England defender John Stones has said that he is "quietly confident" of his side's chances of going all the way at Euro 2016 this summer.
Stones was included in Roy Hodgson's final 23-man squad for the tournament, with the Three Lions heading to France as fourth favourites to lift the trophy.
They have beaten the two main favourites - hosts France and world champions Germany - since completing their faultless qualifying campaign, and Stones believes that could prove to be important towards the latter stages of the competition.
"It's tough because you don't want to put pressure on it, but I'd like to think we're among the contenders. I've been saying we're quietly confident to people, but obviously all the big teams will feel the same," he told Everton's official website.
"We've beaten France and Germany since we qualified, which is a big boost and something that will hopefully stand us in good stead if we come up against them at any point.
"If you're going to a Euros, you're going to there to win it, because what's the point in not? We're proud as players and we want to make the nation proud too."
England begin their campaign against Russia on June 11 before facing Wales and Slovakia in their final two group games.
