Gareth Southgate praised Rico Lewis after the teenage debutant bounced again from a contentious penalty name made towards him throughout a formidable first England look away to North Macedonia.
An unbeaten yr that began with victory in Italy ended with a 1-1 draw away in chilly Skopje because the Euro 2020 runners-up rubberstamped their place among the many high seeds for subsequent yr’s finals.
Monday’s journey to Skopje represented England’s last match on overseas soil earlier than Euro 2024 will get underneath method in June, and Southgate’s facet needed to dig deep after falling behind to a group they beat 7-0 in June.
Lewis was unfortunate to see a spot-kick awarded towards him shortly after Harry Maguire survived making a slipshod problem within the field, with Enis Bardhi scoring after Jordan Pickford saved his preliminary spot-kick.
England returned from the break strongly and Southgate rapidly turned to Harry Kane, who instantly compelled Jani Atanasov into an personal objective that will seal the draw.
Not the win we needed however an unbeaten qualifying marketing campaign and high of the group. Carry on the Euros in the summertime! Thanks for all of the help
