Southgate says he made it possible for England to win major trophies

After leading

to Russia 2018's semi-final,

Gareth Southgate

continued his good run by leading them to Euro 2020 finals. Ahead of the Qatar 2022 quarter-finals with France, the English coach believes his side can win the major trophies after recent displays.

Southgate told

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"I think there's always been a level of respect for England but I think we've got credibility now."

"To get to a semi-final then a final, I think the rest of the world believe that England are competitive and they know that we have performed under pressure a lot more in the last few years.

"When I travel around Europe and the world and meet football people, there's definitely a greater appreciation of what we've done."

Southgate insists his side will get better as they are still learning. He added:

"Four years ago we could have talked well but we didn't have actual evidence of winning big matches and going through big nights together as a group.

"I think over this period of time we've had so many of those occasions that now there's less satisfaction with getting to the quarter-finals, there's more desire to go further and there's more evidence that we've come through these nights well. I think for any team that's an important part of growing."

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