The England team has been preparing for the 2022 World Cup campaign early from now. Although there are still 8 months left until the World Cup start, coach Southgate has asked the Three Lions to focus at their best.
From now until the World Cup starts, England has 8 more matches. They have 2 international friendly matches against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast, before the club tournaments return.
In the match against Switzerland, coach Southgate gave opportunities to some young players such as Walker-Peters, Phil Foden, Marc Guehi, Conor Gallagher alongside experienced players such as Harry Kane, Luke Shaw, Jordan Henderson.
Despite having to play away at the Three Lions, the Swiss players still showed confidence when they often overwhelmed the home team. Switzerland opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a dangerous header from Embolo.
However, before the end of the first half, Luke Shaw scored to level the England goal with a clean sheet in the 45+1 minute.
The appearance of stars Declan Rice, Jack Grealish, Sterling in the second half helped England's playing style become more features and dangerous. The home team has regained the initiative.
In the 76th minute, the Swiss defender let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area, England was awarded a penalty. On the 11m mark, Harry Kane finished accurately to bring home a goal, raising the score to 2-1 for the home team. This was also the final result of the match.
In the early morning of March 30 (Vietnam time), England will have a second friendly match against the Ivory Coast.
