England to win 2022 World Cup? According to Southgate, an absolute necessity, the reason is simple

Who do you think will win the 2022 World Cup? Gareth Southgate has the answer! There’s one main reason why England simply “must” at the next World Cup.

We need to forget. I guess that’s how you could translate Gareth Southgate’s statement, published in the previous hours by football website Goal. It should be noted that the English national team came very close to success.

But there was a penalty shoot-out which the England team failed to take. And Southgate took it all on himself after the European Championship.

England came closest to another historic achievement since 1996. Back then, they lost to Germany in the semi-finals, also on penalties, 5:6. And guess who failed at the crucial moment. Yes, Southgate…

On home soil, the defeat was all the more crushing. But back to this year’s European Championships. “It’s best for us to put this disappointment behind us and concentrate fully on qualifying for the 2022 World Cup,” Southgate said in an interview.

He also added that they are taking nothing but the overall championship in the upcoming championship. “We need to win the 2022 World Cup final. There is nothing that can compare to making the final at such a big tournament. We need to finally break through.

Whatever we do in the next eighteen months has to lead to us being able to face that challenge at the World Cup. Southgate has sent a clear message to Albion fans. And he is right, England finally need to break that curse and win a major tournament.

Harry Maguire, captain of this year’s England team, has responded to these words. “It hurts, it always will. Is it possible to overcome losing in a penalty shootout when you have a chance to become European champions?

Maybe only if you win a big tournament. And of course it doesn’t just hurt us, the players or the management team. It affects everyone.”

England currently lead qualifying Group I with nine points, having thrashed San Marino 5-0 and beaten Albania (2-0) and Poland (2-1).

If they beat Hungary away in their next game on September 2 and the Poles beat Albania at home, their lead at the top of the group would increase to five points.

Source: Goal, Livesport