England manager Gareth Southgate said they can win the World Cup in Qatar but will have to be 'close to perfect' to do so.
Soccer Football - International Friendly - England v Ivory Coast - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - March 29, 2022 England manager Gareth Southgate during the match REUTERS/Dylan MartinezApril 1 - England manager Gareth Southgate said they can win the World Cup in Qatar but will have to be "close to perfect" to do so.
England were semi-finalists at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and reached the final of the European Championship last year, where they lost to Italy. "We have said to the team this week, 'If we can get to a semi-final, we can get to a final, and we did. If we can get to a final, we can win,'" Southgate told British media on Thursday."To do that is incredibly difficult and we'll have to be as close to perfect as can be. That's the challenge for us, not just when we get to Qatar, because we've got to be in the right condition, even before that.
The World Cup draw is set to be held in Doha later on Friday. The showpiece tournament will be played from Nov. 21-Dec. 18."We've definitely got respectability and I think we will be a team other teams wouldn't look forward to playing," Southgate added. "But that's a double-edged sword though because some teams are going to prepare differently for you."Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordSubscribe to our sustainability newsletter to make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments.
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