England‘s this afternoon get their World Cup campaign up and running against Iran.

For the first time since Gareth Southgate took charge, the Three Lions enter a major tournament under a cloud of negativity. After the run to the last four in 2018 and then defeat in the Euros final last year, expectations have slumped somewhat after a poor recent run of results.

Southgate’s England have never been a team to judge outside of tournament football, though their worrying performances in the UEFA Nations League games have caused questions to be asked of the manager and his players.

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