Excitement levels across the globe are at fever pitch ahead of the World Cup finals next month. The first-ever winter edition of the tournament will take place in Qatar - less than 18 months after Euro 2020.
It barely seems a moment ago since England suffered home-soil heartache and lost the Wembley Stadium final to Italy on penalties. An unprecedented winter World Cup means there is a shortened gap between international tournaments in the coming years.
After this year’s finals, attention will turn to the 2024 Euros as the Three Lions aim to avenge their shoot-out defeat. Germany will host the competition, having done so while still partitioned as West Germany in 1998.
