Taking a breather: (from left) France’s Adrien Rabiot, Matteo Guendouzi and Antoine Griezmann at a training session in Doha. — AP
ENGLAND will have to end 56 years of failure against elite oppositions in the World Cup knockout stages if they are to end France’s reign as champions in Saturday’s blockbuster quarter-final.
As if facing Kylian Mbappe and company wasn’t a daunting enough prospect for Gareth Southgate’s side, they also have decades of history stacked against them at the Al Bayt Stadium.
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