Impotent and vulnerable, England do NOT look ready for the Euros... their morale-sapping defeat by Iceland was not a false result, writes OLIVER HOLT

It was a decent climb to the upper tier of the Allianz Riviera Stadium. England suffered a 1-0 defeat to Iceland in their final warm up ahead of Euro 2024 next week Gareth Southgate's side were unable to break down their well-disciplined visitors at Wembley The defeat brought back painful memories from when the two teams met at the Euros in 2016 England’s opening game of these European Championships is only nine days away but on the evidence of this performance, it is a shame England cannot petition for a delay. ENGLAND VS ICELAND MATCH FACTS ENGLAND : Ramsdale; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier, Mainoo, Rice, Palmer, Foden, Gordon, Kane Subs: Henderson, Pickford, Trafford, Quansah, Gallagher, Watkins, Bowen, Wharton Manager: Gareth Southgate ICELAND : Valdimarsson; Finsson, Gretarsson, Ingason, Bjarkason, Gudmundsson, Traustason, Thorsteinsson, Haraldsson, Anderson, Gudjohnsen Subs: Olafsson, Sampsted, Thorarinsson, Bjarnason, Tomasson, Gunnarsson, Magnusson, Hlynsson Goals: Thorsteinsson 12' Manager: Age Hareide It was a night where the home fans were streaming for the exits ten minutes from the end, leaving swathes of empty red seats in their wake. Former Fulham youngster Jon Thorsteinsson found space to get a shot away in the first-half The forward drove his shot towards the near post, giving Iceland an unlikely lead on 12 minutes Aaron Ramsdale was visibly frustrated after conceding the opening goal at Wembley England’s discomfort intensified after 12 minutes. A returning Anthony Gordon was one of scant few positives for England in the first half But John Stones being replaced due to injury only added to discomfort ahead of Euro 2024 The hosts were wasteful on the rare occasions that they were able to fashion real chances Thorsteinsson nearly doubled Iceland's lead after the interval, but slipped as he met the ball A few minutes later, centre back Sverrir Ingason lost his marker way too easily at an Iceland corner and ran to the back post.