We're backing England! Gary Lineker calling the Three Lions 's***' and fans throwing cups isn't helping...
with the Euros still wide open, join Mail Sport's campaign to get behind the boys Mail Sport is launching a ‘We’re Backing England’ campaign today at Euro 2024 Despite lacking fluency and fluidity so far, England still finished top of Group C LISTEN: Join us as we debate the BIGGEST talking points on It’s All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY. Available wherever you get your podcasts By Oliver Holt Published: 13:55 EDT, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 14:31 EDT, 27 June 2024 e-mail 5 shares View comments The group stage of a major football tournament is the equivalent of pre-season training. Any team with any pretensions of winning the trophy has to grit its teeth, get fit, get used to playing with each other and get through it.
Then the true contenders find another level. England have done the first part. They did not win any plaudits for style or fluency in their matches against Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia but they did their job and they finished top of Group C.
Now, as they head into their Round of 16 tie against Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, it is time to move up a gear and play to their potential because this is a team with the talent and the character to go all the way in Germany. There are still myriad reasons to believe Gareth Southgate ’s side can get to the final of this European Championship in Berlin on July 14th and win it and that is why Mail Sport is laun.
