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England target to win 2022 World Cup scrapped by new FA boss

English Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has said the nation are not under pressure to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Clarke's predecessor, Greg Dyke, said in 2013 that England should aim to reach the semifinals of Euro 2020 and then claim glory at the World Cup two years later.

But, after a disappointing round-of-16 exit to Iceland at Euro 2016, Clarke has played down the expectations on manager Roy Hodgson's successor, Sam Allardyce.

"That clock's daft," Clarke said about a clock in the England team headquarters which is counting down to the 2022 finals in Qatar.