England midfielder Declan Rice was delighted with his team's battling win over Belgium in the UEFA Nations League.
The Three Lions were on the back foot for much of the contest against their more talented opposition.
But despite Belgium's possession and creativity, they were unable to score enough goals to clinch the game as the English emerged victorious with a 2-1 win.
And Rice believes it is a marker for the team's quality to beat such good opponents.
Asked that question by reporters, Rice said: "Yeah, definitely. Look, we knew before the game that they're the No 1 team in the world and that's where we're aiming to be.
"When you're at international level, you want to test yourself against the best. They had world-class players all over the pitch and obviously a couple missing, but it was a great test.
"Right towards the end we were digging in deep. They were putting the pressure on but we stood firm, stood tall and at times we played some great stuff, obviously scored two goals. To beat them, the lads are delighted.
"This is the mentality we need to get ourselves into heading into tournaments because there's going to be games where we will be pinned back, where we need to show the grit, desire to come out on top and give 110 per cent every time."
