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England came back to a semifinal of a World Cup after defeating Sweden 2-0. The British have not disputed this instance since the 1990 edition of Italy in which they were eliminated by Argentina. Previously, they had reached it in 1966, the year they were crowned champions . On this occasion, there were several events that coincide with those of this year 2018 and suggest that the team of "The Three Lions" can raise his second title in history.
Relation: 5 reasons why England can be world champion
The Guardiola factor
During the last two editions of the World Cup, the country where Josep Guardiola directed emerged the champion of the soccer maxim. In 2010, "Pep" directed to FC Barcelona and that same year, Spain got its first world champion title. In 2014, he held the bench at Bayern Munich and Germany won Argentina in the final. Now that Guardiola was champion with Manchester City, the English hope this trend will continue
Real Madrid European Champion
In 1966, Real Madrid wins its sixth European Cup Champions winning the final at FK Partizan. This 2018 also coincides with a continental title of the white team. The "Meringues" won their thirteenth title of this competition by imposing 3-1 in Liverpool England.
The Return of Burnley
This year, Burnley FC managed to finish in seventh place in the Premier League and will play previous round of the UEFA Europa League, thus contesting an international championship. This has not happened for 51 years. Similarly in 1966, Burnley qualified for the FA Cup a tournament between European clubs alternating with the Champions Cup.
Chelsea, fifth place
At the start of the season in this year's Premier League, Chelsea started as the new champion. However, his season was not as good as last year and he finished in fifth place even outside the UEFA Champions League. Similarly, in 1966 Chelsea finished fifth in the standings.
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