Not that it needed emphasising but the fact that Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley is expecting Joe Morrell to report for League One duty this weekend, tells you a lot about perceptions of the size of Wales’ challenge against England at the World Cup.
Rob Page’s side need at least a win to progress from Group B, and even in that scenario they require Iran and the United States to draw in the other game taking place. The only result that does guarantee them passage into the last 16 is a win by four or more goals - something they’ve not achieved against England since 1960.
If anything, it was always going to come down to this. A tight group was forecast, and with just three points separating the four teams that has come to pass but Wales’ issues lie with their performances.
