Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has dismissed talk of World Cup pressure for England.

Pickford grinned at the claim that Wednesday World Cup semi-final will put him under the most pressure he has ever had.

“Not really," said England 's No.1. “You can say that but [not] when people are working as electricians and stuff like that…

“It is just a game of football. I don't let anything like that affect me. I'm just a normal lad. It's only football.

“Places like Wrexham and Southport away when there are not that many people there. They were the hardest places to play.

“You are a young lad and you're having abuse hurled at you. That is what teaches you and that's what you laugh about now.

“And when you get that stick, that's when you become better. When there are just 500 fans inside a ground, you can hear everything they say, every little word that is getting said. So that is what turns you from a kid into a man."