England manager Gareth Southgate has lauded his squad ahead of the World Cup following their display in the friendly against Costa Rica yesterday.
With the Group G opener against Tunisia looming large, England followed up Saturday’s 2-1 win against Nigeria with a comfortable 2-0 victory against Costa Rica in their final warm-up friendly.
Marcus Rashford sent a sold-out Elland Road wild with an outstanding opener that substitute Danny Welbeck added to in a victory more emphatic than the scoreline suggested.
“Football’s coming home” chanted fans throughout a largely encouraging display from Southgate’s young squad, who have a brief break before meeting up and heading to Russia on Tuesday.
“I was really pleased with tonight,” the England manager said, having won again without injury concerns.
“Most pleasing was to make 10 changes and still maintain the fluidity and fluency of the game.