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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Gary Neville and Ian Wright disagree over whether England missed World Cup opportunity

Gary Neville and Ian Wright weren't on the same page in assessing how big of an opportunity Gareth Southgate 's England had missed by crashing out of the World Cup.

The Three Lions would've played the tournament's dark horses, Morocco, in next Wednesday's semi-final clash - had they beat France, of course. Instead, Southgate and co. will fly home from Qatar on Sunday after narrowly losing 2-1 and seeing star striker Harry Kane sky a late penalty.

Neville couldn't ignore the fact that England would've been heavy favourites against a plucky Morocco side who became the first African nation ever to reach a World Cup semi-final when they pulled off a 1-0 triumph over a lacklustre Portugal earlier on Saturday. Wright, on the other hand, played down the semi-final talk and focused on the reality of the France defeat.

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