gws giants guernsey 2019<\/a> <\/p>\nWayne Rooney believes England will be among the contenders to taste World Cup glory in 2022.<\/p>\n
Having seen a so-called \u2018golden generation\u2019 struggled to deliver on expectations over a number of years, the Three Lions helped to restore national pride on Russian soil this summer.<\/p>\n
Gareth Southgate\u2019s side upset the odds to reach the semi-final stage at a global showpiece for the first time since 1990.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
There is now renewed hope that an exciting young squad can build on that platform and challenge for more major honours in the future.<\/p>\n
Former England skipper Rooney expects that to be the case, telling CNN World Sport: \u201cThe maturity the team showed was fantastic and unfortunately they couldn\u2019t get to the final and have a chance of winning it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think they had a great tournament, a lot of positives, and that will stand them in good stead going into the next tournament in two years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that [the 2020 European Championships] will be a huge test to see where they are at for that next World Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe European Championship is a very difficult tournament to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, two years down the line, I think those players will have a bit more experience, and I just hope they get the game time in England and at club level.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they do that then I\u2019m sure England will be in a very good position for the next World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
England are set to start down a path leading to Euro 2020 when they open their campaign in the newly-formed UEFA Nations League.<\/p>\n
Tough tests against Spain and World Cup finalists Croatia await in that competition before Southgate\u2019s side discover their opponents for the group stage of qualification.<\/p>\n
The draw for that part of the process is due to be held in Dublin on December 2.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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