"We really pleased with the way that we’ve played. But we are still a team that have a lot of improvement, we are going to face tougher challenges in the next few games and at the moment we can’t consider ourselves a top team until we start to beat some of those top teams… We're playing with a lot of confidence which is important,” Southgate told journalists.

The Three Lions have already qualified for the knockout stage, having six points after beating Tunisia 2-1 and thrashing World Cup debutants Panama 6-1.

They will next face Belgium, who have also already qualified for the last 16, in Kaliningrad on Thursday in a match that will decide which of the two teams top Group G.