England begin practising penalties eight months before World Cup finals

Gareth Southgate's squad endured Euro 2020 final heartbreak in penalty shootout last year

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford during a training session at the Hotspur Way Training Ground yesterday. England have already starting practising penalties ahead of the World Cup. Picture: Adam Davy/PA Wire

Gareth Southgate says England have started practising penalties ahead of the winter World Cup.

Having beaten Colombia on spot-kicks in the 2018 tournament and won bronze at the following year’s Nations League finals with a shoot-out win against Switzerland, the Three Lions suffered all too familiar heartbreak last summer.