The secret to English entry into the semifinals: Participate in training courses of the Royal Navy

In order to have such unexpected achievements, he had to undergo harsh exercises in the Royal British Army.

In the morning of July 12, the match between England and Croatia took place, despite the efforts but unfortunately, the England team lost and had to pity the third match against Belgium. However, this is still an extremely remarkable achievement of the "Three Lions" for many years.

However, few people know that, behind the victories and rolling on the pitch, the England team had to complete a training course of the Royal Royal Navy extremely harsh and exercise strength in intensity. high.

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Harry Kane and his teammates were listening intently to the royal royal guard.

Specifically, in June last, before the World Cup, Gareth Southgate coach and his students joined a "vacation" at the naval training center in Lympstone, Devon.

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The players must leave all personal belongings and wear military uniforms.

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Coach Southgate also joined the students.

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Put on wooden hats and calves weighing hundreds of kilos.

The images here show that the players of the England team had to work extremely hard, working as Navy soldiers.

They were stripped of their phones, jewelry, personal belongings, forced to wear military uniforms and taken to a special area to practice survival.

The first night, both Southgate and students had to live in the forest, taking care of their own food and sleep. Suddenly, luxury life becomes extremely remote. In addition, they must also take a course to try the stamina of the Marines, going through 3.2km of extremely difficult tunnels.

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The players had to wade mud but still enjoyed it.

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Raheem Sterling has just been taken out of the pool.

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Extremely harsh images of the "Three Lions" survival course.

Southgate coach explained about this practice for players:

"We want to bring these guys into a completely different environment, an environment they don't expect. We also want to introduce players to the environment of the most special squad in the world, for them. See if there is a completely different world out there. "

Southgate also shared that this training trip has helped members get together, even helping players to give up their habit of using the phone during mealtime. Moreover, the players later became friends with the special forces, because in terms of work, they were all of the two most special squads in England.

Although it is not possible to appear in the finals, however, fans will be able to meet the England team again on July 14, when they will face Belgium directly to compete for the third place.