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Gareth Southgate issues England warning

Southgate warns England not to be complacent against Sweden.

Gareth Southgate has warned England that underestimating Sweden in their final group game would be a "big mistake".

The Three Lions impressed in their opening match, earning a 1-1 draw with Group D favourites France.

Former England defender Southgate insists that they must be on their guard against Sweden, who have not lost to England in seven World Cup and European Championship games.

"That would be a big mistake. You have to respect every opponent you come up against," said the ITV pundit, who managed the Carlsberg Pub Cup winners in their game against a team of European legends at the Carlsberg Fancamp in Warsaw on Thursday afternoon.

"When you get to this level at a tournament you never play against a side who are not capable of hurting you. You really have to put to one side what was done against the French, when the expectation was different.

"The difficult thing now is people expect the next two games to be easier and I don't necessarily think that will be the case. Sweden have to win against us and we saw how powerful the home support is going to be for Ukraine.

"If we draw tomorrow then we will still be in contention, but I think we need to beat them."

Hodgson is expected to field the same team that drew with France, as he hunts for England's first win of the tournament

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