Partially Sighted Head Coach Ian Bateman looks ahead to World Championship

England’s Partially Sighted squad are putting the final touches to their preparations ahead of the IBSA World Championship.

The Three Lions arrived in Sendai, Japan, on Saturday and Head Coach Ian Bateman is relishing getting underway against Ukraine on Wednesday.

He said: “We are looking forward to the tournament starting.

“We have had four months of good, quality preparation from the players and we are ready and excited for the Championships to commence.”

After Ukraine, England face Russia on Thursday and they finish their group campaign against Japan on Friday.

Squad in full

Goalkeepers
Jose Lima, Dafydd Jones
Outfield Players
Josh Pugh, Tom Lamb, Jeremy Vernaeve, Adam Lione, Steve Daley, Paul McHugh, Bradley Bricknell, John McDougall.