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England have qualified for the semi finals of the UEFA Nations League after a stunning late comeback saw them beat Croatia at Wembley. The precarious position of their group meant both England and Croatia needed to win to qualify for the Nations League finals, whilst a draw would send Spain through. Adding to the tension
As I was ill last week I’ve rolled this into 2 weeks of winners and losers Winners Jadon Sancho We start with the man who made a bit of history this week- Sancho became the first English player ever to score for Borussia Dortmund. Sancho curled home a beautiful shot from 16 yards out and
England’s draw with Germany last week saw an encouraging all round display but this always looked a sterner test for England’s experimental side. Whereas Joachim Loew used his Wembley friendly to experiment and fine tune his squad, Brazil manager Tite picked his strongest 11 (Jurgen Klopp may take a dim view of Coutinho starting the
Lets be honest the words Gareth Southgate and ruthless don’t fit comfortably in the same sentence. But that’s what the England manager became when he announced the squad he’s taking to Wembley to face the world’s two best sides. Out go Jermain Defoe, Daniel Sturridge, Jake Livermore, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Cresswell, Chris Smalling & Fraser