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Criticism of England's signifier earlier the World Cup gave players "fire successful our bellies" successful their emphatic opening triumph implicit Iran, says midfielder Declan Rice.
Gareth Southgate's broadside travelled to Qatar connected the backmost of a six-match winless tally and relegation from the Nations League.
But they strolled to a 6-2 victory successful their World Cup opener connected Monday.
"There were doubts astir america earlier the tournament. We wanted to beryllium a batch of radical wrong," said Rice.
"There has been a batch of speech astir america not winning successful our past six matches. By our standards, with the players we person got, we cognize that it hasn't been bully enough.
"But this was a World Cup signifier and you could spot determination was a occurrence successful our bellies.
"People volition say, 'It's lone Iran', but they person had immoderate bully results astatine past World Cups. In September they bushed Uruguay and drew with Senegal.
"It was a existent affirmative performance, but we can't get excessively up of ourselves. It's the USA adjacent and they are going to beryllium different level up.
"First game, archetypal win. We can't inquire for immoderate more."
England look the United States astatine 19:00 GMT connected Friday successful their adjacent Group B lucifer astatine the Al-Bayt Stadium successful Al Khor.
Jude Bellingham, 19, scored the opening extremity against Iran and produced an accomplished show successful midfield.
"We person played unneurotic 4 oregon 5 times now," said Rice, who was besides making his archetypal World Cup appearance.
"I said to him successful the tunnel, 'This is your stage, spell and flourish. I'll beryllium determination down you to expanse up and springiness you the shot for you to spell and bash your thing.'
"I cognize my relation successful this team. I americium determination to basal successful beforehand of the backmost four, protect, get connected the shot and determination it around.
"I consciousness similar we did that truly well. We stuck to the crippled program and successful the extremity the spaces opened up. You saw the goals we scored with immoderate existent beauteous play.
"I knew I was going to play successful my archetypal World Cup. You don't get that feeling truthful often. You play successful the Premier League each week but this is the satellite stage."
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