0:59 Tyrone Mings says representing England seemed a 'different world away' when he was playing non-league football
“It is every boy’s dream. We have to respect what is in front of us and we can dream those dreams, but first of all we have got to beat Bulgaria and then Kosovo.
“There might be a bit more of an expectation going into the next tournament. But that is exciting for us and I think this squad has the confidence within it to cope with that.
“We would all sit here now saying that would be the dream come true, especially with a lot of it being at Wembley. It does not get much better than that.”
1:16 England U21 head coach Aidy Boothroyd says there has never been a better time to play for England after seeing Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mason Mount and James Maddison promoted from the U21s to the senior side
Oxlade-Chamberlain filled his time during his rehabilitation by visiting a number of hospitals and taking a keen interest in the business world.
That does not mean he turned away from football and he revealed he went to Box Park in Shoreditch to cheer on England in their Group G defeat to Belgium.
“At home,” he replied when asked where he watched the World Cup last year.
“All of it was at home, and one of the games at Box Park. That was interesting…that was an experience.
“I had a hat on and glasses, but yeah didn’t do me much good. I was shocked. That was the first time I’ve ever watched a football match with football fans, of my team, if that makes sense.
“I’ve never been to a pub where there’s a bunch of Liverpool fans or Arsenal fans and watched it with them, never been to a pub with England fans, or in a big place, to see what it means to them.
“It was like a surreal moment where I could see my mates on the screen doing what I usually do, and how everyone around them was reacting and what it meant to them. It was surreal. I was almost idolising them as well
“Just seeing them do that and what it was creating around me, I was like ‘oh my God, that’s Raheem Sterling, look at what he’s done, do I really do that’?”
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