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England vs Iceland LIVE: Euro 2024 friendly score, team news, radio commentary & text

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England vs Iceland LIVE: Euro 2024 friendly score, team news, radio commentary & text

  • England have won their last two matches against Iceland, both in the UEFA Nations League in September and November 2020. On home soil, England have won both games against them by an aggregate score of 10-1.

  • Iceland’s only previous victory in five attempts against England (D1 L3) came in a famous 2-1 victory at EURO 2016, coming from 1-0 down to win 2-1 and eliminate the Three Lions.

  • This is England’s final game before they start their European Championship campaign against Serbia on June 16th. The Three Lions haven’t lost their final match before any of their last 20 major tournaments (W15 D5) since a 1-0 defeat at Germany ahead of EURO 1968.

  • Iceland have won three of their last four international matches (L1), as many as in their previous 17 games combined (W3 D5 L9).

  • England are unbeaten in all 11 of their international matches against fellow European nations (W8 D3) since losing 2-1 to France in the quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup.

  • 20-year-old Adam Wharton completed all 36 of his passes on his England debut against Bosnia and Herzegovina last time out – he is the only midfielder to attempt 30+ passes on his debut for the Three Lions and have a 100% accuracy since Opta has detailed passing data (August 2008 onwards).

  • Harry Kane has scored 12 goals in his last 12 international matches for England – against Bosnia and Herzegovina, he netted his fifth goal in 13 appearances as a substitute for the national side, with only Jermain Defoe scoring more as a sub (seven in 35 apps).

  • Gareth Southgate has handed debuts to 66 different players as England manager, with Adam Wharton and Jarrad Branthwaite taking him ahead of Sir Bobby Robson (64 debuts). It’s the most by an England boss since Sir Alf Ramsey handed 82 debuts in his time in charge.

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