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Daily Mirror
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John Cross

Gareth Southgate's witty answer shows exactly what England vs Wales at World Cup means

It was a very straightforward question but the answer brought the house down.

An overseas journalist basically asked Gareth Southgate to explain to an outsider what it means when England play Wales on Tuesday night.

"Well, they are one country and we are another and there’s a border between…" was effectively the answer from the England manager before he went on to say he lives in Yorkshire and they tend to think they’re in a different country, too.

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