England boss Roy Hodgson has revealed that he is confident his side match up against the best teams in Europe at Euro 2016.
The Three Lions eased into the competition by winning all 10 of their qualifying matches, bouncing back from their dismal performance at the 2014 World Cup.
Hodgson believes that his side have developed a resilience at the back and have the quality in the final third to win tight matches, which he is optimistic will stand them in good stead in France next year.
He told reporters: "We're not an easy team to score past and beat, which is good news for the future, and I think we have some very good quality players in our front six, all of whom could win a game for us.
"So in terms of the make-up of our team I think we have reasons for optimism, but the Euros are a tough one to win, there are lots of teams out there who look good on paper as well. Which team in the month of June is able to pull it off?
"The beauty is that this good run of form has put us amongst the top seeds, there was only five places, so it was good to get one of those five. So to be in that top pool and avoid five other very strong teams is obviously a very big advantage."
England will discover their opponents in the group stage of the Euros later today.
Simon Sinclair
