Half an hour after England had been booed off the field, a pre-planned full-time message was still dancing on screens around the perimeter of Wembley Stadium. “NEXT STOP: EURO 2024!” it read. After this performance, it felt like a mild threat.
Iceland won’t be going to the tournament, despite ending Friday night’s friendly as deserved 1-0 winners through an early goal by Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson. But England will catch the Eurostar to Germany on Monday with the crowd’s jeers fresh in their memories.
