England will face Italy again in their Euro 2024 qualifying group, a replay of the 2021 final. England manager Gareth Southgate fears the group the Three Lions fell into.
Unlike Mancini for Italy, Gareth Southgate is afraid of this group obviously made up of Italy but also of Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta.
“We played twice against Italy in the League of Nations, really difficult meetings. It’s a fantastic football nation with good players. We will have to be at our best to take points against them. Everyone saw what North Macedonia achieved in qualifying for the World Cup (victory against Germany 2-1 in Duisburg, barrage of his group, Italy’s editor’s note). And Ukraine played the European Championship last year, and also have good players. I think it’s a very difficult group. We have young players who are already part of our team and the group. For 2024, it will be even more exciting, they will have more experience, with a World Cup behind them. My feeling is that England should be competitive for a long time.