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England chasing the ghost — Tuchel's gamble
England hasn't won a World Cup since 1966 — the longest-running heartbreak in the sport. For the first time they've handed the team to a FOREIGN manager, German Thomas Tuchel, with a golden generation (Kane, Bellingham, Rice). It's 'now or never' framed as a national psychodrama.
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Won a thriller 4-2 vs Croatia (June 17). Kane brace (tying Lineker's 10 England WC goals), Bellingham and Rashford also scored. Top of Group L — but the defense leaked twice, the one worry.