Southgate gauges gap to the best

PARIS - England boss Gareth Southgate said Tuesday's 3-2 friendly loss to France provided further evidence of how far his side has to go before it can be considered a World Cup contender.

Southgate's side was unable to hold on to an early lead, courtesy of a Harry Kane strike, and came up short despite the host playing most of the second half with 10 men at Stade de France.

Kane bagged a brace, with the second coming from the penalty spot after Raphael Varane was sent off. In between, Samuel Umtiti and Djibril Sidibe netted for France and Ousmane Dembele snatched the late winner.