England confirmed as Group C winners after underwhelming Slovenia stalemate; Gareth Southgate’s side will play a third-placed team on Sunday at 5pm; opposition will be confirmed on Wednesday – it could be Netherlands
England finished top of Group C after a dour goalless draw with 57th-ranked Slovenia, who also advanced as the third-placed finisher in the pool. Interesting Facts About Earth’s Oceans
Jordan Pickford – 6
Only had one save to do. Can be sure of being busier as the tournament goes on, but swept up well enough.
Kyle Walker – 6
He plays the role of covering defender really well with his electric pace, which was needed in the opening exchanges. Got more to give going forwards, and will no doubt be tested far more regularly in the knockout phase.
John Stones – 6
The positive: England have conceded just 1.13 xGA all tournament. The pragmatic: still waiting for the ‘step out of defence Stones’ we see playing regularly for Manchester City in the Premier League to show up. Maybe he told to be really careful, but there must be more to come? A calming voice, nonetheless.
Marc Guehi – 7
Solid. Questions were asked of his positional intelligence a few times in the first half and he passed with flying colours – front-footed too. Any signs of a flap on his major tournament debut? Not yet, albeit he did pick up a yellow card following a rare mix-up with Stones.
Despite coming on at 89 minutes, Gordon created more chances (one) than Saka, Gallagher and Bellingham combined (zero).