England face Iran of their Group B opener on Monday.After ending third because the 2018 World Cup and as runners-up at Euro 2020, Pickford says Gareth Southgate’s squad need to go one higher.“As a footballer, there’s nothing higher than getting a medal,” stated the goalkeeper. “The World Cup comes round each 4 years, so there’s a possibility for us.READ MORE“It’s a possibility that we are able to hopefully seize with each fingers and excel within the match. For me, personally, all I need is silverware. Ask each single lad within the squad and the workers and they’ll need the identical factor.”Pickford excelled on the World Cup in Russia 4 years in the past and once more at Euro 2020 and says takes motivation from his silver medal from the Euros.“It’s at my mam and pa’s home,” he stated. “Different gamers don’t actually like them however I believe it’s a development.“It’s a starvation to say that you’ve got the runners-up medal – it’s a starvation eager to go and get the winners’ medal.“You recognize what it takes to get to the ultimate, now what’s the subsequent step? So I believe it’s all the time good to take a look at it. I’m constructive about it, not unfavourable.“I believe we’ve come a good distance as a nation, particularly from Russia, the place we have been written off a bit early doorways and bought to the semis. We have been disillusioned not attending to the ultimate.“We took that momentum into the Euros, just about a house match, as shut as I’ll get in my profession to that. We bought to the ultimate of that.“We’ve tasted defeat in each of them. However we all know what it takes to get that far. We all know how powerful it’s to win the World Cup however our predominant purpose is to win the match. We’ve bought the flexibility and psychological energy within the group.“It’s what soccer is all about: profitable. That’s what we’re within the match to do.“The final two tournaments we didn’t recover from the end line however we’ve made huge strides as a nation and as a gaggle of gamers.”