EURO 2016: David Beckham hails ‘young, attacking performance’ from England

DAVID BECKHAM insists there are plenty of positives to take from England's 1-1 draw with Russia.

Even though Roy Hodgson's team were disappointed to concede a late goal, former Three Lions skipper Becks says their opening group game at Euro 2016 was hardly a disaster.

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Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier opened the scoring for England with a stunning free kick in the second half but England couldn’t capitalise on their dominance as Vasili Berezutski equalised late on with a towering header.

Beckham took to Instagram after the game to express his disappointment about the late equaliser but also to say how impressed he was with the way England played.

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The result means that England still have never won an opening game at a European Championships and they are now behind Wales in the group, with Chris Coleman’s side beating Slovakia 2-1 in their first game.

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England and Wales face each other on Thursday in the second group game, which could be a crucial match in determining England’s chances of making it into the knockout phase.

Every team that finishes in first and second in the group will go through whilst the four best third placed teams will also go through into the last 16.

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