England vs San Marino Post match, England 5 San Marino 0 Match reaction & Highlights 2021 Post match Reaction,Ollie Watkins scores on debut as World Cup bid gets off<br />None of this is the fault of Southgate or his players, nor the opposition, who defended obdurately, especially in the second half.<br />#England#ENGSMR<br />You can only beat what’s in front of you - even if the opposition resembled some sort of Jim Henson creation.<br />That the finals are being held in Qatar or that England must play four matches against rank amateurs, during a global pandemic when non-essential travel is supposed to be banned.<br />It will get tougher than this for England in this group - San Marino is a hill with a castle on it, while Andorra is a couple of actual mountains. And Fraggle Rock hasn’t yet been recognised by FIFA.<br />Watkins came on for the Everton striker just after the hour mark to make his international debut - completing a fairytale rise from playing in League Two with Exeter on this day four years ago - as Lingard and Jude Bellingham fired at goal and Benedettini pushed a trademark Ward-Prowse free-kick onto a post.
