Conor Coady admits England were left frustrated after allowing a two-goal lead to slip in Sunday night's 2-2 draw with Iraq at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals.
The Liverpool midfielder gave the Young Lions a 41st minute lead with a header before Luke Williams doubled their advantage after half-time in Turkey.
However, Iraq fought back in the Group E opener to claim a point.
"I thought in the first half, it was a good team performance," said Coady, who skippered England.
"We got the ball down and moved quite well so we deserved the lead going into half-time.
"In the second half, I thought we were a bit too defensive and on the back foot, but to be fair to them they came out and pressed us.
"We're bitterly disappointed."
England are next in action on Wednesday when they take on Chile.
The South Americans kicked off with a 2-1 victory over Egypt and Coady knows they'll provide a stern test.
"We've got to be positive now and pick ourselves up tomorrow," he added.
"We've got a massive game on Wednesday and we need to go out and win that.
"It will be a good test for the lads against Chile, we've seen them and they look very technical and a good side.
"We're hoping to get a win there."
The Liverpool midfielder gave the Young Lions a 41st minute lead with a header before Luke Williams doubled their advantage after half-time in Turkey.
However, Iraq fought back in the Group E opener to claim a point.
"I thought in the first half, it was a good team performance," said Coady, who skippered England.
"We got the ball down and moved quite well so we deserved the lead going into half-time.
"In the second half, I thought we were a bit too defensive and on the back foot, but to be fair to them they came out and pressed us.
"We're bitterly disappointed."
England are next in action on Wednesday when they take on Chile.
The South Americans kicked off with a 2-1 victory over Egypt and Coady knows they'll provide a stern test.
"We've got to be positive now and pick ourselves up tomorrow," he added.
"We've got a massive game on Wednesday and we need to go out and win that.
"It will be a good test for the lads against Chile, we've seen them and they look very technical and a good side.
"We're hoping to get a win there."
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