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Evening Standard
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Dan Kilpatrick

Gareth Southgate met with mounting questions as toothless England see struggles continue ahead of World Cup

Gareth Southgate has only one more game to improve England before the World Cup

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England suffered the ignominy of relegation in the Nations League following a 1-0 defeat to Italy but more concerning for Gareth Southgate than a potentially tougher route to the next European Championship is his side’s dismal form going in to the World Cup and the wavering support of even England’s travelling supporters.

Giacomo Raspadori’s brilliant 68th-minute strike at San Siro condemned England to a fifth game without a win -- their worst run under Southgate and since 2014 -- and they have just one more fixture to arrest the slump before Iran await in their opening match in Qatar on November 21.

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