This archive report was first published on 19 November 2019.
England manager Gareth Southgate's job security will depend on the team's performance at the 2020 European Championship, he has revealed.
Speaking ahead of the Club World Cup in Qatar, where he will assess England's Liverpool players, Southgate acknowledged that a poor showing at Euro 2020 could jeopardize his position ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Southgate, who has been in charge of the England team since 2016, led the side to the World Cup semi-finals last year and topped their Euro 2020 qualifying group to earn a seeding at the finals.
England will play their group stage matches at Wembley, which will also host the semis and final, and Southgate is aware of the soaring expectations.
He said, 'We've dealt well with the expectation over the last 18 months. We've not shirked from that in the qualifying matches where, in the past, there's been a tension around the performances and the style of the games.'
Southgate's contract runs until 2022, and he will be judged on the team's performance at the 2020 European Championship.
