England no longer fear the world's top sides, says Gareth Southgate

14-Nov-2020 22:30:17 | The Guardian

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Team ready for tactical challenge of Belgium

Gareth Southgate has challenged his England players to win their next two games against Belgium and Iceland and top their Nations League group.

Sunday night’s match in Leuven promises to be the most difficult of the two assignments: Belgium are ranked No 1 in the world, but England beat them at Wembley and Southgate believes his side can take on the leading nations with new confidence since reaching the semi‑finals of the last World Cup.