England vs Iceland result: Five things we learned as Three Lions wrap up Nations League with a win
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England vs Iceland result: Five things we learned as Three Lions wrap up Nations League with a win

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Iceland’s Kari Arnason headed his team’s best effort wide after a near-post corner, before Phil Foden scored twice late in the game to give the scoreline a more realistic look. Mason Mount and Declan Rice in the centre and Phil Foden on the opposite side of attack were all regularly involved in quick switches of play, fast-passed exchanges of passes and impressive movement to find spaces between Iceland’s massed ranks. Against Belgium last time out the Three Lions could have done with one of the former group at least, with huge spaces behind Belgium’s defence and no natural out-ball beyond Kane, while against Iceland it was clearly the quick touches, movement and vision of pass which were a greater help than pure pace would have been. Foden’s first He’ll get plenty more, but Phil Foden tucked away his first goals for England’s senior side late on.

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