Euro 2024: Rice Believes England Have Work To Do After Iceland Defeat

Midfielder Declan Rice believes there is work to be done if England are to go far at Euro 2024 after a shock 1-0 defeat to lowly Iceland in their final game before the tournament starts.

Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson gave Iceland a shock early lead at Wembley and Gareth Southgate's lacklustre England could not find a response.

Swathes of supporters left before fulltime, with some of those still at the stadium jeering the home team at the final whistle.

England's campaign kicks off against Group C rivals Serbia next Sunday and Rice knows improvements are required for the Euro 2020 runners-up, who have not won a major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.

"There's work to be done," said the Arsenal midfielder. "When you have that much of the ball, have a couple of clear-cut chances, and get beaten 1-0 at home just before the Euros it isn't ideal."

"There were a lot of promising performances, we played with a good tempo, always tried to play forward. We have to be a little bit more savvy. It's not ideal we lost but there are good learning curves we can build on as a team."