Bertrand remains positive as England prepare for knock-outs

Ryan Bertrand says England remain confident as they wait to find out who they face in the knock-out stages of Euro 2016.

The Three Lions were forced to settle for second spot in Group B after being held to a 0-0 draw by Slovakia on Monday evening.

And that means they will face the runners-up of Group F in Nice next Monday, but Southampton defender Bertrand believes aspects of all three team performances in the competition so far can give England fans hope.

"We remain very positive in our overall performance in this game and in previous games,” said Bertrand, after his first appearance of the competition in Saint-Etienne.

"It was frustrating not to get the win which I thought the performance deserved - they defended in numbers and were very resilient, and unfortunately we couldn’t unlock the door.

"We were creating chances and really plugging away, and we remain very confident in our performance. It was only a matter of time before we would have got the goal."

Roy Hodgson and his squad must now wait until Wednesday evening before they find out their next opponents, when Austria meet Portugal and Iceland take on Hungary.

And Bertrand is hoping that whoever progresses to meet the Three Lions will show more attacking intent than Slovakia.

"When we come up against teams in the next stages, they will hopefully come out some more and give us more space," he added.

"We’ll be paying close attention to who we may get. And as soon as that’s revealed, we will focus and make sure we get it right, and get the right result."