Southgate's return to England from the World Cup as a hero and the future looks promising
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Football does not come home, but it does not come back. England has returned as a hero.
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Football does not fit the home, but England has come back as heroes.
Gareth Southgate's men tear up the scenario in Russia, re-injecting hope and excitement into a camp become synonymous with disappointment.
The struggles are so well known that in China, they even coined the expression "happy football". to describe England 's talent to wade on larger stages, often in a comic manner.
Southgate smiled when he was told about this phrase at a press conference early in his World Cup adventure. happy football "after his penalty shot missed at the Euro 96.
Jordan Pickford made a crucial penalty save in the shootout against Colombia (Aaron Chown / PA)
Even more remarkably, t They won penalties at the World Cup for the first time.
Months of practice, planning, and study paid off as Southgate players ended a six-game losing streak in seven major tournaments. They won with ease against the Stoic Sweden
England did its job diligently at Samara, but their greenness seemed to cost them when cunning Croatia increased pressure in Wednesday's semifinal.
Ivan Perisic canceled Kieran Trippier's quick free-kick to extend the first semifinal of the Three Lions World Cup in overtime, where their energy and self-confidence soared