It’s 52 years since England last won the World Cup? Will the drought last at least another four, or end in the middle of July?
Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions could bring football home for the first time since 1966 but whatever happens in Russia, this vintage of England team deserves to be remembered in a positive light. It’s not their fault half-a-dozen other countries have lifted the World Cup since England did it for the first and only time. Indeed, the changes to football and the world in general have been enormous, as Betting.net’s infographic shows.
With Harry Kane leading from the front, scoring England’s first World Cup hat-trick since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 final, this feels as likely a year as any for football to come home. Southgate has the attention-to-detail that often makes the difference in major tournaments, and England have a squad to match any of their rivals in Russia. With a bit of luck, the drought could end sooner rather than later.
