Here we go again. England have started on route to another World Cup and heartbreak no doubt lies in wait. Bring it on.
But the finals in Qatar remain almost two years away. In that time, players will lose form while others will emerge as starters. The likelihood is that the line-up will look very different between now and November 2022.
To demonstrate our point, we’ve compared how England’s team evolved between their first qualifier and their first World Cup finals match in every tournament since 1998.
Read at Planet Football.
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