FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - England v Republic of Ireland - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - November 12, 2020 England manager Gareth Southgate after the match Pool via REUTERS/Nick Potts
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The World Cup finals in Russia feel a lot longer than two years ago, especially for an England team, beaten 2-0 by Belgium on Sunday, that have lost their way.
During their run to the semi-finals in 2018, England seemed to have solved the long-standing puzzle of how to find a way to inject the quality, tempo and excitement of Premier League football into the national team's style of play.
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