Ahead of England’s round of 16 clash with Mexico early this morning, the Three Lions’ coach Thomas Tuchel said the team will not use Viagra to cope with the co-hosts’ altitude and clarified that the claim is false, reports usatoday.com.

England players said before the game that they would do everything they could to fight the altitude during the round of 16 match in Mexico City.

During his pre-game press conference on Saturday, England coach Thomas Tuchel was asked about suggestions his players could utilise Viagra to deal with altitude at the Estadio Azteca.

“The information and the support didn’t reach me, so that’s not true,” Tuchel said with a laugh.

In the build-up to the game at the Azteca, which sits around 7,220 feet above sea level, several outlets suggested England could take advantage of the fact Viagra isn’t on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances.

According to a 2006 study, Viagra “significantly improved the cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude” due to its ability to improve blood flow.

Yes, the drug apparently has more uses than the one it is primarily associated with.

Incredibly, this isn’t the first time that England has been forced to deny it would use Viagra to combat high altitude.

In response to a report in 2009, the English FA released a statement saying it hadn’t discussed using Viagra at the World Cup in South Africa the following year.

“The England medical staff are conducting detailed research with a variety of experts ahead of next year’s World Cup,” the statement read.

“However, there has been no discussion about Viagra and certainly no plans for the players to take it in South Africa at the tournament.”