Walker, John Stones, Marc Guehi and Kieran Trippier is likely to be England's first-choice defence at the Euros. Both Stones and Guehi have missed time with injury during the second-half of last season and the forme.
