Thomas Tuchel’s stuttering England are an ideal target for co-hosts Mexico as they seek a prestigious World Cup win in their final game at the near-impregnable Azteca stadium, the scene of the infamous Maradona handball that still haunts the Three Lions decades later.
England face the home favourites in the round of 16 at the iconic Mexico City stadium on Sunday, saddled with a string of underwhelming performances, a massive altitude problem, and the ghosts of past traumatic failures on Mexican soil.
