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'Everyone is hurting but the spirit is fine... We aren't worried': Demarai Gray insists England U21s can still qualify from European Championships group despite France collapse

By Pa Reporter

Published: 23:13 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 19 June 2019

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Demarai Gray believes England Under-21s can still reach the Euro 2019 semi-finals despite their late collapse against France.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka's stoppage-time own goal condemned the 10-man Young Lions to a 2-1 defeat after Jonathan Ikone's 89th-minute leveller on Tuesday.

Hamza Choudhury was sent off and conceded a penalty - which Houssem Aouar missed - for a poor second-half tackle on Jonathan Bamba.

Demarai Gray insists England U21s can still qualify for Euro 2019 semi's despite France defeat

Demarai Gray insists England U21s can still qualify for Euro 2019 semi's despite France defeat 

Defeat left England third in Group C, after Romania's 4-1 win over Croatia, but Gray remains confident of making the semi-finals in Italy.

The Leicester winger said: 'Yes, 100 per cent. We are not stressing, not worried. We can still go through as the best second-placed (team).

'But we can go through top of the table maybe and it is important we put goals in the net in the next couple of games.

'Everyone is hurting but the spirit is fine. No one is on to each other,

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