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England World Cup Preview: Talent vs. Performance Gap Persists

Tom Ley

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A preview of England's national soccer team ahead of the World Cup, analyzing the gap between their perceived talent and actual on-field performance. The article notes England's pattern of underperforming despite having talented rosters, referencing their 2018 World Cup semifinal loss as a fitting result for this dynamic.

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Over the last eight years or so, no team has been better than England at establishing a gap between the anticipation created by the overabundance of talent on its rosters and the excitement created by actually watching that roster play soccer.

The results have been fitting: a loss in the semifinals at the 2018 World Cup.

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It’s almost time for the World Cup. Before the tournament, we’ll be previewing each of the top 15 teams by FIFA rankings that made the tournament. Why the top 15? Because that’s how many we needed to do in order for the USMNT to make the cut. You can

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