Gareth Southgate questions idea England were ‘booed off’ after dire World Cup draw with USA

Gareth Southgate has questioned whether England were “booed off” after their uninspiring 0-0 draw with USA at the Qatar World Cup.

England struggled to replicate the fluency of their 6-2 victory over Iran just a few days earlier and were outplayed for large parts of the match at the Al Bayt Stadium.

The point saw Southgate’s side to the verge of the knockout rounds with a final group match against Wales to come on Tuesday and a bumper goal difference to fall back on should things go wrong against their UK neighbours.

And Southgate rejected the notion that fans were booing after the final whistle.

"Were we booed off?” Southgate responded to a question in his post-match press conference. “I'm not sure if that was aimed at us. I don't know.”

He added: “People are going to react how they’re going to react. I can’t let that affect how I feel. This is the tournament of external noise, and we’ll have another layer of that I’m sure. But we’re still on track.”

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