Playing against a bad Iceland side, England must have had about 70% of the game, but showed no imagination passing the ball around the half-way line for long periods, with Iceland content to watch them doing so. England were so bad that even Captain Harry didn't look out of place, and he even got involved a couple of times.
Captain Harry was unlucky to have a perfectly good goal disallowed early on. He was further deprived when he was substituted, and unable to do what he does best when England were awarded a very late penalty. Sterling stepped up to take a very poor penalty, but the Iceland keeper somehow managed to get out of the way to see England take the lead.
Iceland were awarded an even later penalty, but as I've already said, 'a bad Iceland side.' Their penalty taking was as good as the rest of their performance, and made Sterling's penalty look master class.
A game where the use of VAR might have had a positive impact.
Still, not being one to moan
, we can now look forward to Wednesday morning's game against Denmark at silly o'clock. It can only get better.
). Call it the international equivalent of the League Cup, or even - at a stretch - something approaching the Europa League.
. Probably end up having to pay for it one day, too.